Samuel Tu

Samuel Tu

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences


Samuel Tu is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders at the University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital. His thesis and research interests focus on characterising the cardiometabolic, genetic and lifestyle risk factors that are important in the development of cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, and the prognostic implications of these risk factors in patients with arrhythmias. He is supervised by A/Prof Christopher Wong, Dr Celine Gallagher and Prof Prashanthan Sanders and is supported by the prestigious NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship.

Samuel is also a Basic Physician Trainee at the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network in South Australia. In 2020, he completed an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences and was awarded the University Medal.

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2022 - ongoing Clinical Lecturer University of Adelaide
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2020 Scholarship Adelaide Medical School Honours Research Scholarship The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2020 Scholarship RAH Research Committee Honours Scholarship RAH Research Committee Australia -
    2020 Award The Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours) - Dux The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2020 Award University Medal University of Adelaide Australia -
  • Language Competencies

    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2021 - 2025 The University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy
    2020 - 2020 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours)
    2015 - 2021 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  • Research Interests

 
Research Funding
Year Title and Source Position Amount
2022 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postgraduate Scholarship CIA $77,360
  • Memberships

    Date Role Membership Country
    2021 - ongoing Member Heart Rhythm Society United States
    2020 - ongoing Member International Society for Heart Research United States
    2020 - ongoing Member Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Australia
  • Review, Assessment, Editorial and Advice

    Date Title Type Institution Country
    2021 - ongoing Journal of the American Heart Association Peer Review American Heart Association United States
    2021 - ongoing Heart, Lung and Circulation Peer Review Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand -
    2020 - ongoing BMJ Open Peer Review BMJ United Kingdom
    2020 - ongoing Heart Rhythm Peer Review Heart Rhythm Society United States
    2020 - ongoing American Journal of Cardiology Peer Review Elsevier United States
    2020 - ongoing International Journal of Cardiology Peer Review Elsevier -
    2020 - ongoing BMC Cardiovascular Disorders Peer Review BioMed Central United Kingdom

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