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Email

matt.watt@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Dean - Research
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences - Admin
Education
PhD
Deakin University
PhD
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Deakin University
ORCID

0000-0003-4064-4188

Prof Matt Watt

Associate Dean - Research
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

289 Scholarly works
33 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Phosphoproteomics of aged insulin-resistant bone identifies P70S6K phosphorylation of AFF4 as a gene-specific transcriptional regulator
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-68106-4
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Global molecular landscape of early MASLD progression in human obesity
    DOI: 10.7554/elife.109534.3
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Global molecular landscape of early MASLD progression in human obesity.
    DOI: 10.7554/eLife.109534
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Elastin Microfibril Interfacer 1: A New Target for MASH-associated Hepatic Fibrosis
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Epicardial Adipose Tissue Accumulation Confers Atrial Conduction Abnormality
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.07.017
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Liver Exosomes: Linking Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Regulation of Glycemic Control by Secreted Modular Calcium-Binding Protein 1
Matt Watt

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2004
AK McIntyre Award Australian Physiological Society
2001
International Student Award American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
2001
Distinction Award at the Doctoral level Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
1998
Post-Graduate Award Deakin University

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Human MASLD is a diurnal disease driven by multisystem insulin resistance and reduced insulin availability at night
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2025.12.004
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Effect of free fatty acids on TGF-β1 mediated fibrogenesis in hepatic stellate cells
    DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2025.102309
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Progressive fibrosis in human MASLD is associated with spatially linked transcriptomic signatures of metabolic reprogramming and senescence
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2025.101657
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Dual inhibition of ACLY and ACSS2 by EVT0185 reduces steatosis, hepatic stellate cell activation, and fibrosis in mouse models of MASH
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2025.11.015
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Correction to: Human MASLD is a diurnal disease driven by multisystem insulin resistance and reduced insulin availability at night (Cell Metabolism, (2026), 38, 3, (474-492.e6), (S1550413125005352), 10.1016/j.cmet.2025.12.004)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2026.03.018
  • 2025

    Journal article

    HSD17β11 regulates PLIN5-ATGL mediated lipolysis, but not hepatic lipid metabolism in mice
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2025.100943
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Diabetic heart shows preferential secretion of inner mitochondrial membrane proteins in the presence of mitochondrial oxidative stress
    DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00073.2025

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    National Centre for Biopharmaceutical Optimisation of mRNA Therapeutics

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