Kedar Ghimire

Dr. Kedar Ghimire is a Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health. He holds a PhD and M.Sc. His research focuses on signal transduction, metabolism, diabetes, vascular biology, and aging. Key themes include CD47 signaling in diabetes, kidney disease, and vascular dysfunction, with a focus on aging-associated mechanisms. He has contributed to studies on exosomes in immunosuppression, endothelial cell biology, and drug repurposing for kidney injury. His work bridges basic science and clinical applications, with grants such as the 2021 Diabetes Australia Research Trust grant for diabetes treatment strategies. He has collaborated on projects involving islet transplantation, renal fibrosis, and cellular stress responses.

Research interests span diabetes pathophysiology, vascular biology, and translational medicine. His recent studies highlight CD47's role in beta-cell function, kidney protection, and aging. He has published in journals like Diabetologia, Science Translational Medicine, and Nature Communications.

Grants include a 2021 Diabetes Australia grant for improving diabetes therapy. Media engagement includes coverage of his work on aging and kidney disease in The Pulse. He leads studies on novel therapeutic targets for metabolic and vascular disorders.