Prof Bob Atkins - Researcher Profile

Biography

Professor Bob Atkins is one of Australia’s most eminent nephrologists and now Heads the Kidney Disease Prevention Unit in this Department. He was Director of the Department of Nephrology at Monash Medical Centre from its inception in 1972 until 2005. 

Professor Atkins was a founding editor of “Nephrology” and has served on the editorial boards of a wide range of prestigious journals.   He has is a Director of the International Diabetes Institute, Chairman of the National Chronic Kidney Disease Strategy Programme, Asian Pacific Coordinator for the Collaborative Study Group, Head of AusDiab Kidney, and a reviewer for the WHO Chronic Kidney Disease Programme. 

His work has been widely recognised.  He won the inaugural Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Award of the Australian Kidney Foundation, Medal for Excellence in Kidney Research (1994), a Centenary Medal for Australia in 2003 and received the Order of Australia (AM) in 2003.

Professor Atkins holds an MBBS from the University of Melbourne, a M.Sc. from the University of Colorado and D.Sc. from Monash University.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (FRACP).

Qualifications

MASTER OF SCIENCE (HONS)

Institution: university of Colorado, USA

Year awarded: 1969

MBBS - BACHELOR OF MEDICINE & SURGERY

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1962

Publications

Book Chapters

Reutens, A., Atkins, R., 2010, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): the scope of the global problem, in Chronic Kidney Disease: A practical guide to understanding and management, eds NA, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 39-77.

Reutens, A.T., Atkins, R.C., 2009, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): The scope of the global problem, in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Management, eds Meguid El Nahas and Adeera Levin, Oxford University Press, USA, pp. 39-75.

Browm, F., Hill, P., Atkins, R.C., 2008, Systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis, in Nur Elhuda's text book of Glomerular Diseases, eds Mustafa Nur Elhuda, Nur Elhuda, Dubai, pp. 419-441.

Reutens, A., Prentice, L., Atkins, R., 2008, The Epidemiology of diabetic Kidney disease, in The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus, eds Jean Marie, Marian Rewers, Rhys Williams, Paul Zimmet, John Wiley & Sons, United States of America, pp. 499-518.

Reutens, A.T., Prentice, L.F., Atkins, R.C., 2008, The epidemiology of diabetic kidney disease, in The Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus, eds Jean Marie Ekoé, Marian Rewers, Rhys Williams and Paul Zimmet, Wiley-Blackwell, UK, pp. 499-517.

Kerr, P., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Atkins, R.C., 2007, Idiopathic Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis, in Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1511-1535.

Tesch, G.H., Atkins, R.C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2007, MIF in the pathogenesis of kidney disease, in MIF: Most Interesting Factor, eds Richard Bucala, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd, Singapore, pp. 153-168.

Chadban, S.J., Atkins, R.C., 2003, Management of infection-associated glomerulonephritis, in Therapy in Nephrology and Hypertension: A Companion to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney, eds Hugh R Brady, Christopher S Wilcox, W B Saunders (Elsevier Science Ltd), USA, pp. 135-146.

Kerr, P., Chadban, S.J., Atkins, R.C., 2001, Idiopathic Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis: Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane, Immune Complex and Pauci-Immune (ANCA Positive) Disease, in Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract, eds RW Schrier and CW Gottschalk, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 149-173.

Journal Articles

Lewis, E.J., Greene, T., Spitalewiz, S., Blumenthal, S., Berl, T., Hunsicker, L.G., Pohl, M.A., Rohde, R., Raz, I., Yerushalmy, Y., Yagil, Y., Herskovits, T., Atkins, R.C., Reutens, A.T., Packham, D.K., Lewis, J.B., 2012, Pyridorin in type 2 diabetic nephropathy, Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology [P], vol 23, issue 1, American Society of Nephrology, United States, pp. 131-136.

Packham, D.K., Wolfe, R.S.J., Reutens, A.T., Berl, T., Heerspink, H.L., Rohde, R., Ivory, S.E., Lewis, J.B., Raz, I., Wiegmann, T.B., Chan, J.C., de Zeeuw, D., Lewis, E.J., Atkins, R.C., 2012, Sulodexide fails to demonstrate renoprotection in overt type 2 diabetic nephropathy, Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology [P], vol 23, American Society of Nephrology, Washington DC US, pp. 123-130.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2011, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, American Journal of the Medical Sciences [P], vol 339, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 102-104.

White, S., Yu, R., Craig, J., Polkinghorne, K., Atkins, R., Chadban, S., 2011, Diagnostic accuracy of urine dipsticks for detection of albuminuria in the general community, American Journal Of Kidney Diseases [P], vol 58, issue 1, W.B. Saunders Co., United States, pp. 19-28.

Reutens, A.T., Atkins, R.C., 2011, Epidemiology of dabetic nephropathy, Contributions To Nephrology [P], vol 170, S Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 1-7.

