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Email

mawalt@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Clinical (Professor)
Department of Psychiatry
Education
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of Melbourne
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
The University of Queensland
ORCID

0000-0002-1389-3691

Prof Mark Walterfang

Clinical (Professor)
Department of Psychiatry

424 Scholarly works
6 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Multi-omics reveal phosphatidic acid phosphatases modify Niemann-Pick type C disease severity
    DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.116121
  • 2026

    Journal article

    NUCOG10: The development and validation of a short form of the NUCOG cognitive assessment tool
    DOI: 10.1177/00048674251406025
  • 2026

    Journal article

    An Australian standard of care for Niemann–Pick disease type C
    DOI: 10.1111/imj.70370
  • 2026

    Journal article

    2025 Consensus Clinical Management Guidelines for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C
    DOI: 10.1002/jimd.70185
  • 2022

    Research Grant

    A New mRNA-exosome Gene Therapy for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C1
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Mind: Markers in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Mind: Markers in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Mark Walterfang

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2016
Royal Melbourne Research Medal
2012
Dean of Medicine's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis, University of Melbourne
2011
A/Prof Walterfang was awarded the Vice Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis, one of only 6 winners out of 542 theses submitted in 2010. Vice Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD Thesis, University of Melbourne
2000
Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Improved dietary control results in improvements in indices of white matter structure in adults with phenylketonuria: the ReDAPT study
    DOI: 10.1017/neu.2026.10078
  • 2026

    Journal article

    P148: Multimodal characterization of neurological symptoms in Niemann-Pick disease type C
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gimo.2026.103642
  • 2026

    Journal article

    P116: Noninvasive markers of central and musculoskeletal symptoms in infantile- and late-onset Pompe disease*
    DOI: 10.1016/j.gimo.2026.103610
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Distinct contributions of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers to cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptoms in young-onset dementia
    DOI: 10.1017/neu.2025.10051
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Disease-Modifying, Neuroprotective Effect of N-Acetyl- l -Leucine in Adult and Pediatric Patients with Niemann-Pick Disease Type C
    DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000213589
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Blood biomarker profiles in young-onset neurocognitive disorders: A cohort study
    DOI: 10.1177/00048674241312805

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Mind: Markers in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Mind: Markers in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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