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Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professor Emeritus)
Melbourne Medical School - Admin
Education

University of St Andrews

University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-5239-9274

Prof James Best

Honorary (Professor Emeritus)
Melbourne Medical School

347 Scholarly works
15 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Health for Life in Singapore (HELIOS) Study: delivering precision medicine research for Asian populations
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65774-0
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The association of haptoglobin levels and phenotype with cardiovascular disease in Type 2 diabetes: a Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes sub-study
    DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf562
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Metabolic variation reflects dietary exposure in a multi-ethnic Asian population
    DOI: 10.1038/s42255-025-01359-x
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Refining Socio-Economic Analysis for Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: Why Postcodes are too Large for Meaningful Insights
    DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.678
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Real-world clinical practice of Diabetic Foot Ulcer prevention and care in Singapore: A qualitative inquiry with healthcare professionals
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0328637
  • 2025

    Journal article

    1314-P: Association of Haptoglobin Levels and Phenotype with Cardiovascular Disease in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes—A FIELD Trial Substudy
    DOI: 10.2337/db25-1314-p
  • 2025

    Journal article

    1854-LB: Refining Socioeconomic Analysis for Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes—Why Postcodes/Zip Codes Are Too Large for Meaningful Insights
    DOI: 10.2337/db25-1854-lb
James Best

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2002
FRCP(Edin) - Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
1996
FRCPath - Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists
1981
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Metabolome-wide association identifies ferredoxin-1 (FDX1) as a determinant of cholesterol metabolism and cardiovascular risk in Asian populations
    DOI: 10.1038/s44161-025-00638-w
  • 2024

    Journal article

    PP495 Topic: AS21–Post-PICU: Patient and Family Outcomes/Chronic Critical Illness/Post Intensive Care Syndrome in Pediatrics (PICS-p)/Post-discharge Care Delivery Models/Other: COLLABORATIVE SHARED CARE INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE PICS-P FOLLOWING CRITICAL ILLNESS IN YOUNG CHILDREN: A PILOT RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
    DOI: 10.1097/01.pcc.0001086144.20231.09
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Adiposity and metabolic health in Asian populations: an epidemiological study using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in Singapore
    DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00195-5

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2014

    Research Grant

    Fame 1 - Eye
  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Predicting Response to Fenofibrate Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes
  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Field Life: Lifestyle Interactions in Fenofibrate and the Epigenome
  • 2012

    Research Grant

    Stepping Up to Insulin in General Practice
  • 2007

    Research Grant

    Ccre in Clinical Science in Diabetes - 454461 - Best 2007

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