Packham, D., Ivory, S., Reutens, A., Wolfe, R., Rohde, R., Heerspink, H., Dwyer, J., Atkins, R., Lewis, J., 2011, Proteinuria in type 2 diabetic patients with renal impairment: The changing face of diabetic nephropathy, Nephron Clinical Practice [P], vol 118, issue 4, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. c331-c338.

Nicol, J., Hoy, W., Su, Q., Atkins, R., Polkinghorne, K., 2011, Reproducibility of urinary albumin assays by immunonephelometry after long-term storage at -70A?C., American Journal Of Kidney Diseases [P], vol 58, issue 4, W.B. Saunders Co., United States, pp. 685-687.

White, S.L., Polkinghorne, K.R., Atkins, R.C., Chadban, S.J., 2010, Comparison of the prevalence and mortality risk of CKD in Australia using the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study GFR estimating equations: The AusDiab (Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lif, American Journal of Kidney Diseases [E], vol 55, issue 4, WB Saunders Co., United States, pp. 660-670.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease Act now or pay later, Acta Diabetologica [P], vol 47, Springer Italia Sri, Italy, pp. 1-4.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease Act now or pay later, Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases [P], vol 4, issue 1, Iranian Society of Nephrology, Iran, pp. 9-12.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, Journal of the American Society of Hypertension [P], vol 4, issue 1, Elsevier Inc, United Stated, pp. 3-6.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, Journal of Hypertension [P], vol 28, issue 2, Lippincot Williams & Wilkins Ltd, United Kingdo, pp. 408-410.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, Clinical Nephrology [P], vol 73, issue 2, Dustri-Veriag Dr Karl Feistle, Germany, pp. 83-87.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, American Journal Of Nephrology [P], vol 22.02.2010, American Journal of Nephrology, Switzerland, pp. I-IV.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, Pediatric Nephrology [P], vol 25, Springer, Germany, pp. 181-184.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, Acta Physiologica Hungarica [P], vol 97, issue 1, Akademiai Kiado Rt, Hungary, pp. 52-56.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation [P], vol 25, issue 2, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 331-333.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, Kidney & Blood Pressure Research [P], vol 33, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 49-51.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, Nephron Clinical Practice [P], vol 114, issue 3, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 1-4.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: act now or pay later, Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis [P], vol 14, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1-4.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: act now or pay later, Journal of Nephrology [P], vol 23, issue 1, Wichtig Editore Sri, Itay, pp. 1-4.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: act now or pay later, Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia. [P], vol 21, issue 2, Saudi center for Organ Transplantation, Publication Office, Saudi Arabia, pp. 217-221.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: Act now or pay later, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 23, issue 5, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 1-4.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: act now or pay later, Kidney International [P], vol 77, Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 375-377.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: act now or pay later, Nature Reviews Nephrology [P], vol 6, issue 3, Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 134-136.

Atkins, R.C., Zimmet, P.Z., 2010, Diabetic kidney disease: act now or pay later, Nephrology [P], vol 15, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Austraia, pp. 20-22.

Liu, Z., Dworkin, L., Atkins, R., 2010, Lei-Shi Li: a giant in international nephrology, Kidney International [P], vol 77, Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1051-1052.

Lynch, B., White, S., Owen, N., Healy, G., Chadban, S., Atkins, R., Dunstan, D., 2010, Television viewing time and risk of chronic kidney disease in adults: The AusDiab study, Annals of Behavioral Medicine [E], vol 40, issue 3, Springer New York LLC, United States, pp. 265-274.

Rostambeigi, N., Shaw, J., Atkins, R.C., Ghanbarian, A., Cameron, A., Forbes, A.B., Momenan, A., Hadaegh, F., Mirmiran, P., Zimmet, P.Z., Azizi, F., Tonkin, A.M., 2010, Waist circumference has heterogeneous impact on development of diabetes in different populations: Longitudinal comparative study between Australia and Iran, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice [P], vol 88, issue 1, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, Belgium, pp. 117-124.

Atkins, R., Zimmet, P., 2010, World Kidney Day 2010: Diabetic kidney disease-Act now or pay later, American Journal Of Kidney Diseases [P], vol 55, issue 2, W B Saunders Co, United States, pp. 205-208.

White, S.L., Polkinghorne, K.R., Cass, A., Shaw, J., Atkins, R.C., Chadban, S.J., 2009, Alcohol consumption and 5-year onset of chronic kidney disease: the AusDiab study, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation [P], vol 24, Oxford Univ Press, England, pp. 2464-2472.

Thomas, M.C., Atkins, R.C., 2009, Assessment and management of hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 39, Wiley Blackwell Publishing INC, Australia, pp. 143-149.

