Mr Kevin Huynh
PhD student
Metabolomics
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Australia
Biography
Kevin finished his Bachelor of Science in human pathology at the University of Melbourne and in 2011 completed his honours year with Dr Genevieve Evin in the same university examining the role and action of specific enzymes (secretases) in Alzheimer’s disease. In 2012 Kevin started his role as a Research Assistant in the Metabolomics Laboratory handling and processing omics data and assisting with analysis of large clinical cohorts. In 2015, Kevin started his PhD under the supervision of Associate Professor Peter Meikle and Dr Brian Drew in the Metabolomics laboratory. His current research focus is examining the role of lipids in Alzheimer’s disease through examining blood lipids of large clinical cohorts using the latest mass spectrometry technology.
Research Interest
Metabolomics
Publications
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Kevin Huynh,Sample handling and automation: batch effect Encyclopedia of Lipidomics 2015 1–5.
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Kevin Huynh,The lipidome in major depressive disorder: shared genetic influence for ether-phosphatidylcholines, a plasma-based phenotype related to inflammation, and disease risk Eur Psychiatry 2017 43:44–50.
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Kevin Huynh,Lipidomic profiles in diabetes and dementia Journal of Alzheimer's disease 2017.
