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Associate ProfessorGreg Kowalski

Associate Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • +61 3 924 46882 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 1 Diabetes

Insulin

Hyperinsulinaemia

Glucagon

Pancreatic Islet Hormone Secretion

Hepatic intermediary metabolism

Insulin Resistance

Cardiometabolic Disease

Energy Metabolism

 

Substrate Competition

Gluconeogenesis

Endocrinology

Knowledge Areas
Metabolic Biochemistry

Integrative Physiology

Diabetes

Metabolic Endocrinology

Analytical Biochemistry

 

Cardio-respiratory physiology

Immunology

Inflammation


GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Matrix Matters: The Role of Intrinsic Beef Fat in Modulating Postprandial Muscle Protein Synthesis in Humans
    1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    National Cattlemen's Beef Association - Human Nutrition Research - 2611 - $461,926.00
  • GRANT
    ALMOND ProFIT-PM Almond protein powder to enhance fitness training adaptations in postmenopausal women.
    6 May 2024 - 19 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Almond Board of California - PHYS03 - $350,143.00
  • GRANT
    Protein intervention to minimize exercise-induced hypoglycemia in people with type 1 diabetes
    1 Nov 2023 - 31 Oct 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Helmsley Charitable Trust -Type 1 Diabetes - 2311-06395 - $169,938.65
  • GRANT
    Can dietary supplementation with Krill-Oil improve ME/CFS symptoms?
    4 Apr 2022 - 3 Apr 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Equity Trustees - The Mason Foundation National Medical Program - MASONMECFS054 - $285,000.00
  • GRANT
    A novel liquid biopsy approach to study in vivo -cell insulin synthesis in humans
    1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant - Y22G-KOWG - $69,340.00
  • GRANT
    Deciphering the mechanisms of prostprandial glucose disposal
    1 Jan 2022 - 30 Sep 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant - Y22G-SHAC - $69,911.00
  • GRANT
    Fasting hyperinsulinemia remodels adipose tissue metabolism to drive obesity and insulin resistance
    1 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant - Y21G-SHAC - $59,895.00
  • GRANT
    Aminogenic insulin-glucagon secretion and action in human insulin resistance
    1 Jan 2020 - 28 Feb 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust) - Y20G-KOWG - $60,000.00
  • GRANT
    Mechanisms of insulin resistance in humans
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust) - Y19G-BRUC - $60,000.00
  • GRANT
    Metabolic tug-of-war: deciphering the role of glucagon and insulin under physiologically relevant conditions in humans
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust) - Y19G-KOWG - $59,900.00
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Phosphatidylserine: a regulator of muscle and mitochondrial biology?
    1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Greg Kowalski
    ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - DE180100859 - $374,777.46
  • GRANT
    Liver-type pyruvate kinase: a novel anti-hyperglycemic target
    1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust) - Y16G-KOWG - $59,950.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Measurement of plasma free fatty acids
    3 Dec 2015 - 2 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    CSL Limited - $2,200.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Determination of 6,6-2H glucose enrichment in plasma
    25 Aug 2015 - 3 Sep 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Holdings Limited - $1,920.00
  • GRANT
    Does mitochondrial dysfunction impair muscle glucose metabolism?
    1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust) - Y15G-BRUC - $60,000.00
  • GRANT
    Targeting hepatic energy expenditure to improve glycaemic control
    1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust) - Y15G-KOWG - $60,000.00