Stoycheff, N., Stevens, L.A., Schmid, C.H., Tighiouart, H., Lewis, J., Atkins, R.C., Levey, A.S., 2009, Nephrotic syndrome in diabetic kidney disease: An evaluation and update of the definition, American Journal Of Kidney Diseases [P], vol 54, issue 5, WB Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc, USA, pp. 840-849.

Thomas, M.C., MacIsaac, R.J., Jerums, G., Weekes, A., Moran, J.L., Shaw, J., Atkins, R.C., 2009, Nonalbuminuric renal impairment in type 2 diabetic patients and in the general population (National evaluation of the frequency of renal impairment cO-existing with NIDDM [NEFRON] 11), Diabetes Care [P], vol 32, issue 8, Mer Diabetes Assoc, USA, pp. 1497-1502.

Han, Y., Masaki, T., Hurst, L.A., Ikezumi, Y., Trzaskos, J.M., Atkins, R.C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2008, Extracellular signal-regulated kinase-dependent interstitial macrophage proliferation in the obstructed mouse kidney, Nephrology, vol 13, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 411-418.

White, S.L., Polkinghorne, K.R., Cass, A., Shaw, J., Atkins, R.C., Chadban, S.J., 2008, Limited knowledge of kidney disease in a survey of AusDiab study participants, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 188, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 204-208.

Wang, Z., Hoy, W.E., Nicol, J.L., Wang, Z., Su, Q., Atkins, R.C., Polkinghorne, K.R., 2008, Predictive Value of Nephelometric and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Assays of Urine Albumin for Mortality in a High-Risk Aboriginal Population, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, vol 52, issue 4, WB Saunders Co., United States, pp. 672-682.

Flanc, R., Ma, F., Tesch, G.H., Han, Y., Atkins, R.C., Bennett, B.L., Friedman, G.C., Fan, J., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2007, A pathogenic role for JNK signaling in experimental anti-GBM glomerulonephritis, Kidney International, vol 72, issue 6, Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 698-708.

Ma, F., Flanc, R., Tesch, G.H., Han, Y., Atkins, R.C., Bennett, B.L., Friedman, G.C., Fan, J., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2007, A pathogenic role for c-Jun amino-terminal kinase signaling in renal fibrosis and tubular cell apoptosis, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol 18, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, US, pp. 472-484.

Magliano, D.J., Polkinghorne, K.R., Barr, E.L.M., Qing, S., Chadban, S.J., Zimmet, P.Z., Shaw, J.E., Atkins, R.C., 2007, HPLC-detected albuminuria predicts mortality, American Society of Nephrology, vol 18, issue 12, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 3171-3176.

Kotsanas, D., Polkinghorne, K.R., Korman, T., Atkins, R.C., Brown, F.G., 2007, Risk factors for peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: Can we reduce the incidence and improve patient selection?, Nephrology [P], vol 12, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 239-245.

Thomas, M.C., Atkins, R.C., 2006, Blood pressure lowering for the prevention and treatment of diabetic kidney disease, Drugs, vol 66, issue 17, Adis Interntional Ltd, New Zealand, pp. 2213-2234.

Zoungas, S., McGrath, B.P., Branley, P., Kerr, P., Muske, C., Wolfe, R.S., Atkins, R.C., Nicholls, K., Fraenkel, M., Hutchison, B.G., Walker, R., McNeil, J.J., 2006, Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in the Atherosclerosis and Folic Acid Supplementation Trial (ASFAST) in chronic renal failure: A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol 47, issue 6, Elsevier Inc., USA, pp. 1108-1116.

Polkinghorne, K.R., Lau, K.K.P., Saunder, A.C., Atkins, R., Kerr, P.G., 2006, Does monthly native arteriovenous fistula blood-flow surveillance detect significant stenosis - a randomized controlled trial, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol 21, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 2498-2506.

Barr, E.L.M., Wong, T.Y., Tapp, R.J., Harper, C.A., Zimmet, P.Z., Atkins, R.C., Shaw, J.E., 2006, Is peripheral neuropathy associated with retinopathy and albuminuria in individuals with impaired glucose metabolism? The 1999-2000 AusDiab, Diabetes Care, vol 29, issue 5, American Diabetes Association, USA, pp. 1114-1116.

Chow, F., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Ozols, E., Atkins, R.C., Rollins, B.J., Tesch, G.H., 2006, Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 promotes the development of diabetic renal injury in streptozotocin-treated mice, Kidney International, vol 69, issue 1, Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 73-80.

Polkinghorne, K.R., Su, Q., Chadban, S.J., Shaw, J.E., Zimmet, P.Z., Atkins, R.C., 2006, Population prevalence of albuminuria in the Australian diabetes, obesity, and lifestyle (AusDiab) study: immunonephelometry compared with high-performance liquid chromatography, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, vol 47, issue 4, W B Saunders Co, USA, pp. 604-613.

