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Dr Julian Singer

Dr Julian Singer

Senior Lecturer

2022                       Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The University of Sydney

2019                       Master of Bioethics (MBioeth), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney

2017                       Fellow Royal Australian College of Medicine (FRACP) – Adult Medicine Division (Nephrology)

2010                       Bachelor of Medicine (BMed), University of Newcastle (NSW)

Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine

Julian Singer is the Director of Medical Student Education at the South West Sydney Clinical Campus and a Staff Specialist Renal and Transplant Physician with the South West Sydney Kidney Transplant Service (SWSKTS) and the Department of Renal Medicine at Liverpool Hospital.

From 2023 to 2025 he was the Academic Lead for Medical Education and Student Support at the Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, and the Renal Medicine Chair for the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.
E-mail
Julian.Singer@unsw.edu.au
Location
South West Sydney Clinical Campus
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Perkins GB; Tunbridge MJ; Chai CS; Hope CM; Yeow AEL; Salehi T; Singer J; Shi B; Masavuli MG; Mekonnen ZA; Garcia-Valtanen P; Kireta S; Johnston JK; Drogemuller CJ; Sim BZ; Spencer SM; Sallustio BC; Comerford I; Bouras G; Weiskopf D; Sette A; Aggarwal A; Milogiannakis V; Akerman A; Turville S; Hurtado PR; Ying T; Hissaria P; Barry SC; Chadban SJ; Grubor-Bauk B; Toby Coates P, 2025, 'mTOR Inhibitors and Vaccine Response in Kidney Transplant Recipients', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.0000000716
    Journal articles | 2024
    Singer J; Tunbridge MJ; Shi B; Perkins GB; Chai CS; Salehi T; Sim BZ; Kireta S; Johnston JK; Akerman A; Milogiannakis V; Aggarwal A; Turville S; Hissaria P; Ying T; Wu H; Grubor-Bauk B; Coates PT; Chadban SJ, 2024, 'Dietary Inulin to Improve SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Response in Kidney Transplant Recipients: The RIVASTIM-Inulin Randomised Controlled Trial', Vaccines, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12060608
    Journal articles | 2023
    Chadban SJ; Singer J; Coates PT, 2023, 'That sinking gut feeling: is transplant-induced dysbiosis contributing to allograft outcomes?', Kidney International, 103, pp. 454 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2022.11.022
    Journal articles | 2022
    Lai C; Chadban SJ; Loh YW; Kwan TKT; Wang C; Singer J; Niewold P; Ling Z; Spiteri A; Getts D; King NJC; Wu H, 2022, 'Targeting inflammatory monocytes by immune-modifying nanoparticles prevents acute kidney allograft rejection', Kidney International, 102, pp. 1090 - 1102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2022.06.024
    Journal articles | 2022
    Perkins G; Tunbridge M; Salehi T; Sheng Chai C; Hope CM; Garcia-Valtanen P; Singer JJ; Hurtado PR; Turville S; Hissaria P; Grubor-Bauk B; Barry SC; Chadban SJ; Coates AO T, 2022, '314.2: MTOR Inhibitors Promote Highly Functional T Cell Immunity in Kidney Transplant Recipients Vaccinated Against COVID-19', Transplantation, 106, pp. S223 - S223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0000886512.07666.7d
    Journal articles | 2022
    Perkins GB; Tunbridge M; Salehi T; Chai CS; Kireta S; Johnston J; Penko D; Nitschke J; Yeow AEL; Al-Delfi Z; Drogemuller CJ; Garcia-Valtanen P; Masavuli MG; Hope CM; Singer J; Aggarwal A; Ospina Stella A; Turville SG; Hurtado PR; Barry SC; Hissaria P; Grubor-Bauk B; Chadban SJ; Coates PT, 2022, 'Concurrent vaccination of kidney transplant recipients and close household cohabitants against COVID-19', Kidney International, 101, pp. 1077 - 1080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2022.02.015
    Journal articles | 2022
    Singer J; Aouad LJ; Wyburn K; Gracey DM; Ying T; Chadban SJ, 2022, 'The Utility of Pre- and Post-Transplant Oral Glucose Tolerance Tests: Identifying Kidney Transplant Recipients With or at Risk of New Onset Diabetes After Transplant', Transplant International, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ti.2022.10078
    Journal articles | 2022
    Singer J; Tunbridge M; Perkins GB; Salehi T; Ying T; Wu H; Coates PT; Chadban SJ, 2022, 'Rapamycin and inulin for third-dose vaccine response stimulation (RIVASTIM): Inulin - Study protocol for a pilot, multicentre, randomised, double-blinded, controlled trial of dietary inulin to improve SARS-CoV-2 vaccine response in kidney transplant recipients', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062747
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tunbridge M; Perkins GB; Singer J; Salehi T; Ying T; Grubor-Bauk B; Barry S; Sim B; Hissaria P; Chadban SJ; Coates PT, 2022, 'Rapamycin and inulin for booster vaccine response stimulation (RIVASTIM)—rapamycin: study protocol for a randomised, controlled trial of immunosuppression modification with rapamycin to improve SARS-CoV-2 vaccine response in kidney transplant recipients', Trials, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06634-w
