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Postdoctoral Fellow

Ms Arlene D'Silva

Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine
E-mail
a.dsilva@unsw.edu.au
  • Journal articles | 2022
    D'Silva AM; Holland S; Kariyawasam D; Herbert K; Barclay P; Cairns A; MacLennan SC; Ryan MM; Sampaio H; Smith N; Woodcock IR; Yiu EM; Alexander IE; Farrar MA, 2022, 'Onasemnogene abeparvovec in spinal muscular atrophy: an Australian experience of safety and efficacy', Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, vol. 9, pp. 339 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51519
    Journal articles | 2022
    D'Silva AM; Kariyawasam DST; Best S; Wiley V; Farrar MA; Ravine A; Mowat D; Sampaio H; Alexander IE; Russell J; Jones K; Junek Z, 2022, 'Integrating newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy into health care systems: an Australian pilot programme', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 64, pp. 625 - 632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15117
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kariyawasam DST; D'Silva AM; Herbert K; Howells J; Carey K; Kandula T; Farrar MA; Lin C, 2022, 'Axonal excitability changes in children with spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen', Journal of Physiology, vol. 600, pp. 95 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP282249
    Journal articles | 2021
    Chen KA; Widger J; Teng A; Fitzgerald DA; D'Silva A; Farrar M, 2021, 'Real-world respiratory and bulbar comorbidities of SMA type 1 children treated with nusinersen: 2-Year single centre Australian experience', Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, vol. 39, pp. 54 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prrv.2020.09.002
    Journal articles | 2021
    Chou E; Lindeback R; D'Silva AM; Sampaio H; Neville K; Farrar MA, 2021, 'Growth and nutrition in pediatric neuromuscular disorders', Clinical Nutrition, vol. 40, pp. 4341 - 4348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.01.013
    Journal articles | 2021
    Kariyawasam D; D'silva A; Howells J; Herbert K; Geelan-Small P; Lin CSY; Farrar MA, 2021, 'Motor unit changes in children with symptomatic spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen', Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, vol. 92, pp. 78 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-324254
    Journal articles | 2021
    Kariyawasam DST; D'Silva AM; Vetsch J; Wakefield CE; Wiley V; Farrar MA, 2021, '“We needed this”: perspectives of parents and healthcare professionals involved in a pilot newborn screening program for spinal muscular atrophy', EClinicalMedicine, vol. 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100742
    Journal articles | 2020
    D'Silva A; Farrar MA, 2020, 'Personalized medicine for children with spinal muscular atrophy: Toward the holy grail', Muscle and Nerve, vol. 62, pp. 425 - 426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.27030
    Journal articles | 2020
    D'Silva AM; Hyett JA; Coorssen JR, 2020, 'First Trimester Protein Biomarkers for Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Birth: Identifying a Critical Need for More Rigorous Approaches to Biomarker Identification and Validation', Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, vol. 47, pp. 497 - 506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000504975
    Journal articles | 2020
    Kariyawasam DST; D’Silva A; Herbert K; Lin CSY; Geelan-Small P; Farrar MA, 2020, '7. Motor unit changes in children with spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen', Clinical Neurophysiology, vol. 131, pp. e3 - e4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.11.040
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wan HWY; Carey KA; D'Silva A; Vucic S; Kiernan MC; Kasparian NA; Farrar MA, 2020, 'Health, wellbeing and lived experiences of adults with SMA: A scoping systematic review', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, vol. 15, pp. 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-020-1339-3
    Journal articles | 2019
    Kariyawasam DST; D’silva A; Lin C; Ryan MM; Farrar MA, 2019, 'Biomarkers and the development of a personalized medicine approach in spinal muscular atrophy', Frontiers in Neurology, vol. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00898
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wan HWY; Carey KA; D'Silva A; Kasparian NA; Farrar MA, 2019, '"Getting ready for the adult world": How adults with spinal muscular atrophy perceive and experience healthcare, transition and well-being', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, vol. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-019-1052-2
    Journal articles | 2018
    D'Silva AM; Hyett JA; Coorssen JR, 2018, 'Proteomic analysis of first trimester maternal serum to identify candidate biomarkers potentially predictive of spontaneous preterm birth', Journal of Proteomics, vol. 178, pp. 31 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2018.02.002
    Journal articles | 2017
    D'Silva A; Fyfe R; Hyett J, 2017, 'First trimester prediction and prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes related to poor placentation', Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 29, pp. 367 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GCO.0000000000000420
    Journal articles | 2017
    D'Silva AM; Hyett JA; Coorssen JR, 2017, 'A routine 'top-down' approach to analysis of the human serum proteome', Proteomes, vol. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/proteomes5020013
    Journal articles | 2014
    Sabri A; Lai D; D'Silva A; Seeho S; Kaur J; Ng C; Hyett J, 2014, 'Differential placental gene expression in term pregnancies affected by fetal growth restriction and macrosomia', Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, vol. 36, pp. 173 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000360535
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kariyawasam D; D'Silva A; Farrar M; Shin-Yi Lin C, 2022, 'WE-149. Axonal excitability changes in children with spinal muscular atrophy treated with nusinersen', Clinical Neurophysiology, vol. 141, pp. S73 - S74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2022.07.193
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kariyawasam D; D’Silva A; Mowat D; Russell J; Sampaio H; Jones K; Taylor P; Farrar M, 2022, 'Incidence of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the modern era; an Australian study', European Journal of Human Genetics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41431-022-01138-2
  • Preprints |
    Kariyawasam DST; D'Silva AM; Vetsch J; Wakefield C; Wiley V; Farrar MA, <i>'We Needed This'</i>: Perspectives of Parents and Healthcare Professionals Involved in a Pilot Newborn Screening Program for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3682109
    Preprints |
    D'Silva AM; Sampaio H; Kariyawasam DST; Mowat D; Russell J; Junek Z; Jones KJ; Alexander IE; Best S; Wiley V; Farrar MA, Integrating a Pilot Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Into the Australian Public Healthcare System, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3814778

Development manager for the UNSW Paediatric Neurology Research Group. This role involves creating a multimedia platform for consumer engagement and philanthropy partnerships for recognition of neurological and neuromuscular disorders within SCHN and UNSW, driving peer exchange.

Key scientific leadership roles across national and international neurogenetic communities.

Part of the scientific workforce in the Childhood Dementia Initiative.