Prof Jennifer Couper
Head, Discipline of Paediatrics
School of Medicine
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Prof Jenny Couper is an active clinician as a paediatric endocrinologist and is Head of the Discipline of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide and was Head of the Diabetes and Endocrinology Department, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, SA from 2001 to 2021. Her clinical research has focused on two areas in type 1 diabetes: the prevention of type 1 diabetes, and the prevention of cardiovascular complications in children with type 1 diabetes. She leads the first investigations of the prenatal and early origins of childhood type 1 diabetes (the ENDIA study www.endia.org.au), is an Australian lead in prevention of insulin production trials, and has refined early biomarkers and strategies to reduce cardiovascular disease. She was an elected member of the Advisory Council of the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) and is a lead author of national and international guidelines for the management of type 1 diabetes. Since 2024, Prof Couper has also led the Breakthrough T1D national monitoring program for early type 1 diabetes in children and is a co-chair of the ISPAD international working group for early type 1 diabetes.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2017 | Chair, Faculty of Health Sciences Board | University of Adelaide |
| 2015 - 2017 | Deputy Executive Dean | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| 2013 - ongoing | Member of Executive | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| 2007 - 2015 | Deputy Head, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Health Sciences | University of Adelaide |
| 2007 - 2013 | Head | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| 2006 - ongoing | McGregor Reid Professor of Paediatrics and Head of Discipline of Paediatrics | University of Adelaide, Adelaide |
| 2002 - 2021 | Head of Diabetes and Endocrinology Department | Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide |
| 1991 - ongoing | Paediatric Endocrinologist | Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide |
| 1991 - ongoing | Honorary Visiting Paediatric Endocrinologist | Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Award | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Luminary Award | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Australia | - |
| 2019 | Award | Adelaide Medical School’s Research Award | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2018 | Award | Robinson Research Institute Director’s Award | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2014 | Award | RACP Mentor of the Year Award nominee | Royal Australasian College of Physicians | Australia | - |
| 2014 | Award | School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health Service Award | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2013 | Award | Healthy Development Adelaide Research | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2012 | Award | Professor Derek Frewin Citation in Clinical Teaching | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2010 | Award | Ray Williams Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence: Australasian Paediatric Endocrinology Group (APEG) | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 1989 | Award | Toronto, Canada - Diabetes Research Award | - | Canada | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | University of Melbourne, Melbourne | Australia | MD |
| 1985 | Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Sydney | Australia | FRACP |
| 1978 | University of Otago, Dunedin | New Zealand | MBChB |
| Date | Title | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 - 1989 | Hospital for Sick Children Research Foundation Fellowship | Hospital for Sick Children | Canada |
| 1984 - 1986 | NZ Medical Research Council Overseas Research Fellowship | NZ Medical Research Council | New Zealand |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Walker, G., Mallitt, K. -A., Sevendal, A., Ward, E., Caguicla, J., Naing, Z., . . . Rawlinson, W. (2024). No increased risk of islet autoimmunity following SARS-CoV-2 infection in ENDIA children. In HORMONE RESEARCH IN PAEDIATRICS Vol. 97 (pp. 198). KARGER. |
| 2024 | Phillip, M., Achenbach, P., Albanese-O'Neill, A., Addala, A., Battelino, T., Bell, K., . . . Dimeglio, L. (2024). SUMMARY OF THE CONSENSUS MONITORING GUIDANCE FOR PRESYMPTOMATIC TYPE 1 DIABETES. In DIABETES TECHNOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS Vol. 26 (pp. A5-A7). MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC. |
| 2023 | Sullivan, M., Pham, U., McCarthy, D., Flemming, N., Fotheringham, A., Chandrashekar, P., . . . Forbes, J. (2023). YOUTH WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES AT HIGHER RISK OF DEVELOPING DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE HAVE ALTERATIONS IN THEIR URINE AND PLASMA METABOLOMIC AND MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PROFILES. In NEPHROLOGY Vol. 28 (pp. 28-29). WILEY. |
| 2023 | Thomson, R. L., Brown, J. D., Oakey, H., Penno, M. A. S., Battersby, R., Ashwood, P., . . . Couper, J. J. (2023). A comparison of lifestyle during pregnancy against Australian recommendations of women with and without type 1 diabetes from the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity study. In PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY Vol. 82 (pp. 1 page). CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. DOI |
| 2022 | Haynes, A., Tully, A., Smith, G. J., Penno, M. A. S., Craig, M. E., Wentworth, J. M., . . . Davis, E. A. (2022). Continuous glucose monitoring identifies early dysglycaemia in very young children at risk of type 1 diabetes being followed in the Australian ENDIA pregnancy cohort study. In DIABETOLOGIA Vol. 65 (pp. S173-S174). SWEDEN, Stockholm: SPRINGER. |
| 2019 | Haynes, A., Giles, L., Penno, M., Thomson, R., McGorm, K., Colman, P., . . . ENDIA Study Group. (2019). Cohort profile: the Australia-wide environmental determinants of islet autoimmunity (ENDIA) study. In Diabetologia Vol. 62 (pp. S139-S140). Barcelona, Spain: Springer. |
| 2018 | Schwandt, A., Foster, N., Phelan, H., Steigleder-Schweiger, C., Wu, M., Couper, J. J., . . . Craig, M. E. (2018). BMI z-score trajectories in youth with type 1 diabetes: an international analysis from Australia, Germany/Austria and USA. In DIABETOLOGIA Vol. 61 (pp. S140). Berlin, GERMANY: SPRINGER. |
| 2018 | Drogemuller, C., Radford, T., Russell, C., Chen, J., Khurana, S., Torpy, D., . . . Coates, T. (2018). Australian Experience of Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto Transplant (TPIAT) Utilizing a Remote Isolation Center. In TRANSPLANTATION Vol. 102 (pp. S745). Madrid, SPAIN: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. DOI |
| 2018 | Maftei, O., Couper, J., Anderson, J., Ricci, P., Gent, R., Giles, L., & Pena, A. (2018). Persistent Beneficial Effects of Metformin in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Adelaide Metformin Randomized Controlled Trial Follow Up. In HORMONE RESEARCH IN PAEDIATRICS Vol. 90 (pp. 66-67). KARGER. |
| 2018 | Harbison, J. E., Roth-Schulze, A. J., Barry, S. C., Tran, C. D., Ngui, K., Penno, M. A., . . . Couper, J. (2018). Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis and Increased Intestinal Permeability in Australian Children with Islet Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes. In DIABETES Vol. 67 (pp. 2 pages). Orlando, FL: AMER DIABETES ASSOC. DOI WoS2 |
| 2017 | Kim, K. W., Allen, D. W., Briese, T., Pang, C. N., Jain, K., Horton, J. L., . . . Craig, M. E. (2017). Gut Virome Dynamics during Pregnancy in Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes. In Abstracts of the 77th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, as published in Diabetes Vol. 66 (pp. LB192). San Diego, CA: American Diabetes Association. |
| 2017 | Thomson, R., Penno, M. A., Battersby, R., & Couper, J. (2017). Are pregnant women meeting the Australian dietary guidelines? A comparison of women with and without Type 1 diabetes. In Journal of Nutrition and Intermediary Metabolism Vol. 8 (pp. 76-77). Melbourne: Elsevier. DOI |
| 2016 | Mohandas, A., Hill, D., Hope, C., Pederson, S., Walsh, J., Grose, R., . . . Barry, S. C. (2016). A new biomarker of stable regulatory T cell function which has diagnostic utility in type 1 diabetes. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY Vol. 46 (pp. 748). Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: WILEY-BLACKWELL. |
| 2008 | Harrington, J., Pena, A., Gent, R., Piotto, L., Hirte, C., & Couper, J. (2008). Aortic intima media thickness is a more sensitive marker of early atheroscierosis than carotid intima media thickness in children with type I diabetes. In HORMONE RESEARCH Vol. 70 (pp. 27). KARGER. |
| 1988 | COOK, J. J., HUDSON, I., HARRISON, L. C., DEAN, B., COLMAN, P. J., WERTHER, G. A., . . . COURT, J. M. (1988). A DOUBLE-BLIND CONTROLLED TRIAL OF AZATHIAPRINE IN CHILDREN WITH NEWLY-DIAGNOSED TYPE-I DIABETES. In DIABETES Vol. 37 (pp. A9). AMER DIABETES ASSOC. WoS1 |
| 1987 | COOK, J. J., HUDSON, I., HARRISON, L. C., DEAN, B., COLMAN, P. J., WERTHER, G. A., . . . COURT, J. M. (1987). A DOUBLE-BLIND CONTROLLED TRIAL OF AZATHIOPRINE IN CHILDREN WITH NEWLY-DIAGNOSED TYPE-1 (INSULIN-DEPENDENT) DIABETES. In DIABETOLOGIA Vol. 30 (pp. A509). SPRINGER VERLAG. WoS1 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Sullivan, M., Mccarthy, D., Flemming, N., Chandrashekar, P., Hodson, M., Fotheringham, A., . . . Forbes, J. (2022). MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION ALIGNS WITH RISK FOR DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN YOUTH WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES. Poster session presented at the meeting of NEPHROLOGY. WILEY. |
| 2020 | Mccole, J., Couper, M., Moore, D., Khurana, S., Chen, J., Drogemuller, C., . . . Couper, R. (2020). South Australian experience with pediatric total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation for <i>PRSS1</i>-associated hereditary pancreatitis. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. WILEY. |
| 2019 | Ports, E., Pena, A., Allen, G., Gue, S., & Couper, J. (2019). Periodontal disease relates to diabetes control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Poster session presented at the meeting of HORMONE RESEARCH IN PAEDIATRICS. KARGER. |
| 2018 | Ellison, S. C., Khurana, S., Coates, P. I., Radford, A., Drogemuller, C., Chen, J., . . . Couper, R. T. L. (2018). Total pancreatectomy and autoislet transplantation in South Australian pediatric patients. Poster session presented at the meeting of JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. WILEY. |
| 2018 | Wu, M., Phelan, H., Schwandt, A., Foster, N. C., Couper, J., Steigleder-Schweiger, C., . . . Craig, M. E. (2018). BMI Z-Score Trajectories in Youth with T1D-An International Comparison. Poster session presented at the meeting of DIABETES. Orlando, FL: AMER DIABETES ASSOC. DOI |
| 2017 | Forbes, J., Flemming, N., Mccarthy, D., Boot, K., De Silva, N., Gallo, L., . . . O'Moore-Sullivan, T. (2017). Mitochondrial dysfunction defines a population of young people with type 1 diabetes at risk of kidney disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), as published in Nephrology. Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory: Wiley-Blackwell. DOI |
| 2017 | Adams, L., Thomson, R., Couper, J., Anderson, J., Maftei, O., Giles, L., & Pena, A. S. (2017). Australian children with type 1 diabetes consume high sodium and high saturated fat diets: longitudinal comparison with national and international guidelines. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 10th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology, as published in Hormone Research in Paediatrics. Washington, DC: Karger. DOI |
| 2017 | Leggett, C., Anderson, J., Couper, J., Doogue, M., Giles, L., & Pena, A. S. (2017). METFORMIN LEVELS AND ADHERENCE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES ENROLLED IN A 12 MONTH RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Poster session presented at the meeting of HORMONE RESEARCH IN PAEDIATRICS. KARGER. |
| 2017 | Forbes, J., Flemming, N., McCarthy, D., Boot, K., D'Silva, N., Gallo, L., . . . O'Moore-Sullivan, T. (2017). Mitochondrial dysfunction defines a population of young people with type 1 diabetes at risk of kidney disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD 2017), as published in Diabetologia. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. DOI |
| 2014 | Anderson, J. J. A., Leggett, C., Couper, J., & Pen, A. (2014). Adherence Is Suboptimal in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Participating in a Clinical Trial. Poster session presented at the meeting of ENDOCRINE REVIEWS. ENDOCRINE SOC. |
| 2014 | Anderson, J. J. A., Maftei, O., John, A., Couper, J., Olds, T., & Pena, A. (2014). Children with Type 1 Diabetes Meet Recommendations for Physical Activity but Not Sleep Duration. Poster session presented at the meeting of ENDOCRINE REVIEWS. ENDOCRINE SOC. |
| 2012 | Willoughby, S., van den Heuvel, C., Chin, A., Hodge, G., Worthley, M., Couper, J., . . . Kennedy, D. (2012). Impact of sleep disordered breathing on endothelial function, platelet aggregation and inflammation in children. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts from the American Heart Association 2012 Scientific Sessions and Resuscitation Science Symposium, as published in Circulation. Los Angeles, California: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | McGorm, K. J., Brown, J. D., Thomson, R. L., Oakey, H., Moore, B., Hendry, A. B., . . . Penno, M. A. S. (2021). A long-term evaluation of Facebook for recruitment and retention in the ENDIA type 1 diabetes pregnancy-birth cohort study (Preprint). DOI |
Grants and Funding
| Year | Authors | Title | Granting Body | Funding |
