Personal
- Name
- Professor Michael Kimlin
- Position(s)
- Professor
Faculty of Health,
School - Public Health and Social Work,
Research - Public Health - IHBI Member
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Public Health and Social Work - HHWB - Discipline *
- Public Health and Health Services
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 5802
- Fax
- +61 7 3138 3369
- m.kimlin@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Qualifications
-
PhD (University of Southern Qld)
- Keywords
-
ozone, shade, Skin cancer, ultraviolet, uv, uv index, uv measurement, UV dosimetry, vitamin D
Biography
Centre for Research Excellence in Sun and Health (CRESH)
In October 2010, QUT received an NHRMC funding grant to establish a Centre for Research Excellence in Sun and Health (CRESH) within IHBI. Professor Michael Kimlin will lead the centre, which will focus on the interrelationships of:
- skin cancer
- sun exposure
- Vitamin D in Australia.
AusSun Research Lab conducts research in untraviolet (UV) radiation and its subsequent health effects on Australians.
Some common negative health effects are:
- skin cancer
- sunburn
- eye damage.
However UV radiation can also have a positive effect on the body through vitamin D synthesis. AusSun is involved in research in both of these areas.
Publications
- Hacker E, Boyce ZG, Kimlin M, Hayward NK, Whiteman DC, (2011) The response of melanocytes to sunlight, Australasian Journal of Dermatology, Volume 52, Issue Supplement s1: Abstracts of the Australasian College of Dermatologists 44th Annual Scientific Meeting p19
- Nowak M, Harrison S, Buettner PG, Kimlin MG, Porter D, Kennedy L, Speare R, (2011) Vitamin D Status of Adults from Tropical Australia Determined Using Two Different Laboratory Assays: Implications for Public Health Messages, Photochemistry and Photobiology p935-943
- Siani A, Casale G, Sisto R, Colosimo A, Lang CA, Kimlin MG, (2011) Occupational exposures to solar ultraviolet radiation of vineyard workers in Tuscany (Italy), Photochemistry and Photobiology p925-934
- Vu L, Whiteman D, Van Der Pols J, Kimlin MG, Neale RE, (2011) Serum vitamin D levels in office workers in a subtropical climate, Photochemistry and Photobiology p714-720
- Mckinley A, Janda M, Auster JF, Kimlin MG, (2011) In vitro model of vitamin D synthesis by UV radiation in an Australian urban environment, Photochemistry and Photobiology p447-451
- Janda M, Youl PH, Bolz K, Niland C, Kimlin MG, (2010) Knowledge about health benefits of vitamin D in Queensland Australia, Preventive Medicine p215-216
- Borradale DC, Kimlin MG, (2010) Functional measure scores in older ambulatory adults with high levels of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D, American Geriatrics Society Journal p390-391
- Hall LM, Kimlin MG, Aronov PA, Hammock BD, Slusser JR, Woodhouse LR, Stephensen CB, (2010) Vitamin D intake needed to maintain target serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in participants with low sun exposure and dark skin pigmentation is substantially higher than current recommendations, The Journal of Nutrition p542-550
- Bauer U, O'Brien DS, Kimlin MG, (2010) A new method to quantify the application thickness of sunscreen on skin, Photochemistry and Photobiology p1397-1403
- Freedman M, Kimlin MG, Hoffbeck RW, Alexander BH, Linet MS, (2010) Multiple indicators of ambient and personal ultraviolet radiation exposure and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (United States), Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology p321-325
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Awards
Awards and recognition
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Details
- 2006 United State Bone and Mineral Society Early Career Research Award
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Details
- 2004-2007. Queensland Smart State Research Fellowship
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Details
- 2006 United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) International Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award for research conducted into surface UV radaition throughout the USA.
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Details
- Invitation to particiapte in the 2006 Scientific Advisory Group for Sun Exposure and Vitamin D. The Cancer Council Australia, Melbourne 2006
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Details
- Member of the organizing committee for the 2005 International Congress of Biometeorology, Bavaria, Germany.
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Details
- Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee for the 2006 Environmental Health, Climate Change and Sustainablity, Brisbane, Australia
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Details
- Keynote Speaker for the Queensland Skin Cancer Forum "Vitamin D". October 2006.
- Type
- Membership of Learned Societies
- Details
- Member of the US Bone and Mineral Society
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2007
- Details
- Elected Chair of the Queensland Public Health Forum (QPHF) Skin Cancer Prevention Working Group.
- Type
- Advisor/Consultant for Industry
- Reference year
- 2005
- Details
- Consulatant for the United States Institutes of Health (National Cancer Insitute) in sun exposure assessment of individuals using UV badge technology.
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- Title
- Understanding seasonal variation in Vitamin D
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- 1023987
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Title
- Centre for Research Excellence in Sun and Health
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- APP1001456
- Start year
- 2010
- Keywords
- Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation, Skin Cancer, Vitamin D, Health Behaviours, Melanoma
- Title
- Response of Melanocytes to Sunlight
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- 553068
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Melanoma, Melanocyte Preventative Medicine, Ultraviolet Radiation
- Title
- Quantitative Assessment of Solar UV Exposure for Vitamin D Synthesis in Australian Adults
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- 497220
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Vitamin D, UV Radiation, Sun Exposure
- Title
- Sun Exposure, Vitamin D and the Outcome of Prostate Cancer
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- 464850
- Start year
- 2007
- Keywords
- Prostate Cancer, Sun Exposure, Ultraviolet B, Vitamin D, VDR Polymorphisms
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- Sunscreen Application Thickness Amongst Primary School Children: The Children and Sunscreen Study (2011)
- Workers' UV exposure and the subsequent impact on skin (2010)
- Investigating the Links Between Muscle Strength, Sun Exposure, Dietary Vitamin D Intake and the Vitamin D Status of Ambulatory Older Adults in South East Queensland (2009)
- Investigating erythemal UV exposure and vitamin D production in the urban canyon (2008)