    Journal articles | 2021
    Burgess A; Matar E; Roberts C; Haq I; Wynter L; Singer J; Kalman E; Bleasel J, 2021, 'Scaffolding medical student knowledge and skills: team-based learning (TBL) and case-based learning (CBL)', BMC Medical Education, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02638-3
    Journal articles | 2021
    Liu Y; Li YJ; Loh YW; Singer J; Zhu W; Macia L; Mackay CR; Wang W; Chadban SJ; Wu H, 2021, 'Fiber Derived Microbial Metabolites Prevent Acute Kidney Injury Through G-Protein Coupled Receptors and HDAC Inhibition', Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.648639
    Journal articles | 2021
    Singer J; Li YJ; Ying T; Aouad LJ; Gracey DM; Wyburn K; Macia L; Wu H; Chadban SJ, 2021, 'Protocol for a pilot single-centre, parallel-arm, randomised controlled trial of dietary inulin to improve gut health in solid organ transplantation: The DIGEST study', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049184
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lai C; Chadban S; Singer J; Loh YW; Niewold P; Getts D; King N; Wu H, 2020, 'TARGETING INFLAMMATORY MONOCYTES BY IMMUNE-MODIFYING NANOPARTICLES PREVENTS ACUTE KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION', Transplantation, 104, pp. S45 - S45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0000698480.25386.59
    Journal articles | 2020
    Li Y; Chen X; Kwan T; Loh Y; Singer J; Liu Y; Tan J; Macia L; Chadban S; Wu H, 2020, 'SAT-160 DIETARY FIBRE AND BACTERIAL SCFA MODULATE RENAL INFLAMMATION IN DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY THROUGH ACTIVATION OF G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTORS GPR43 AND GPR109A', Kidney International Reports, 5, pp. S68 - S69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2020.02.170
    Journal articles | 2020
    Li YJ; Chen X; Kwan TK; Loh YW; Singer J; Liu Y; Ma J; Tan J; Macia L; Mackay CR; Chadban SJ; Wu H, 2020, 'Dietary fiber protects against diabetic nephropathy through short-chain fatty acid-mediated activation of G protein-coupled receptors GPR43 and GPR109A', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 31, pp. 1267 - 1281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2019101029
    Journal articles | 2020
    Liu Y; LI Y; Loh YW; Singer J; Macia L; Chadban S; Wu H, 2020, 'SUN-040 MANIPULATING THE GUT MICROBIOME BY DIETARY FIBRE TO PREVENT FOLIC ACID INDUCED KIDNEY DISEASE', Kidney International Reports, 5, pp. S221 - S221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2020.02.563
    Journal articles | 2020
    Singer J; Wu H; Loh YW; Li YJ; Wang C; Tan J; Macia L; Kwan TK; Alexander SI; Chadban SJ, 2020, 'HIGH-FIBRE DIET REDUCES TRANSPLANT-ASSOCIATED DYSBIOSIS AND IMPROVES RENAL ALLOGRAFT SURVIVAL IN A MURINE MODEL OF KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION', Transplantation, 104, pp. S188 - S189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0000699324.20398.8c
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wu H; Singer J; Kwan TK; Loh YW; Wang C; Tan J; Li YJ; Lai SWC; Macia L; Alexander SI; Chadban SJ, 2020, 'Gut microbial metabolites induce donor-specific tolerance of kidney allografts through induction of T regulatory cells by short-chain fatty acids', Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 31, pp. 1445 - 1461, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2019080852
    Journal articles | 2019
    LI Y; Chen X; Kwan T; Loh Y; Singer J; Tan J; Macia L; Chadban S; Wu H, 2019, 'SUN-303 DIETARY MANIPULATION OF THE GUT MICROBIOTA REDUCES DIABETIC KIDNEY INJURY IN MICE', Kidney International Reports, 4, pp. S285 - S286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.709
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tangirala N; Singer J; Snelling P; Wyburn K; Chadban S; Aouad L; Gracey DM, 2018, 'Emphysematous pyelonpehritis in a dual kidney transplant recipient', Nephrology, 23, pp. 1064 - 1065, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.13258
  • Conference Papers | 2024
    Gilbert A; Chitsaz A; Zhu G; Singer JJ; Chadban SJ; Wu H, 2024, 'Dietary Fiber-Derived Microbial Metabolites Prevent Acute and Chronic Kidney Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury ( IRI) through G Protein-Coupled Receptor GPR43', in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, AMER SOC NEPHROLOGY, CA, San Diego, presented at Kidney Week, CA, San Diego, 24 October 2024 - 27 October 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2024y24q6grh
    Conference Papers | 2024
    Perkins G; Tunbridge MJ; Singer J; Chai CS; Shi B; Ying T; Chadban SJ; Coates A O PTH, 2024, 'Outcomes of the RIVASTIM: Rapamycin randomized controlled trial of immunosuppression modification to improve vaccine responses in kidney transplant recipients', in TRANSPLANTATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, TURKEY, Istanbul, pp. 349 - 349, presented at 30th International Congress of The Transplantation-Society (TTS), TURKEY, Istanbul, 22 September 2024 - 25 September 2024