| 2024 | Thomson R, Couper JJ, Oakley H, Hamilton-Williams E, Harrison L, Gao, Y | When is the critical window to intervene in early life to reduce the impact of overweight on the risk of type 1 diabetes? | Diabetes SA Research Grants | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Penno M, Couper JJ, Wentworth J, Oakey H, Rankin W | Investigating the utility of urine C-peptide in early-stage T1D | JDRFA T1DCRN and Helmsley Charitable Trust Partnership | $139,422 |
| 2024 | Couper JJ, Penno M, Oakey H, Wayne R, Linke R, Wentworth J, Haynes A | Pancreatic exocrine function and the progression to type 1 diabetes in young children in ENDIA | Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust - Research Grant | $316,027 |
| 2024 | Couper JJ. et al | Expanded data mining of accumulated functional genomics data for identifying mechanistic biomarkers informative of T1D risk and prevention | Breakthrough T1D | $660,689 |
| 2024 | Couper JJ. et al | High-resolution, virome-wide infection analysis in type 1 diabetes birth cohorts | NIH | $5,189,862 |
| 2024 | Penno M, Couper JJ, Danska J | Characterising viruses that promote the development of type 1 diabetes | NHMRC - European Union Collaborative Research Grants | $499,999 |
| 2023 | Couper JJ. et al | Establishing immune, endocrine, and exocrine signatures of type 1 diabetes progression in longitudinally sampled peripheral blood from the ENDIA nested case control study | JDRFA T1DCRN and Helmsley Charitable Trust Partnership | $226,897 |
| 2023 | Penno M, Johnson R, Simon B, Couper JJ | Epigenomic Mechanisms of the Maternal Protection in Type 1 Diabetes | JDRFA T1DCRN and Helmsley Charitable Trust Partnership | $ US 96684 |
| 2023 | Penno M, Couper JJ, Craig M, Wentworth J, Colman P, Harrison L, Davis E, Haynes A, Harris M, Soldatos G, Oakey H, Sinnott R, Thomson R, McGorm K, Vuillermin P, Huynh T, Tye-Din J, Hamilton-Williams E | ENDIA Follow Up 2023 - 2025 | Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust - Research Grant | $8,977,647 |
| 2022 | Couper JJ, Haynes A, Davis E, Penno M | Continuous glucose monitoring assessments of ENDIA Children | Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust - Research Grant | $ US 163841 |
| 2021 | Penno M, Couper JJ, Oakey H, Thomson R, Ashwood P, Brown J, Sinnott R, Harrison L, Coleman P. Wentworth J, Soldatos G, Vuillermin P, Craig <. Rawlinson W, Harris M, Davis E, Hayns A | ENDIA Expanded Support | Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust - Research Grant | $ US 1428543 |
| 2021 | Penno M, Couper JJ, Harrison L, Craig M, Oakey H, Kim K, William R, Morahan G | ENDIA Science Continuation | Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust - Research Grant | $2,043,261 |
| 2021 | Barry S, Wong Y, Pennp M, Sadlon T, Couper JJ, Breen J, Oakey H | Using 3D genomics to functionally connect genetic risk of Type 1 diabetes to the genes that drive loss of immune tolerance | JDRFA - Research Grants | $505,085 |
| 2021 | Penno M, Couper JJ, Wentworth J, Knight E, Harrison L | Associations between islet autoimmunity risk in early childhood and plasma proteins, cytokines and lipids of mother-infant dyads participating in the ENDIA study: a nested case-control study | JDRFA Early-Mid Career Science Accelerator Awards Hemsley Charitable Trust Partnership | $212,063 |
| 2020-2022 | Couper JJ, Harrison L, Craig M, Penno M, Colman P, Morahan G, Wentworth J, Rawlinson W, Giles L, Barry S. | The Environmental determinants of islet autoimmunity (ENDIA) | JDRFA CRN, and HELMSLEY charitable trust, USA | $ US 8.2M |
| 2019 | Couper J, Harrison L, Craig M, Penno M, Colman P, Morahan G, Wentworth J, Rawlinson W, Giles L, Barry S. | The Environmental determinants of islet autoimmunity (ENDIA) | JDRFA CRN, JDRFI and HELMSLEY charitable trust, USA | $ 3.96 M |
| 2018-2019 | Couper J, Giles L | The impact of overweight on cardiovascular risk in type 1 diabetes | Channel 7 research foundation | $75,000.00 |
| 2015-2019 | Couper J, Harrison L, Craig M , Colman P, Morahan G, Wentworth J, Rawlinson W, Papenfuss A, Giles L, DoddJ | Protection of the pancreatic beta cell | NHMRC JDRF Centre of Research Excellence # 1078106 | $ 2.5M |
| 2015-2019 | Couper J, Harrison L, Craig M, Colman P, Morahan G, Wentworth J, Rawlinson W, Papenfuss A, Giles L, DoddJ | The Environmental determinants of islet autoimmunity (ENDIA) | JDRF/ARC CRN and HELMSLEY charitable trust, USA | $ US 8.0 M |
| 2015-2017 | CID | Cystic Fibrosis - Insulin Deficiency, Early Action (CF-IDEA) | NHMRC # 1067807 | $182,000.00 |
| 2015-2016 | Couper J, Horowitz M, Rayner C | Role of exenatide in postprandial glycaemia in CFRD | Channel 7 Foundation | $72,000.00 |
