Eddy Kizana

Professor

Centre Director

MBBS/PhD

eddy.kizana@sydney.edu.au

Centre for Heart Research

Cardiac Gene Therapy Group

Currently open to PHD and Honours students in the topic areas of:

AAV based gene therapy for cardiac applications

Eddy Kizana

Biography

Dr Kizana is a cardiologist at Westmead Hospital who has developed a research program at The Westmead Insitute for Medical Research using gene therapy technology for the treatment of cardiac disease in humans. The research program consists of vector technology development and the application of these in pre-clinical models of human disease. The research is translational and highly collaborative.

Research interests

Cardiac Gene Therapy, AAV vector development, Preclinical models of heart disease

Adjunct roles

Cardiologist Westmead Hospital
Associate Professor Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney

Current grants

NHMRC/MRFF 2023-2026 Gap Junction Modulation: A Novel Molecular Target in the Management of Ventricular Arrhythmia in Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy
NSW Health Cardiovascular Capacity Grant 2022-2024 Overcoming the barrier to human cardiac gene therapy

Affiliations

Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney