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
* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
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.
This information has been contributed by Professor Michael Kimlin.
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)
