John Knight
PROFESSOR
Nephrology
University of Sydney
Australia
Biography
John commenced as Director of Australia-China Partnerships at the George Institute for Global Health in February 2015. The position was created to embrace the academic and business opportunities arising from the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) which came into force on Dec 20th 2015. ChAFTA specifically mentions health care and R&D as areas for economic growth.
Research Interest
Australia-China research and academic partnerships Dialysis outcomes in India Nutrition and the developing kidney Pharmacovigilance and therapeutic risk management
Publications
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Wong, M., Wanner, C., Knight, J., Perkovic, V. (2015). Lowering cholesterol in chronic kidney disease: is it safe and effective? European Heart Journal, 36(43), 2988-2995.
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Jha, V., John, O., Joshi, R., Kotwal, S., Essue, B., Jan, S., Gallagher, M., Knight, J. (2015). Dialysis outcomes in India: a pilot study. Nephrology, 20(5), 329-334.
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Knight, J., Perkovic, V. (2016). The Affordable Dialysis Prize steams ahead. The Lancet, 387(10023), 1040-1040.