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Email

mlappas@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-4744-6929

A/Prof Martha Lappas

Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health

308 Scholarly works
54 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2019

    Research Grant

    The GDM Follow-Up Study: Predicting the Development Type 2 Diabetes
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Can Exosomes Predict the Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Women With Previous Gestational Diabetes?
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    BET Proteins – Key Players in the Pathogenesis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus?
  • 2016

    Journal article

    Postpartum IGF-I and IGFBP-2 levels are prospectively associated with the development of type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
    DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2016.06.004
  • 2015

    Journal article

    The prediction of type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus using lipidomics
    DOI: 10.1007/s00125-015-3587-7
  • 2015

    Journal article

    Post-partum plasma C-peptide and ghrelin concentrations are predictive of type 2 diabetes in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus
    DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12209
  • 2008

    Journal article

    Screening for biomarkers predictive of gestational diabetes mellitus
    DOI: 10.1007/s00592-008-0037-8
Martha Lappas

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2013
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)
2007
NHMRC Career Development Award - RD Wright Fellow
2007
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)
2003
Puzey Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (University of Melbourne)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Extracellular vesicle-associated miR-515-5p from adipose tissue regulates placental metabolism and fetal growth in gestational diabetes mellitus
    DOI: 10.1186/s12933-025-02739-z
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Actigraphy-based measures of sleep quality and duration are associated with maternal glycemia in mid-pregnancy
    DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106827
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Increased expression of amino acid transporters SNAT1, hCAT2 and NTRK2 in placentae from pregnancies with Gestational diabetes mellitus.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2025.08.269
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A microRNA-based dynamic risk score for type 1 diabetes
    DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-03730-7
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Central memory T cells with key TCR repertoires and gene expression profiles dominate influenza CD8 T cell pools across the human lifespan
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2501167122
  • 2025

    Journal article

    HLA-B*15:01-positive severe COVID-19 patients lack CD8 T cell pools with highly expanded public clonotypes
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2503145122
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Chemically-Induced Lipoprotein Breakdown for Improved Extracellular Vesicle Purification
    DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307240
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Placentae of small appropriately-grown-for-gestational-age neonates exhibit sexually dimorphic transcriptomic changes representative of placental insufficiency
    DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2024.02.003

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