Chadban, S.J., Atkins, R.C., 2005, Glomerulonephritis, Lancet, vol 365, issue 9473, Lancet Ltd, London England, pp. 1797-1806.

Chow, F.Y., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Ozols, E., Atkins, R.C., Tesch, G.H., 2005, Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 deficiency is protective against nephropathy in type 2 diabetic db/db mice, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol 16, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1711-1722.

De Haan-Klein, J.B., Stefanovic, N., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Scurr, L.L., Croft, K.D., Mori, T.A., Hertzog, P.J., Kola, I., Atkins, R.C., Tesch, G.H., 2005, Kidney expression of glutathione peroxidase-1 is not protective against streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy, American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, vol 289, issue 3, American Physiological Society, USA, pp. F544-F551.

Blazik, M., Hutchinson, P.E., Matthew, J.D., Polkinghorne, K.R., Holdsworth, S.R., Atkins, R.C., Chadban, S.J., 2005, Leukocyte phenotype and function predicts infection risk in renal transplant recipients, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol 20, issue 10, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 2226-2230.

Briganti, E.M., Kerr, P.G., Shaw, J.E., Zimmet, P.Z., Atkins, R.C., 2005, Prevalence and treatment of cardiovascular disease and traditional risk factors in Australian adults with renal insufficiency, Nephrology, vol 10, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 40-47.

Atkins, R.C., 2005, The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease, Kidney International, vol 67, issue S94, Blackwell Publishing Inc., Malden USA, pp. S14-S18.

Wyburn, K.R., Jose, M.D., Wu, H., Atkins, R.C., Chadban, S.J., 2005, The role of macrophages in allograft rejection, Transplantation, vol 80, issue 12, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1641-1647.

Pellicano, R., Kerr, P.G., Atkins, R.C., 2005, What have we learned from clinical trials on prevention?, Kidney International, vol 67, issue 94, Blackwell Publishing Inc., USA, pp. S-101-S-106.

Adhikary, L., Chow, F.Y., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Stambe, C., Dowling, J.P., Atkins, R.C., Tesch, G.H., 2004, Abnormal p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling in human and experimental diabetic nephropathy, Diabetologia, vol 47, issue 7, Springer-Verlag, Germany, pp. 1210-1222.

Masaki, T., Stambe, C., Hill, P.A., Dowling, J.P., Atkins, R.C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2004, Activation of the extracellular-signal regulated protein kinase pathway in human glomerulopathies, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol 15, issue 7, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 1835-1843.

Osicka, T., Strong, K., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Atkins, R.C., Comper, W.D., 2004, Albumin and glomerular permselectivity, Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, vol 19, issue 2, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 511-512.

Tapp, R., Shaw, J.E., Zimmet, P.Z., Balkau, B., Chadban, S.J., Tonkin, A.M., Welborn, T.A., Atkins, R.C., 2004, Albuminuria is evident in the early stages of diabetes onset: results from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle study (AusDiab), American Journal of Kidney Diseases, vol 44, issue 5, WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia US, pp. 792-798.

Zoungas, S., Kerr, P., Chadban, S.J., Muske, C., Ristevski, S., Atkins, R.C., McNeil, J.J., McGrath, B.P., 2004, Arterial function after successful renal transplantation, Kidney International, vol 65, Blackwell Publishing Inc, USA, pp. 1882-1889.

Zoungas, S., Branley, P., Kerr, P., Ristevski, S., Muske, C., Demos, L.L., Atkins, R.C., Becker, G., Fraenkel, M., Hutchison, B.G., Walker, R., McNeil, J.J., McGrath, B.P., 2004, Atherosclerosis and folic acid supplementation trial in chronic renal failure: Baseline results, Nephrology, vol 9, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 130-141.

Polkinghorne, K.R., Atkins, R.C., Kerr, P.G., 2004, Determinants of native arteriovenous fistula blood flow, Nephrology, vol 9, issue 4, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 205-211.

Hutchinson, P., Jose, M., Atkins, R.C., Holdsworth, S.R., 2004, Ex vivo lymphocyte proliferative function is severely inhibited in renal transplant patients on mycophenolate mofetil treatment, Transplant Immunology, vol 13, issue 1, Elsevier Science BV, Netherland, pp. 55-61.

Rice, E.K., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., David, J.R., Bucala, R., Metz, C.N., Atkins, R.C., Tesch, G.H., 2004, Macrophage accumulation and renal fibrosis are independent of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in mouse obstructive nephropathy, Nephrology, vol 9, issue 5, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 278-287.

Ikezumi, Y., Hurst, L.A., Atkins, R.C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2004, Macrophage-mediated renal injury is dependent on signaling via the JNK pathway, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol 15, issue 7, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 1775-1784.

