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Email

yugeesh.lankadeva@florey.edu.au

Credentials


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

0000-0002-3589-9111

Prof Yugeesh Lankadeva

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

129 Scholarly works
13 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

    A new murine gram-negative sepsis model with standard care satisfies Sepsis-3 and reproduces clinical pathology
    DOI: 10.1186/s40635-026-00886-5
  • 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
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    MEGA-dose Sodium Ascorbate to Reduce Brain and Kidney Injury Arising From HEART Surgery (MEGA-HEART)
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Treating Tiny Tummies: Next Generation Cell Therapies for Paediatric Gut Disorders
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

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

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    An in-vitro study to characterise analytical interference caused by sodium ascorbate with point-of-care measurement of lactate and glucose
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2026.100174
  • 2026

    Journal article

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

    Journal article

    Inflammation-Autonomic Crosstalk Contributes to Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes: A Rationale for Neuromodulation.
    DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01006.2025
  • 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

    Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bjae.2025.11.001
  • 2026

    Journal article

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

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Targeted Therapies to Reduce Sepsis- And Heart Surgery-Associated Brain and Kidney Injury
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Feasibility of Randomization to Different Flow Targets for Cardiopulmonary Bypass

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