| 2013-2016 | Couper JJ, Craig M, Colman P, Baghurst P, Rawlinson W, Jones T, Cotterill A, Harrison L | Early Environmental determinants of type 1 diabetes | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International # 17-2013-526 | $US496,000 |
| 2013 | Phillips J, Barry S, Couper J | Does the gut microbiome drive the development of type 1 diabetes? | Pfizer APEC | $55,000.00 |
| 2013 | Phillips J, Barry S, Couper J | Does the gut microbiome drive the development of type 1 diabetes? | Channel 7 Foundation | $72,000.00 |
| 2012 | Perano S, Couper J | Incretin release and post prandial glycaemia in cystic fibrosis related diabetes | Pfizer APEC | $55,000.00 |
| 2012-2015 | Couper JJ, Craig M, Colman P, Baghurst P, Rawlinson W, Jones T, Cotterill A | Early Environmental determinants of type 1 diabetes | NHMRC # 1025083 | $1.02 M |
| 2012-2013 | Couper JJ | Does metformin improve vascular health in adolescents with T1D | Diabetes Australia Research Trust | $50,000.00 |
| 2011-2012 | Couper JJ | Does metformin improve vascular health in adolescents with T1D | WCH Foundation | $50,000.00 |
| 2010-2013 | Donahue K, Jones T, Couper JJ | Intervention to reduce retinopathy and early adverse retinal microvascular changes in type 1 diabetes | NHMRC # 632521 | $1,250,000.00 |
| 2010 | Barry S, Couper JJ | T regulatory cells in preclinical and clinical type 1 diabetes | $50,000.00 | |
| 2010 | Pena A Couper JJ | What is the minimal dose of folate required to normalise vascular function? | WCH Foundation | $50,000.00 |
| 2008-2011 | Couper JJ, Wiltshire EJ | Defining vascular health and modifiable risk factors over time in childhood | NHMRC #519245 | $309,600.00 |
| 2008 | Couper JJ, Fairchild J, Tham J | Does glucose variability predict vascular function in children with type 1 diabetes | Diabetes Australia Research Trust | $48,000.00 |
| 2007-2009 | Kennedy D, Couper JJ,van der Heuvel C, Martin J | Does adenotonsillectomy change vascular function in children with sleep breathing disorders? | NHMRC # 453637 | 2007- $172,575; 2008-$122,575; 2009-$201,825 |
| 2007-2009 | A Ferrante, C Hii and J Couper | Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid analogues in the treatment of diabetic complications | NHMRC | 2007-$133,950; 2008-$133,950; 2009 $133,950 |
| 2007-2008 | Couper JJ Kennedy DJ Van den Heuvel C, Martin J | Vascular function in children with sleep breathing disorders and the effect of adenotonsillectomy | National Heart Foundation of Australia | $124,416.00 |
| 2007 | Couper JJ, Wiltshire EJ | Peripubertal change in vascular function in children with diabetes and obesity | Diabetes Australia Research Trust | $48,000.00 |
| 2006 | Couper JJ, Wiltshire E | Effect of folate on early atherosclerosis in childhood | WCH Research Foundation | $48,000.00 |
| 2006 | Couper JJ, Wiltshire E | Effect of folate on early atherosclerosis in childhood | Diabetes Australia Research Trust | $45,000.00 |
| 2006 | Barry S, Zola H, Couper JJ, Roberton DM | Characterization of human Cord Blood regulatory T cells for autoimmune disease diagnosis | Channel 7 Research Foundation | $48,000.00 |
| 2005-2007 | Trialnet Asia Pacifc Consortium | Natural history and genetic studies of type 1diabetes | NIH , US grant to our centre | $ 38,000 per annum |
| 2005-2006 | Ferrante A, Hii C, Poulos A Couper JJ | Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid mimetics which target protein kinase C beta mediated disease | WCH Research Foundation | $45,000.00 |
| 2004 | Couper JJ, Wiltshire EJ | Effect of folate and B6 on vascular function in children with type 1 diabetes | B1 grant (Health Research Development Award) , University of Adelaide | $12,000.00 |
| 2002-2003 | Couper JJ | The effect of folate and vitamin B6 on endothelial function in type 1 diabetes | WCH Foundation & Diabetes Australia | $80,000.00 |
| 2002-2003 | Couper JJ | Folate supplementation in children with type 1 diabetes | Channel 7 Research Foundation | $32,000.00 |
| 2001-2003 | Robinson JS, Couper JJ, Hillier J, Crowther CA | Is insulin sensitivity in children and their mothers programmed by maternal blood glucose | NHMRC # 157935 | $415,000.00 |
| 2001-2002 | Couper JJ, Brewster D, Colman P | Relationship of intestinal permeability to islet autoimmunity | WCH Research Foundation | $90,000.00 |
| 2000-2002 | Couper JJ, Wiltshire E | Homocysteine Metabolism in Children with Type 1 Diabetes | Channel 7 Research Foundation | $32,000 per annum |
| 2000 | APEG Register Study Group | National Diabetes Register for Type 1 Diabetes | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | $14,000.00 |
| 2000 | Robinson JS, Couper JJ, Hillier J, Crowther CA | Is insulin sensitivity in children and their mothers programmed by maternal blood glucose | Channel 7 Research Foundation | $35,000 per annum |