    Conference Papers | 2024
    Perkins G; Tunbridge MJ; Singer J; Sheng Chai C; Shi B; Ying T; Chadban SJ; Coates Ao PTH, 2024, 'Outcomes of the RIVASTIM: Rapamycin randomized controlled trial of immunosuppression modification to improve vaccine responses in kidney transplant recipients', in TRANSPLANTATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0001066352.10840.01
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Wu H; Loh YW; Zhu W; Singer J; Chadban S, 2023, 'DIETARY FIBRE PROVIDES PROTECTION AGAINST KIDNEY ISCHEMIA REPERFUSION INJURY THROUGH MODULATION OF THE GUT MICROBIOTA', in NEPHROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 15 - 15
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Perkins G; Tunbridge M; Salehi T; Chai CS; Hope CM; Garcia-Valtanen P; Singer JJ; Hurtado PR; Turville S; Hissaria P; Grubor-Bauk B; Barry SC; Chadban SJ; Coates AOT, 2022, 'MTOR Inhibitors Promote Highly Functional T Cell Immunity in Kidney Transplant Recipients Vaccinated Against COVID-19', in TRANSPLANTATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. S223 - S223, presented at 29th International Congres of the Transplantation-Society (TTS), ELECTR NETWORK, 10 September 2022 - 14 September 2022
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Perkins GB; Tunbridge M; Salehi T; Chai C; Hope CM; Garcia-Valtanen P; Singer JJ; Hurtado PR; Barry SC; Grubor-Bauk B; Hissaria P; Chadban SJ; Coates P, 2022, 'Sirolimus Use is Associated with an Improved Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccination in Kidney Transplant Recipients', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, WILEY, pp. 873 - 873
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Tunbridge MJ; Perkins G; Salehi T; Grubor-Bauk B; Sim B; Ying T; Singer JJ; Barry SC; Hissaria P; Chadban S; Coates PT, 2022, 'A Prospective Randomised, Controlled Trial Switching Sirolimus for Mycophenolate to Enhance Immunological Responses to Third Dose COVID-19 Vaccination in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Poor Baseline Humoral Immunity', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, WILEY, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. 1095 - 1095, presented at American Transplant Congress (ATC), ELECTR NETWORK, 04 June 2022 - 08 June 2022
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Lai C; Chadban S; Singer J; Loh YW; Niewold P; Getts D; King N; Wu H, 2020, 'TARGETING INFLAMMATORY MONOCYTES BY IMMUNE-MODIFYING NANOPARTICLES PREVENTS ACUTE KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION', in TRANSPLANTATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. S45 - S45, presented at 28th International Congress of The-Transplantation-Society (TTS), ELECTR NETWORK, 13 September 2020 - 16 September 2020
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Singer J; Wu H; Loh YW; Li YJ; Wang C; Tan J; Macia L; Kwan TK; Alexander SI; Chadban SJ, 2020, 'HIGH-FIBRE DIET REDUCES TRANSPLANT-ASSOCIATED DYSBIOSIS AND IMPROVES RENAL ALLOGRAFT SURVIVAL IN A MURINE MODEL OF KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION', in TRANSPLANTATION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ELECTR NETWORK, pp. S188 - S189, presented at 28th International Congress of The-Transplantation-Society (TTS), ELECTR NETWORK, 13 September 2020 - 16 September 2020
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Singer JJ; Wu H; Kwan T; Loh Y; Wang C; Tan J; Macia L; Alexander S; Chadban S, 2019, 'High Fibre Diet Prevents Transplant-Associated Dysbiosis and Prevents Kidney Allograft Rejection.', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, WILEY, MA, Boston, pp. 476 - 477, presented at American Transplant Congress (ATC), MA, Boston, 01 June 2019 - 05 June 2019, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000474897601373&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

2023                       2023 MRFF Clinician Researchers: – Applied Research in Health (Co-Investigator)

“Repurposing mTOR inhibitors to boost vaccine responses in the immunocompromised and elderly”.

Targeted competition grant: > $1.3 million

2024                       President’s Prize Selection – Clinical Science

Early Career Research Award, The Transplant Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ)

 2023                       “Makers and Shapers Award” – Outstanding Research Team

                                Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney

 2020                       Winner – NSW Has “Scientific” Talent, Early Career Researchers Abstract Competition

 2019                       President’s Prize Selection – Basic Science

Early Career Research Award, The Transplant Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ)

 2018                       Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Renal Medicine, The University of Sydney