Chow, F.Y., Ozols, E., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Atkins, R.C., Tesch, G.H., 2004, Macrophages in mouse type 2 diabetic nephropathy: correlation with diabetic state and progressive renal injury, Kidney International, vol 65, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing Inc, Malden USA, pp. 116-128.

Chow, F.Y., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Atkins, R.C., Tesch, G.H., 2004, Macrophages in streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy: potential role in renal fibrosis, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol 19, issue 12, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 2987-2996.

Atkins, R.C., Polkinghorne, K.R., Briganti, E.M., Shaw, J.E., Zimmet, P.Z., Chadban, S.J., 2004, Prevalence of albuminuria in Australia: the AusDiab Kidney Study, Kidney International, vol Suppl 92, Nature Publishing Group, USA, pp. 22-24.

Atkins, R.C., Briganti, E.M., Lewis, J.B., Hunsicker, L.G., Braden, G., Champion de Crespigny, P.J., DeFerrari, G., Wiegmann, T.B., Lewis, E.J., 2004, Proteinuria reduction and progression to renal failure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and overt nephropathy, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, vol 45, issue 2, WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia USA, pp. 281-287.

Osicka, T.M., Strong, K.J., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Atkins, R.C., Jerums, G., Comper, W.D., 2004, Renal processing of serum proteins in an albumin-deficient environment: an in vivo study of glomerulonephritis in the Nagase analbuminaemic rat, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol 19, issue 2, Oxford University Press, Oxford England, pp. 320-328.

Kitching, A.R., Hutchinson, P., Atkins, R.C., Holdsworth, S.R., 2004, The role of flow cytometric ANCA detection in screening for acute pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol 19, issue 2, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 365-370.

Stambe, C., Atkins, R.C., Tesch, G.H., Masaki, T., Schreiner, G.F., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2004, The role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation in renal fibrosis, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol 15, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 370-379.

Vaithilingam, I., Polkinghorne, K.R., Atkins, R.C., Kerr, P.G., 2004, Time and exercise improve phosphate removal in hemodialysis patients, American Journal of Kidney Disease, vol 43, issue 1, W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc., Philadephia USA, pp. 85-89.

Flanc, R.S., Roberts, M.A., Strippoli, G.F.M., Chadban, S.J., Kerr, P.G., Atkins, R.C., 2004, Treatment of diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, vol 43, issue 2, W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia USA, pp. 197-208.

Polkinghorne, K.R., McDonald, S.P., Atkins, R.C., Kerr, P.G., 2004, Vascular access and all-cause mortality: a propensity score analysis, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol 15, issue 2, American Society of Nephrology, Washington USA, pp. 477-486.

Polkinghorne, K.R., McDonald, S.P., Marshall, M.R., Atkins, R.C., Kerr, P.G., 2004, Vascular access practice patterns in the New Zealand hemodialysis population, American Journal of Kidney Disease, vol 43, issue 4, W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc., Philadephia USA, pp. 696-704.

Stambe, C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Hill, P.A., Dowling, J.P., Atkins, R.C., 2004, p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation and Cell Localization in Human Glomerulonephritis: Correlation with Renal Injury, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol 15, issue 2, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, USA, pp. 326-336.

Stambe, C., Atkins, R.C., Hill, P.A., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2003, Activation and cellular localization of the p38 and JNK MAPK pathways in rat crescentic glomerulonephritis, Kidney International, vol 64, issue 6, Blackwell Publishing Inc., Malden USA, pp. 2121-2132.

Masaki, T., Foti, R., Hill, P.A., Ikezumi, Y., Atkins, R.C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2003, Activation of the ERK pathway precedes tubular proliferation in the obstructed rat kidney, Kidney International, vol 63, issue 4, Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1256-1264.

Ikezumi, Y., Hurst, L.A., Masaki, T., Atkins, R.C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2003, Adoptive transfer studies demonstrate that macrophages can induce proteinuria and esangial cell proliferation, Kidney International, vol 63, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing Inc., Malden USA, pp. 83-95.

Atkins, R.C., Briganti, E.M., Zimmet, P.Z., Chadban, S.J., 2003, Association between albuminuria and proteinuria in the general population: the AusDiab Study, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol 18, issue 10, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 2170-2174.

Stambe, C., Atkins, R.C., Tesch, G.H., Kapoun, A.M., Hill, P.A., Schreiner, G.F., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2003, Blockade of p38 MAPK ameliorates acute inflammatory renal injury in rat anti-GBM glomerulonephritis, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol 14, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 338-351.

Chow, F.Y., Polkinghorne, K.R., Chadban, S.J., Atkins, R.C., Kerr, P.G., 2003, Cardiovascular risk in dialysis patients: a comparison of risk factors and cardioprotective therapy between 1996 and 2001, Nephrology, vol 8, issue 4, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 177-183.