| 1999-2001 | Sawyer M, Couper JJ, Baghurst P | Family and Environmental Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Children with Chronic Disease | NHMRC | $78,000 per year |
| 1999-2000 | Wiltshire E, Couper JJ | Homocysteine Metabolism in Children with Type 1 Diabetes | Novo Nordisk Research Grant AZA Australian Research Award |
$10,000.00 $14,800.00 |
| 1998 | Harrison LC, Couper JJ, Colman PG | Intervention Trials in Preclinical Diabetes | Diabetes Australia: National Strategy Plan | $30,000.00 |
| 1997-1999 | Couper JJ, Sawyer M | Ambulatory Intervention in Adolescents with Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes | National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | $48,000.00 |
| 1997-1998 | Couper JJ | Trial of Mucosa Mediated Immune Tolerance in Subjects at Risk of Type 1 Diabetes | WCH Research Foundation Channel 7 Research Foundation |
$35,000.00 $35,000 per year |
| 1996-1997 | Couper JJ, Sawyer M | Ambulatory Intervention in Adolescents with Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes | Diabetes Australia Research Trust | $32,000.00 |
| 1996 | Couper JJ | Perinatal Changes in Hepatocyte Growth Factor | Novo Nordisk Australian Research Grant | $10,000.00 |
| 1996 | Couper JJ | Prospective Study of Children at Increased Risk of Type 1 Diabetes | Diabetes Australia Research Trust | $32,000.00 |
| 1993-1995 | Couper JJ, Colman PG | Prospective Immunological Study of Infants at Increased Risk of Type 1 Diabetes | Variety Club of SA | $24,000.00 |
| 1993 | Couper JJ | Lipoprotein(a): Changes During Puberty | WCH Research Foundation | $35,000.00 |
| 1992 | Couper JJ | Immunological Changes in Preclinical Diabetes | Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Australia | $34,000.00 |
| 1990 | Colman PG, Couper JJ, Harrison LC | Prospective Study of Family Members with a First Degree Relative with Type 1 Diabetes | Victorian Health Promotion | $38,000.00 |
| 1988 | Couper JJ | ACE Inhibition in Children with Microalbuminuria | Bristol Myer Squibb | $24,000.00 |
| 1987 | Couper JJ | Microalbuminuria in Children with Type 1 Diabetes | HSC Research Foundation, Toronto | $30,000.00 |
Teaching
- Primary supervisor for 12 post graduate students training in paediatric endocrinology (SAC RACP) and completing a higher research degree
- Director of MBBS student training in paediatrics, University of Adelaide 2006-2014
- Lead examiner , MBBS year 5 Paediatrics : 2006-current
- >20 years experience in under graduate and post graduate teaching and training in paediatrics
- Member of curriculum committees for the University of Adelaide and the SAC Endocrinology, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Undergraduate
| 1991- | Tutorials and lectures to student nurses, student dietitians, and student podiatrists (University of South Australia) |
| 1991 - current | Women’s and Children's Hospital, Adelaide: includes tutorials, lectures (endocrinology, general paediatrics), clinical ward and outpatient teaching (total of 50 hours per annum of direct contact teaching: bedside, tutorial and lecture; and approximately 150 hours per annum of University of Adelaide and Flinders University medical students’ attendance at my outpatient clinics), written, viva and OSCE examination of Year V and Year VI medical students, University of Adelaide |
| 1984-1986 &1990 | Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne |
| 1987-1989 | Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto |
| 1984 | St Mary's Hospital, London |
Curriculum Development
| 2014-current | Chair, Paediatric Mental Health Unit, SA |
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2004-2005 & 2009-2011 |
Health Science in the MBBS curriculum, University of Adelaide Curriculum Subcommittee |
| 2007 | Development of the RACP curriculum in advanced training in paediatric endocrinology |
| 1999 |
Child Health Concepts and Endocrinology Concepts for 2000 curriculum for Medical School, University of Adelaide Development of the RACP guidelines for advanced training in paediatric endocrinology |
Postgraduate
| 1991-2007 |
Women’s and Children's Hospital, WCHN, SA: includes tutorials and clinical case teaching to registrars in training Diploma of Child Health, South Australia: lecturer and examiner |
| 1997-2006 | Paediatric Endocrinology Representative, Specialist Advisory |
| 1999-2005 |
Committee in Endocrinology, Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
