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twk@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medicine
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework)
Institution not known
ORCID

0000-0002-7273-2556

Prof Thomas Kay

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medicine

333 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto Transplantation in South Australia: A Preliminary Evaluation of a 10-Year Experience
    DOI: 10.5694/mja2.70129
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Pharmacological inhibition of perforin dampens CD8 T cell-mediated beta cell destruction in autoimmune diabetes in mice
    DOI: 10.1007/s00125-026-06773-8
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Twenty years of progress in type 1 diabetes mellitus
    DOI: 10.1038/s41574-025-01177-x
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The future of type 1 diabetes therapy
    DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01438-2
  • 2025

    Journal article

    β-Cell Function Derived From Routine Clinical Measures Reports and Predicts Treatment Response to Immunotherapy in Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes
    DOI: 10.2337/dc25-0565
  • 2025

    Journal article

    30-OR: Baricitinib-Associated Changes in Single-Cell Gene Expression in NK Cells in the BANDIT Clinical Trial
    DOI: 10.2337/db25-30-or
  • 2024

    Journal article

    EZH2 inhibitors promote β-like cell regeneration in young and adult type 1 diabetes donors
    DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01707-x
Thomas Kay

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


1997
Career Development Award Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
1995
Clinical Investigator Award Viertel Foundation
1993
Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, Australia (FRCPA)
1992
Golden Jubilee Fellowship Royal Australasian College of Physicians

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    1198-P: Relationship between CGM Metrics and Beta-Cell Function in First Two Years after Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes (BANDIT Study)
    DOI: 10.2337/db25-1198-p
  • 2025

    Journal article

    15-5: DESTRUCTION OF AUTOLOGOUS ISLET GRAFTS IN DIABETIC NOD MICE IS PREVENTED BY JAK1/JAK2 INHIBITION
    DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0001123336.58581.00
  • 2025

    Journal article

    07-8: ENGINEERING ISLETS FOR TOLERANCE WITH PROTECTIVE GENES: UPDATE ON A FIRST IN HUMAN SAFETY STUDY WITH BABS-AAV2-A20
    DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0001123088.62412.32
  • 2025

    Journal article

    10-1: EPIGENETIC REGULATION TO IMPROVE REGENERATION OF GLUCOSE-RESPONSIVE Β-LIKE CELLS
    DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0001123160.17466.da

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2007

    Research Grant

    Cell Death Pathways and Type 1 Diabetes
  • 2006

    Research Grant

    Insulin Resistance and Vascular Risk Factors in Islet Transplant Survival.
  • Research Grant

    Insulin Resistance and Vascular Risk Factors in Islet Transplant Survival.
  • Research Grant

    Improvement in Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity in Liver Specific Socs Knockout Mice

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