MAppSc (Medical Laboratory Science), PhD, Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning, Diploma of Management
Senior Lecturer
Contact details for Dr Indu Singh
Research Expertise
- Mechanisms involved in platelet activity under oxidative stress
- Preventive role of dietary antioxidants on the haemostasis and platelet activity in thrombosis and cardiovascular disease with or without induced oxidative stress
- Role of platelets and coagulation pathways in metabolic syndrome
- Antiplatelet therapy in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
Teaching areas
- Haematology
- Blood Transfusion Science
- Laboratory Medicine
Professional Memberships
- Member of Institute of Biomedical Science (MIBMS), UK
- Member of the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (MAIMS), Australia
- Member of Australian Collaborative Education Network (MACEN), Australia
- Member of Medical Scientists Association of Victoria, Australia
Publications
- Neil J. Mann, Stella L. O’Connell, Kylie M. Baldwin, Indu Singh, Barbara J. Myer. Effects of Seal Oil and Tuna fish Oil on platelet parameters and plasma Lipid Levels in Healthy Subjects. Lipids 2010; 45(8):669-681.
- Lazarela Vucinic, Indu Singh, Fiona J. Spargo, John A. Hawley, Matthew D. Linden. Gamma tocopherol supplementation prevents exercise induced coagulation and platelet aggregation. Thrombosis Research 2010; 125 (2):196-199.
- Singh I, Carey AL, Watson N, Febbraio MA and Hawley JA. Oxidative stress-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle cells is ameliorated by gamma-tocopherol treatment. Eur J Nutr. 2008; 47(7): 387-392.
- Indu Singh, Michelle Mok, Anne-Marie Christensen, Alan H. Turner, John A. Hawley. The effects of polyphenols in olive leaveson platelet function. Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases 2008; 18: 127-132.
- Indu Singh, Alan H Turner, Andrew J Sinclair, Duo Li and John A Hawley. Effects of Gamma-Tocopherol Supplementation on Thrombotic Risk Factors. Asia Pacific J Clin Nutr 2007; 16 (3):422-428.
- Singh, H. Quinn, M Mok, R.J. Southgate, A H.Turner, D. Li, A.J. Sinclair, J.A. Hawley. The effect of exercise and training status on platelet activation: do cocoa polyphenols play a role? Platelets 2006; 17(6): 361–367.
- Murphy KJ, Chronopoulos AK, Singh I, Francis MA, Moriarty H, Pike MJ, Turner AH, Mann NJ and Sinclair AJ. Dietary flavanols and procyanidin oligomers from cocoa (Theobroma cacao) inhibit platelet function. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2003; 77(6): 1466-73.
- I Singh, AH Turner, AJ Sinclair, D Li, JA Hawley. Effects of gamma-tocopherol supplementation on thrombotic risk factors and measures of oxidative stress. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2005; 14 Suppl: S48 (abstract).