| 1998-2000 | Post Graduate RACP Mentor Programme |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Assessing infant feeding practices and diet in children at risk of developing type 1 diabetes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Shabnam Salekzamani |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Assessing infant feeding practices and diet in children at risk of developing type 1 diabetes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Shabnam Salekzamani |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | The Exocrine Pancreas in the Progression to Type 1 Diabetes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Madeleine Victoria Hall |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | The Exocrine Pancreas in the Progression to Type 1 Diabetes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Madeleine Victoria Hall |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Shaping future practice in acute exacerbations of asthma for children: An exploration of the utility of asthma scores. |
Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Charmaine Gray |
| 2015 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Targeting Postprandial Hyperglycaemia with Exenatide in Young People with Cystic Fibrosis | Master of Philosophy (Medical Science) | Master | Part Time | Ms Myfanwy Geyer |
| 2014 - 2015 | Principal Supervisor | Gastric emptying and its relationship with postprandial glycaemic control in young people with cystic fibrosis and type 1 diabetes | Master of Philosophy (Medical Science) | Master | Full Time | Mrs Shiree Perano |
| 2014 - 2016 | Co-Supervisor | Assessing the Impact of Maternal Omega-3 LCPUFA DHA on the Body Composition of Children at 7 Years of Age using Air Displacement Plethysmography (ADP) | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dr Katie Wood |
| 2013 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | DOES THE GUT MICROBIOME DRIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TYPE 1 DIABETES? Type 1 diabetes and the gut (TIGs) cohort | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Jessica Emily Harbison |
| 2011 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Vascular health in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: The influence of exercise, diet, and metformin | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Jemma Jay Angela Anderson |
| 2010 - 2014 | Principal Supervisor | Monitoring of vascular health in children at risk for atherosclerosis | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Jennifer Jean Harrington |
| 2003 - 2008 | Principal Supervisor | Vascular Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Function in Children at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and the Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | APrf Alexia Pena Vargas |
| 2003 - 2010 | Principal Supervisor | The Effect of Folate and Vitamin B6 on Endothelial Function in Children with Type 1 Diabetes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Dr Karen MacKenzie |
| 2002 - 2004 | Co-Supervisor | TARGETING PKC AND NFkB BY POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID MIMETICS IN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY | Master of Medical Science | Master | Full Time | Dr Elaine Bing-Ai Tham |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 - ongoing | Principal Supervisor | Metformin in type 1 diabetes | University of Adelaide | - | Doctorate | - | Dr Jemma Anderson |
| Date | Role | Board name | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - ongoing | Member | Advisory Council | International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes ( ISPAD) | Germany |
| 2013 - ongoing | Member | Robinson Institute Executive | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | WCH Medical Council - Academic Representative | Women’s and Children’s Hospital & The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | WCH Statewide Research Ethics Committee - Research Integrity Officer | Women’s and Children’s Hospital | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | ISPAD Advisory Council | International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes | Australia |
| 2020 - ongoing | Member | WCHN Outpatients Governance Committee | Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN) | Australia |
| 2020 - ongoing | Member | Research Advisory Panel | Diabetes Australia | Australia |
| 2019 - 2019 | Member | Conference Organising Committee | Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group | Australia |
| 2018 - ongoing | Member | Research Committee | Diabetes SA | Australia |
| 2018 - ongoing | Member | New WCH planning taskforce - Research and Education Subcommittees | Women's and Children's Hospital | Australia |
| 2017 - 2018 | Member | NHMRC Assigners Academy | National Health and Medical Research Council | Australia |
