Ms Deeksha Sharma

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Medicine

College of Health


Deeksha Sharma is a PhD Candidate with the Stroke Research Programme at the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and the University of Adelaide. Her research focuses on investigating proteomic and lipidomic biomarkers for the diagnosis of transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) in order to reduce the risk of ischaemic stroke. This project is being conducted within a multidisciplinary team and is based at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Deeksha is primarily interested in the clinical translation of research in cerebrovascular disease.

Date Position Institution name
2022 - ongoing Clinical Trials Research Associate South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
2021 - 2021 Tutor The University of Adelaide
2021 - 2022 Research Scientist Flinders Medical Centre, Southern Adelaide Health Network

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2022 Award Stroke Society of Australasia Bursary Award Stroke Society of Australasia Australia -
2022 Award Adelaide Medical School HDR Travel Award The University of Adelaide Australia -

Language Competency
French Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
German Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
Hindi Can read, speak and understand spoken

Date Institution name Country Title
2021 - 2024 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Medicine
2020 - 2020 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health & Medical Science (Honours)
2018 - 2018 University of Sussex United Kingdom Cellular & Cancer Biology
2018 - 2018 University of Sussex United Kingdom Film Analysis
2018 - 2018 University of Sussex United Kingdom Developmental Psychology
2017 - 2023 The University of Adelaide Australia Diploma of Languages (French)
2017 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Psychological Science & Neuroscience

Date Title Institution Country
Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program Joanna Briggs Institute Australia
Investigator & Site Personnel Good Clinical Practice Training SA Health Australia

Date Title Institution name Country
Introduction to Machine Learning The University of Adelaide -

Year Citation
2022 Sharma, D., Rao, S., Snel, M., Lau, S., Edwards, S., Mahadevan, J., . . . Koblar, S. (2022). FAST-IT: Finding A Simple Test In TIA (Transient Ischaemic Attack): A pilot study at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE Vol. 17 (pp. 33-34). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2021 Sharma, D., Koblar, S. A., & Hamilton-Bruce, M. A. (2021). Biomarkers for Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIAs): A review. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE Vol. 16 (pp. 28). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2021 - ongoing Member Australian Society of Medical Research SA State Committee Australian Society of Medical Research Australia
2021 - ongoing Member SAHMRI Students Association South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2021 - ongoing Member United Nations Association of Australia Australia
2021 - ongoing Member Stroke Society of Australasia Australia

Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
2022 - ongoing FAST-IT: Find A Simple Test In TIA - A pilot study at the Royal Adelaide Hospital - Stroke Society of Australasia New Zealand
2021 - ongoing Biomarkers for Transient Ischaemic Attacks:A Review Stroke Society of Australasia Conference 2021 Stroke Society of Australasia -
2021 - ongoing FAST-IT: to Find A Simple Test In TIA Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute Australia

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