ProfessorNicole Kiss

Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition

  • Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences/Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
  • +61 3 924 68858 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Nicole's research investigates early identification and management of cancer-related malnutrition, muscle loss and sarcopenia, interventions to optimise nutritional and functional outcomes during and after cancer therapy with a particular focus on body composition and the evaluation of novel models of health care delivery.

 

Projects:

 

Establishing Pathways to Improved Care for Cancer-related Sarcopenia (EPICCS) https://deakin.edu.au/epiccs

 

e-ENHANCE: a web-platform to deliver personalised nutrition and exercise support for people at risk of cancer-related malnutriton and muscle loss

 

i-OPTIC: an intelligent online platform enabling real time prediction of the risk of mortalityfor an individual related to cancer-related malnutrition https://ioptic.com.au/

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    TeleCARE: A personalised, clinician-supported, virtual care telehealth exercise, nutrition, education, behaviour change and peer support model for cancer-related fatigue
    1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2030
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Survivorship Care and Collaborative Research Prioritisation Grant - 2040469 - $1,997,048.05
  • GRANT
    Driving equitable cancer outcomes across Australia: Establishing a nationally scalable model to embed best practice cancer care into rural health services
    1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers - MRF2030313 - $4,899,021.10
  • GRANT
    Revolutionising sarcopenia care for people living with cancer: Establishing effective screening and referral pathways into evidence-based treatment in rural and specialist cancer services
    1 Mar 2024 - 29 Feb 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF (NHMRC) - Clinician Researchers Initiative: Applied Research in Health Grant - MRF2031994 - $1,465,954.82
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    CARER HUB: A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN CANCER CARER RESEARCH, TRANSLATION & IMPACT
    22 Aug 2023 - 28 Aug 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Health - DA23001 - $1,214,300.00
  • GRANT
    PhD Scholarship: Investigating cancer nutrition priority areas and optimal cancer nutrition models of care following cancer treatment
    12 Jun 2023 - 11 Jun 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    VCA PhD Scholarship - DEA23002 - $130,400.00
  • GRANT
    iCare - An interactive online portal to improve health and wellbeing for people living with complex cancers, and their informal carers: a Phase II randomised controlled trial
    1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    MRFF Clinical Trials Activity Grant - MRF2022128 - $826,731.86
  • GRANT
    iCare - An interactive online portal to improve health and wellbeing for people living with complex cancers, and their informal carers: a Phase II randomised controlled trial
    1 Feb 2023 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Health and Human Services - Victoria - $320,000.00
  • GRANT
    An intelligent online platform to predict adverse outcomes from cancer-related malnutrition using the GLIM criteria
    1 Nov 2021 - 31 Oct 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kiss N,
    • Khosravi A,
    • Alizadehsani R,
    • Steer B,
    • Schueren MDVD
    MNI Project Grant - Medical Nutrition International Industry - $46,849.00
  • GRANT
    A Pilot Feasibility Trial of Voice-Controlled Intelligent Personal Assistants as a Telehealth Self-Management Tool for Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
    1 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Amgen-Osteoporosis Australia-ANZBMS Clinical Grant Program - $39,985.20
  • FELLOWSHIP
    Predicting muscle loss during lung cancer treatment: the PREDICT study
    15 Feb 2019 - 14 Sep 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nicole Kiss
    VCA Victorian Cancer Agency Clinical Research Fellowships - CRFNAH18001 - $645,133.00