STAFF PROFILE
Dr Simone De Luca
Position:
Vice Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|Health and Biomedical Sciences
Phone:
+61399259486
Email:
simone.deluca@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora West
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- Dobric, A.,De Luca, S.,Spencer, S.,Bozinovski, S.,Saling, M.,McDonald, C.,Vlahos, R. (2022). Novel pharmacological strategies to treat cognitive dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease In: Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 233, 1 - 19
- De Luca, S.,Brassington, K.,Chan, S.,Dobric, A.,Mou, K.,Seow, H.,Vlahos, R. (2022). Ebselen prevents cigarette smoke-induced cognitive dysfunction in mice by preserving hippocampal synaptophysin expression In: Journal of Neuroinflammation, 19, 1 - 16
- Mou, K.,Chan, S.,Brassington, K.,Dobric, A.,De Luca, S.,Seow, H.,Selemidis, S.,Bozinovski, S.,Vlahos, R. (2022). Influenza A Virus-Driven Airway Inflammation may be Dissociated From Limb Muscle Atrophy in Cigarette Smoke-Exposed Mice In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13, 1 - 18
- Dobric, A.,De Luca, S.,Seow, H.,Wang, H.,Brassington, K.,Chan, S.,Mou, K.,Erlich, J.,Liong, S.,Selemidis, S.,Spencer, S.,Bozinovski, S.,Vlahos, R. (2022). Cigarette Smoke Exposure Induces Neurocognitive Impairments and Neuropathological Changes in the Hippocampus In: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 15, 1 - 16
- Brassington, K.,Chan, S.,De Luca, S.,Dobric, A.,Almerdasi, S.,Mou, K.,Seow, H.,Oseghale, S.,Bozinovski, S.,Selemidis, S.,Vlahos, R. (2022). Ebselen abolishes vascular dysfunction in influenza A virus-induced exacerbations of cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation in mice In: Clinical Science, 136, 537 - 555
- Chan, S.,Bernardo, I.,Mastronardo, C.,Mou, K.,De Luca, S.,Seow, H.,Dobric, A.,Brassington, K.,Selemidis, S.,Bozinovski, S.,Vlahos, R. (2021). Apocynin prevents cigarette smoking-induced loss of skeletal muscle mass and function by preserving proteostatic signalling In: British Journal of Pharmacology, 178, 3049 - 3066
- Sominsky, L.,Younesi, S.,De Luca, S.,Loone, S.,Quinn, K.,Spencer, S. (2021). Ovarian follicles are resistant to monocyte perturbations—implications for ovarian health with immune disruption In: Biology of Reproduction, 105, 100 - 112
- Soch, A.,Sominsky, L.,Younesi, S.,De Luca, S.,Gunasekara Kaluarachchige, M.,Bozinovski, S.,Spencer, S. (2020). The role of microglia in the second and third postnatal weeks of life in rat hippocampal development and memory In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 88, 675 - 687
- Balasuriya, G.,Mohsenipour, M.,Brassington, K.,Dobric, A.,De Luca, S.,Mou, K.,Seow, H.,Lee, C.,Herath, M.,Chan, S.,Vlahos, R.,Hill, E. (2020). Ebselen prevents cigarette smoke-induced gastrointestinal dysfunction in mice In: Clinical Science, 134, 2943 - 2957
- Sominsky, L.,Dangel, T.,Malik, S.,De Luca, S.,Singewald, N.,Spencer, S. (2020). Microglial ablation in rats disrupts the circadian system In: FASEB Journal, 35, 1 - 10
1 PhD Completions2 PhD Current Supervisions
- New ways to treat vascular cognitive impairment and dementia in chronic lung disease . Funded by: Lung Foundation Australia Grant 2014 onwards from (2021 to 2023)