PRECLINICAL CARDIOLOGY RESEARCHER

Dr Dan Donner is a Shine Foundation-funded Senior Research Fellow at the Baker Institute and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He leads a team of 7 senior postdocs, veterinarians, and technical officers, supervises 2 PhDs, 3 Honours and 1 Masters students, and continues to formally mentor postdocs, postgraduate and undergraduate students. He is the Head of both the Preclinical Cardiology Group & Platform, and is an investigator of >60 continuing research collaborations internationally with both academic and industry partners. Dr Donner is a Member of the European Cardiology Society, the Endocrine Society, and the International Society for Heart Research.

During study of his Australian Postgraduate Award-supported PhD, Dan was awarded a National Commercialisation Training Scheme Scholarship and completed parallel study of a Graduate Certificate of Research Management (2011). Dr Donner has more recently completed Miller Foundation Development Grant-funded study of a Graduate Certificate in Leadership at Harvard Business School (2020). 

Dr Donner was awarded the Early Career Investigator Prize by the International Society for Heart Research (2019), as well as the Baker Institute Annual Awards for Efficient Use of Funding (2019), Scientific Integrity (2020), Scientific Excellence (2021) and the John Funder Early Career Researcher Prize in 2022. He has made live appearances on national and regional television, in the Australian Newspaper and on national ABC radio for his expertise in discussions around heart disease, health and globalised solutions to growing demands for healthcare, and has seen his research into improving scientific rigour featured by the American Physiological Society.

Prior to his research career, Dan's leadership of purpose-driven independent ventures saw him honoured as the School of Medical Science Alumni of the Year at Griffith University in 2016.

Research Metrics

Articles
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Citations
815
H-Index
16
Current Projects
63

RESEARCH

Dr Daniel Donner has been involved in a rapidly growing number of medical research projects, including >55 medical research studies in collaborations across both academia and industry. He has presented his research at international conferences in major international cities including Dubai, Berlin, Beijing, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney and is a member of various medico-scientific societies and communities.

Dr Donner's areas of medical research expertise extend across the fields of: preclinical trials for cardiovascular indications, cardiovascular physiology (heart and blood vessels), endocrinology (hormones), obesity and metabolic disease, osteology, and genetics. In his multi-faceted role at the Baker Institute, his continuing involvement in research quality and integrity supports ongoing meta-research on scientific rigour, featured previously by the American Physiological Society.

Metrics last updated: December, 2021

Featured Research

Cattle Steroids in the Treatment of Obesity in Aging Males

In 2011, Dr Daniel Donner began a 5-year project to investigate an […]

Firm, Fat Bellies and Small, Brittle Bones

“Low levels of testosterone and visceral obesity often present together and result […]

A Text Book Chapter on the Pre-Diabetic Heart

In 2012, Assoc Prof Eugene Du Toit and Dr Daniel Donner co-authored […]

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EDUCATION

Dr Dan Donner has completed three tertiary degrees and two tertiary certificates, including a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (2008), a Masters of Medical Research (2010) and a Graduate Certificate in Research Management (2011), Doctor of Philosophy (2015) and Certificate of Leadership (2020).

His Masters degree produced his first first-author scientific paper (DMM, 2011). Supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award to commence for his doctoral studies in 2011, Dan graduated with his PhD (Biomedical) in 2015, the thesis of which comprehensively described the cardiovascular and metabolic implications of sex hormone disruption in males and novel pharmaceutical alternatives to testosterone replacement (producing 4 additional first-author papers, and 1 book chapter).

In 2020, Dan was a recipient of the Baker Institute Miller Investigator Development Grant to undertake study of a post-graduate certificate in Leadership at Harvard University, completed in December that year.

PhD Summary

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Dr Dan Donner Invents New Imaging Approach for Fujifilm Visualsonics

In February 2020, Dr Dan Donner was invited to present an extensive […]

Dr Donner Wins 2019 Early Career Investigator Prize at Heart Research Awards

In 2019, Dr Dan Donner travelled to Beijing China to present findings […]

American Physiological Society Discusses New Research Findings with Dr Dan Donner

In early 2018, Dr Dan Donner conducted a research investigation led by […]

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Dan Donner Discusses Adversity and Ambition on “Deconstructing Humans” Podcast

In 2018, Dr Dan Donner was invited as a guest onto the […]

Griffith University Alumnus Awards: “Medical Science Alumnus of the Year”

The Griffith University Health Group produces world-class professionals in a broad range […]

Today Show: “Muscle Addiction and the Steroid Epidemic with Dr Daniel Donner”

On Tuesday, 16th March 2016, Dr Daniel Donner was invited onto the […]

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UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND ACADEMIA

Since 2009, Dr Dan Donner has fulfilled roles as a university lecturer, practicum coordinator, senior tutor and higher education (teaching and learning) researcher. Dr Donner is also the current supervisor of his own postgraduate students at the Baker Institute in Melbourne, Australia.

In recognition of his expertise in testosterone research, Dr Donner has now designed and delivered university lectures on endocrinology (hormone science) for a range of university courses including: Anatomy & Physiology I and II, Advanced Anatomy & Physiology Systems II, Cells Tissues and Regulation, Cell Biology, Genes & Disease, and Clinical Anatomy & Physiology.

Since beginning his career as an academic, Dr Donner has received over 220 formal nominations for teaching awards from both students and peers and, in 2011, was awarded the Griffith University Award for Excellence in Teaching (University Medal).

As a passionate educator and teaching professional, Daniel has also been actively involved in the design, coordination, execution and publication of peer-reviewed scientific articles which describe novel curricular enhancements which improve health student learning and retention at the university level.

Teaching Statistics

Universities
3
Courses
11
Classes
488
Students
5650

 

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Associate Professor Donna Sellers Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine at Bond University

"Having worked with Dan via a research collaboration I can highly recommend him as professional, capable and collegial researcher."

Dr Jess Vanderlelie Australian Learning and Teaching Fellow and Senior Lecturer at Griffith University

"Dan is an exceptionally motivated and talented researcher and teacher. He conducts himself with the utmost professionalism and inspires those he teaches to achieve their best."

Associate Professor Belinda Beck Director of Research at The Bone Clinic

"Dan ticks all the boxes an employer would want. He is smart, capable, self motivated, focused, savvy but self deprecating and a pleasure to work with. I would have no hesitation in recommending him for any job he felt he was capable of."

Associate Professor Nigel Morrison Cell Biology of Bone Research Lab Head

"I have known Dan Donner in my capacity as a research and teaching academic at Griffith University for five years during the period when he was an undergraduate and graduate student and a class tutor. During that time I have been consistently impressed with his professionalism in teaching students and in his capacity to present his research findings at scientific meetings and in the quality and depth of his knowledge in private scientific discussion."

Professor Mark Forwood Head of School of Medical Science at Griffith University

"Dan has developed into an outstanding academic who is an excellent teacher and dedicated research scientist. He contributes to all aspects of academic service and is an asset to our School. He understands the importance of translating research in to practice, and educating the public about health from the standpoint of scientific evidence."

Dr Andrew Bulmer Senior Lecturer and Laboratory Head

"As an academic working in a complex work environment, we're always looking for people to take initiative, lead and drive new ideas. Dan fits that bill perfectly, working as part of a team comes naturally to Dan, however, he's happy to take on added responsibility and lead when necessary. Great team members are few and far between, I'd welcome Dan to my team, if I had the opportunity to employ him."

Contact

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+61-411-377-744
daniel.donner@baker.edu.au
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