Polkinghorne, K.R., McDonald, S.P., Atkins, R.C., Kerr, P.G., 2003, Epidemiology of vascular access in the Australian haemodialysis population, Kidney International, vol 64, issue 5, Blackwell Publishing Inc., USA, pp. 1893-1902.

Polkinghorne, K.R., Atkins, R.C., Kerr, P., 2003, Evaluation of fistula blood flow and resistance by regression analysis, American Journal of Kidney Disease, vol 42, Elsevier Co, USA, pp. 614-615 (letter).

Chow, F.Y., Briganti, E.M., Kerr, P., Chadban, S.J., Zimmet, P.Z., Atkins, R.C., 2003, Health related quality of life in Australian adults with moderate renal insufficiency: a population based study, American Journal of Kidney Disorders, vol 41, Elsevier Inc, USA, pp. 596-604.

Chow, F.Y.F., Briganti, E.M., Kerr, P.G., Chadban, S.J., Zimmet, P.Z., Atkins, R.C., 2003, Health-related quality of life in Australian adults with renal insufficiency: A population-based study, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, vol 41, issue 3, WB Saunders Co., USA, pp. 596-604.

Masaki, T., Chow, F.Y., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Atkins, R.C., Tesch, G.H., 2003, Heterogeneity of antigen expression explains controversy over glomerular macrophage accumulation in mouse glomerulonephritis, Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, vol 18, issue 1, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 178-181.

Chow, F.Y., Polkinghorne, K.R., Saunder, A.C., Kerr, P.G., Atkins, R.C., Chadban, S.J., 2003, Historical controlled trial of OKT3 versus basiliximab induction therapy in simultaneous pancreas-renal transplantation, Nephrology, vol 8, issue 4, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 212-216.

Rice, E.K., Tesch, G.H., Cao, Z., Cooper, M.E., Metz, C.N., Bucala, R., Atkins, R.C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2003, Induction of MIF synthesis and secretion by tubular epithelial cells - a novel action of angiotensin II, Kidney International, vol 63, issue 4, Blackwell Publishing Inc., Malden USA, pp. 1265-1275.

Ikezumi, Y., Atkins, R.C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2003, Interferon-gamma augments acute macrophage-mediated renal injury via a glucocorticoid-sensitive mechanism, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol 14, issue 4, American Society of Nephrology, USA, pp. 888-898.

Rice, E.K., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Hill, P.A., Metz, C.N., Bucala, R., Atkins, R.C., Tesch, G.H., 2003, Interferon-gamma induces macrophage migration inhibitory factor synthesis and secretion by tubular epithelial cells, Nephrology, vol 8, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 156-161.

Polkinghorne, K.R., Atkins, R.C., Kerr, P.G., 2003, Native arterivoenous fistula blood flow and resistance during hemodialysis, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, vol 41, issue 1, W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia USA, pp. 132-139.

Chadban, S.J., Briganti, E.M., Kerr, P., Dunstan, D.W., Welborn, T.A., Zimmet, P.Z., Atkins, R.C., 2003, Prevalence of kidney damage in Australian adults: The AusDiab kidney study, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol 14, issue Supp 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. S131-S138.

Polkinghorne, K.R., Zoungas, S., Branley, P., Villanueva, E.V., McNeil, J.J., Atkins, R.C., McGrath, B.P., Kerr, P.G., 2003, Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of intramuscular vitamin B12 for the treatment of hyperhomocysteinaemia dialysis patients, Internal Medicine Journal, vol 33, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 489-494.

Robertson, T.E., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Tesch, G.H., Foti, R., Atkins, R.C., Chadban, S.J., 2003, Role of interleukin-10 in rat mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis, Nephrology, vol 8, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 33-41.

Briganti, E.M., Shaw, J.E., Chadban, S.J., Zimmet, P.Z., Welborn, T.A., McNeil, J.J., Atkins, R.C., 2003, Untreated hypertension among Australian adults: the 1999-2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab), Medical Journal of Australia, vol 179, issue 3, Australasian Medical Publishers Company, Australia, pp. 135-139.

Robertson, T.E., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Hurst, L.A., Atkins, R.C., Chadban, S.J., 2002, IL-10 induces mesangial cell proliferation via a PDGF-dependent mechanism, Clinical Experimental Immunology, vol 130, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 241-244.

Sangthawan, P., Fox, J.G., Atkins, R.C., Kerr, P., 2002, Increased incidence of benign breast disease in female renal transplant patients receiving cyclosporin, ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol 72, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 222-225.

Le Meur, Y., Tesch, G.H., Hill, P.A., Mu, W., Foti, R., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Atkins, R., 2002, Macrophage accumulation at a site of renal inflammation is dependent on the M-CSF/c-fms pathway, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, vol 72, issue 3, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, USA, pp. 530-537.

