Dr Hasthi Dissanayake
(03) 8344 3257 | hasthi.dissanayake@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Research Fellow in Indigenous Health
- Theme(s):
- Viral Infectious Diseases
- Discipline(s):
- Global Health, Indigenous Health
- Unit(s):
- The University of Melbourne, Department of Infectious Diseases
- Lab Group(s):
- Biggs Group
Hasthi is a Research Fellow in Indigenous Health and the trial coordinator for the Elcho Health and Wellbeing project. She has significant expertise in developmental origins of health and disease, specifically in cardiovascular physiology and non-invasive techniques for assessing vascular health. She was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney in 2019 for her work in identifying newborns at risk of later cardiovascular disease. Her current work focuses on finding sustainable long term, culturally acceptable programs for the prevention of chronic diseases in remote Australian communities.