| 2016 - 2018 | Chair | Special Studies Leave Committee, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2016 - 2018 | Co-Chair | Post-doctoral and Career Development Fellowship Review Panels | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRFI) | United States |
| 2015 - 2020 | Member | AIHW and SAC training committees | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | Australia |
| 2014 - 2014 | Member | Review of Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Christchurch School of Medicine | University of Otago | New Zealand |
| 2013 - 2013 | Member | ISPAD International Science School | International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes | Germany |
| 2012 - 2013 | Member | Robinson Institute Transition Management Committee | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2012 - 2015 | Member | Clinical Network Steering Committee | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRFI) | United States |
| 2010 - ongoing | Member | WCHN Research Committee | Women's and Children's Health Network (WCHN) | Australia |
| 2007 - 2017 | Member | Committees for Levels C, D and E promotion of clinical title holders, Faculty of Health Sciences | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2007 - ongoing | Member | National Diabetes Register Committee | Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group (APEG) | Australia |
| 2006 - 2018 | Member | Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Research Committee | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2006 - 2017 | Member | Writing Group for Guidelines for Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Childhood | International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes | Germany |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | Women’s and Children’s Hospital - Mentorship Program | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences - Elected Fellow | Australia |
| 2014 - 2015 | Co-Chair | Scientific Programme, International Society of Pediatrics and Adolescent Diabetes ( ISPAD) ASM | Germany |
| 2000 - ongoing | - | Autism Association of South Australia | - |
| 2000 - ongoing | - | Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia | - |
| 2000 - ongoing | Member | Minda - Disability Support Services - Parents’ Membership | Australia |
| 1995 - ongoing | - | Endocrine Society Australia | - |
| 1995 - ongoing | - | American Diabetes Association | - |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - ongoing | Board Member | Paediatric Diabetes | International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes | Germany |
| 2000 - 2006 | Board Member | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians) | Australia |
| Date | Office Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 - 2012 | Head, Children’s Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences | University of Adelaide | Australia |
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Hormone Research in Pediatrics - Editorial Panel Member | Editorial | Hormone Research in Pediatrics | Italy |
| 2020 - 2022 | Pediatric Diabetes - Editorial Panel Member | Editorial | Pediatric Diabetes | United States |
| 2017 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | BMJ | - |
| 2016 - 2019 | Review Panel, Strategic Grant Awards (2016, 2017, 2019) | Grant Assessment | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRFI) | United States |
| 2008 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Pediatric Diabetes | - |
| 2006 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | International Journal of Pediatric Obesity | - |
| 2006 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Diabetic Medicine | - |
| 2005 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications (JDC) | - |
| 2005 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism | - |
| 2003 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association | - |
| 2002 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | The Medical Journal of Australia | - |
| 2001 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Lancet | - |
| 2000 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | American Journal of Cardiology | - |
| 1999 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Diabetes | - |
| 1998 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | European Journal of Clinical Investigation | - |
| 1994 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Diabetologia | - |
| 1994 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Diabetes Care | - |
| 1991 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | The Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | - |
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