Briganti, E.M., Russ, G.R., McNeil, J.J., Atkins, R.C., Chadban, S.J., 2002, Risk of renal allograft loss from recurrent glomerulonephritis, New England Journal of Medicine, vol 347, issue 2, Massachusetts Medical Society, USA, pp. 103-109.

Briganti, E.M., Branley, P., Chadban, S.J., Shaw, J.E., McNeil, J.J., Welborn, T.A., Atkins, R.C., 2002, Smoking is Associated with Renal Impairment and Proteinuria in the Normal Population: The AusDiab Kidney Study, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, vol 40, issue 4, WB Saunders Co, USA, pp. 704-712.

Dunstan, D.W., Zimmet, P.Z., Welborn, T.A., De Courten, M.P., Cameron, A.J., Sicree, R., Dwyer, T., Colagiuri, S., Jolley, D., Kniuman, M., Atkins, R., Shaw, J., 2002, The Rising Prevalence of Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance: The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study., Diabetes Care, vol 25, issue 5, Amer Diabetes Assoc, Alexandria USA, pp. 829-834.

Dunstan, D.W., Zimmet, P.Z., Welborn, T.A., De Courten, M.F., Cameron, A.J., Sicree, R., Dwyer, T., Colagiuri, S., Jolley, D.J., Knuiman, M.W., Atkins, R.C., Shaw, J.E., 2002, The rising prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance, Diabetes Care, vol 25, issue 5, American Diabetes Association, Alexandria USA, pp. 829-834.

Brown, F.G., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Hill, P.A., Isbel, N.M., Dowling, J.P., Metz, C.N., Atkins, R., 2002, Urine macrophage migration inhibitory factor reflects the severity of renal injury in human glomerulonephritis., Journal of American Society of Nephrology, vol 13, issue Suppl 1, American Society of Nephrology, USA, pp. 7-13.

Oldfield, M.D., Bach, L.A., Forbes, J.M., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., McRobert, A., Thallas, V., Atkins, R.C., Osicka, T., Jerums, G., Cooper, M.E., 2001, Advanced glycation end products cause epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation via the receptor for advanced glycation end products(RAGE), Journal of Clinical Investigation, vol 108, issue 12, American Socity of Clinical Investigation Inc, USA, pp. 1853-1863.

Sangthawan, P., Atkins, R.C., Kerr, P., 2001, Comparison of dialysis adequacy at two dialysate potassium concentrations, Nephrology, vol 6, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing, Australia, pp. 89-91.

Greive, K.A., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Guimaraes, M., Nikolovski, J., Pratt, L.M., Mu, W., Atkins, R.C., Comper, W., 2001, Glomerular permselectivity factors are not responsible for the increase in fractional clearance of albumin in rat glomerulonephritis, American Journal of Pathology, vol 159, issue 3, American Society of Investigative Pathology, Bethesda MD USA, pp. 1159-1170.

Kerr, P., Chadban, S.J., Atkins, R.C., 2001, Is there a role for plasma exchange in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis?, Nephrology, vol 6, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing, Australia, pp. 141-143.

Tesch, G.H., Hill, P.A., Wei, M., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Dutartre, P., Atkins, R.C., 2001, LF15-0195 prevents the induction and inhibits the progression of rat anti-GBM disease, Kidney International, vol 60, issue 4, Nature Publishing Group, USA, pp. 1354-1365.

Lewis, E.J., Hunsicker, L.G., Clarke, W.R., Berl, T., Pohl, M.A., Lewis, J.B., Ritz, E., Atkins, R.C., Rohde, R., Raz, I., 2001, Renoprotective effect of the angiotensin-receptor antagonist irbesartan in patients with nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes, The New England Journal Medicine, vol 345, issue 12, Massachusetts Medical Society, USA, pp. 851-860.

Briganti, E.M., Dowling, J., Finlay, M., Hill, P.A., Jones, C., Kincaid-Smith, P., Sinclair, R., McNeil, J.J., Atkins, R.C., 2001, The incidence of biopsy-proven glomerulonephritis in Australia, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol 16, Oxford University Press, Oxford England, pp. 1364-1367.

Takazoe, K., Tesch, G.H., Hill, P.A., Hurst, L.A., Jun, Z., Lan, H.Y., Atkins, R.C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2000, CD44-mediated neutrophil apoptosis in the rat, Kidney International, vol 58, Blackwell Science Inc, Malden MA USA, pp. 1920-1930.

Zoungas, S., Ristevski, S., Lightfoot, P., Liang, Y., Branley, P., Shiel, L.M., Kerr, P., Atkins, R.C., McNeil, J.J., McGrath, B.P., 2000, Carotid Artery intima-Medial Thickness is increased in Chronic Renal Failure, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, vol 27, Blackwell Scientific Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 639-641.

