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Email

clive.may@florey.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health
ORCID

0000-0001-8548-3846

Prof Clive May

Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

406 Scholarly works
26 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    A preclinical randomised controlled dose optimization of megadose sodium ascorbate for reversal of gram-negative sepsis-induced cardiovascular, brain and kidney dysfunction
    DOI: 10.1186/s13054-025-05799-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 on systemic hemodynamics, kidney function, and intrarenal oxygenation in sheep with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-33109-0
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sodium ascorbate versus ascorbic acid in sepsis: a narrative review of emerging cardiovascular and neurological benefits
    DOI: 10.1186/s13054-025-05831-8
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Intravenous megadose sodium ascorbate normalises elevations in intracranial pressure and restores pressor responsiveness to norepinephrine in ovine Gram-negative sepsis.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-59679-1
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    MEGA-dose Sodium Ascorbate to Reduce Brain and Kidney Injury Arising From HEART Surgery (MEGA-HEART)
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Necessary Steps to Advance a Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Tissue Repair Therapy to the Clinic for Stroke
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Translating Novel Mechanism-Guided Therapeutics to Improve Functional Recovery of the Brain and Kidneys After Open-Heart Surgery
Clive May

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Reversal of cerebral ischaemia and hypoxia and of sickness behaviour by megadose sodium ascorbate in ovine Gram-negative sepsis. Response toBr J Anaesth2026; 136: 781–2
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2026.01.013
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Effects of noradrenaline, vasopressin, phenylephrine or metaraminol on kidney and brain microcirculation in ovine cardiopulmonary bypass: a randomised trial
    DOI: 10.1111/anae.70049
  • 2026

    Journal article

    3-dimensional morphological analysis of microglia in the sheep brain
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2025.110624
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Altered autonomic balance drives the increase in cardiac output and arterial pressure during convulsive seizures in nonanesthetized sheep
    DOI: 10.1002/epi.70358
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Non-selective beta-blockers enhance resolution of induced infections in animals and healthcare-associated infections in humans
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-22723-7
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Recruitment of renal functional reserve by intravenous amino acid loading in a sheep model of cardiopulmonary bypass
    DOI: 10.1186/s40635-025-00774-4

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2022

    Research grants (international)

    Novel Endovascular Micromagnetic Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Treating the Impact of Seizures on Cardiac Function to Reduce Death

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