Professor Ross Vlahos
Details
Department: STEM College
Campus: Bundoora West Australia
ross.vlahos@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0001-8443-7071
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Professor Ross Vlahos is the Dean of the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences at RMIT University where he provides academic, research, professional, industry, and community engagement leadership. Ross is also an international leader in respiratory medicine with a focus on identifying novel strategies for the prevention and treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and its co-morbidities including skeletal muscle wasting, cardiovascular disease, cognitive dysfunction and metabolic syndrome. He has published over 165 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters which have been cited over 10170 times and has an ‘H index’ of 60. Professor Vlahos has had continuous National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia funding since 2001 (>17 million Australian dollars) and has played a major role in commercially funded work that has confidentiality/patent agreements. Ross’ international standing in the field of respiratory medicine has been recognised by the awarding of Fellow Status by the American Thoracic Society (2023) and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (2020).
Supervisor projects
- Blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its implications for ischemic stroke
- 9 Apr 2025
- Deciphering how respiratory viruses exploit host inflammation to promote disease
- 31 Jan 2025
- Respiratory infections in early life
- 8 Jan 2025
- The viral origins of cardiovascular disease in women
- 20 May 2024
- Scope, co-design, pilot and evaluation of an evidence-based digital health prehabilitaion solution for cardiac surgical patients.
- 23 Nov 2023
- Developing Novel ALOX5 mRNA Nanoparticles To Treat Incurable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- 24 Feb 2022
- Novel Pharmacological Strategies to Treat Cigarette Smoking-induced Atherogenesis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 4 Jan 2022
- Elucidating The Mechanisms Underlying Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 17 Dec 2020
- Effects of Cigarette Smoking in Fat and Muscle Leading to the Metabolic Syndrome
- 1 Sep 2020
- How Does Cigarette Smoking Aggravate Hepatic Steatosis to Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis?
- 1 Sep 2020
- Determination of the Mechanisms Regulating Mental Health Disorders in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 26 Aug 2020
- Defining the Role of Adipokines in the Development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Related Metabolic Comorbidities
- 29 May 2020
- Defining and Targeting Pathogenic Myeloid Populations in Novel Models of COPD
- 26 Feb 2020
- Defining Molecular Pathways Regulating Musculoskeletal Disorders in COPD and Acute Exacerbation
- 12 Mar 2019
- Maternal and Fetal Complications During Influenza A Virus Infection
- 4 Jun 2018
- Investigating Host Inflammatory and Metabolic Mechanisms as Novel Targets Against Respiratory Infectious Diseases
- 1 Mar 2018
- Novel Pharmacological Strategies to Treat Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- 1 Mar 2018
- Investigating the Pathogenic Consequences of Streptococcus pneumoniae Lung Infection in Chronic Respiratory Diseases
- 27 Feb 2017
- Targeting Oxidant-Dependent Pathways to Treat Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- 20 Feb 2017
- Harnessing the Chronic Inflammatory Environment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer for Biomarker Discovery
- 1 Jul 2015
- Investigating the mechanisms underlying stroke outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- 2 Mar 2015
- Targeting oxidative stress for the treatment of COPD and its comorbidities
- 2 Mar 2015
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