Eppel, G.A., Takazoe, K., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Lan, H.Y., Atkins, R.C., Comper, W.D., 2000, Characteristics of albumin processing during renal passage in anti-thy1 and anti-glomerular basement membrane glomerulonephritis, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, vol 35 issue 3, WB Saunders Co, Philadelphia USA, pp. 418-426.

Takazoe, K., Foti, R., Tesch, G.H., Hurst, L.A., Lan, H.Y., Atkins, R.C., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., 2000, Up-regulation of the tumour-associated marker CD44V6 in experimental kidney disease, Clinical and Experimental Immunology, vol 121, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 523-532.

Briganti, E.M., Knight, J.F., Atkins, R.C., McNeil, J.J., 1999, Australians with renal disease: a new national survey, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 170 iss 11, Australasian medical Publishing Co., North Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 520-521.

Hedger, M., Wang, J., Lan, H.Y., Atkins, R.C., Wreford, N.G., 1998, Immunoregulatory activity in adult rat testicular interstitial fluid: Relationship with intratesticular CD8+ lymphocytes following treatment with ethane dimethane sulfonate and testosterone implants, Biology of Reproduction, vol 58 (4), Society for the Study of Reproduction, Madison Wisconcin USA, pp. 935-942.

Hedger, M., Wang, J., Lan, H., Atkins, R.C., Wreford, N.G., 1998, Immunoregulatory activity in adult rat testicular interstitial fluid: relationship with intratesticular CD8+ lymphocytes following treatment with ethane dimethane sulfonate and testosterone implants, Biology of Reproduction, vol 58 issue 4, Society for the Study of Reproduction, Champagne Illinois USA, pp. 935-942.

Hedger, M., Nikolic-Paterson, D.J., Hutchinson, P., Atkins, R.C., de Kretser, D.M., 1998, Immunoregulatory activity in adult rat testicular interstitial fluid: roles of interleukin-1 and transforming growth factor beta1, BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION, vol 58, Society for the Study of Reproduction, MADISON WI USA, pp. 927-934.

Meinhardt, A., Bacher, M., Metz, C.N., Bucala, R., Wreford, N.G., Lan, H., Atkins, R.C., Hedger, M., 1998, Local regulation of macrophage subsets in the adult rat testis: examination of the roles of the seminiferous tubules, testosterone, and macrophage-migration inhibitory factor, Biology of Reproduction, vol 59 issue 2, Society for the study of reproduction, CHAMPAGNE ILLINOIS USA, pp. 371-378.

Conference Proceedings

Li, P., Weening, J.J., Dirks, J., Lui, S., Szeto, H.H., Tang, S., Atkins, R.C., Mitch, W.E., 2004, A report consensus statements of the international society of Nephrology 2004 consensus workshop on prevention of progression of renal disease, kidney international, 55, nature publishing group, united kingdom, pp. s2-s7.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

A prospective study of the effects of erythropoietin and early, sustained hypothermia on renal biomarkers and renal function in patients with traumatic brain injury..

Supervisors:

Bellomo, R (Main), Nichol, A (Associate), Atkins, R (Associate), Bailey, M (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Brown, F.

Program of Study:

THE ROLE OF MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR IN RENAL TRANSPLANTATION AND GLOMERULONEPHRITIS. (PHD) 2000.

Supervisors:

Atkins, R (Main).

Student:

Chow, F.

Program of Study:

THE ROLE OF MACROPHAGES IN DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY. (PHD) 2004.

Supervisors:

Atkins, R (Joint-Co), Tesch, G (Joint).

Student:

Flanc, R.

Program of Study:

A pathogenic role for the JNK signalling pathway in kidney disease. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Nikolic-Paterson, D (Main), Atkins, R (Associate).

Student:

Isbel, N.

Program of Study:

The role of macrophage colony stimulating factor in the regulation of local macrophage proliferation in experimental and human kidney disease. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Atkins, R (Main).

Student:

Jose, M.

Program of Study:

MACROPHAGES IN ACUTE RENAL ALLOGRAFT REJECTION. (PHD) 2003.

Supervisors:

Atkins, R (Main), Chadban, S (Associate).

Student:

Polkinghorne, K.

Program of Study:

Vascular access for haemodialysis: epidemiology and blood flow surveillance. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Kerr, P (Main), Atkins, R (Associate).

Student:

Rice, E.

Program of Study:

MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR AND RENAL INJURY. (PHD) 2002.

Supervisors:

Atkins, R (Main), Nikolic-Paterson, D (Associate).

Student:

Stambe, C.

Program of Study:

THE ROLE OF THE P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE (MAPK) PATHWAY IN INFLAMMATORY AND FIBROTIC RENAL DISEASE. (PHD) 2003.

Supervisors:

Nikolic-Paterson, D (Main), Atkins, R (Associate).