Dr Matt Sharman

Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics

Telephone: (61 8)  6304 2168  
Facsimile: (61 8)  6304 5384  
Email: m.sharman@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO19.129c  

 

Current Teaching

  • NUT4449 – Nutritional Biochemistry

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Nutrition
  • Australian Neuroscience Society
  • American Physiological Society

Awards and Recognition

Other

  • June 2010 - Government of Western Australia, Department of Health. New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support (NIRIS) Award.
  • 2007 - The International Society for Neurochemistry Travel Fellowship, to attend Protein Misfolding and Neurological Disorders Meeting, Dunk Island, North Queensland, Australia, 17-19 October. 2007.
  • 2005 - The Neag School of Education Outstanding Doctoral Student Research Award (University of Connecticut).
  • 2003 - The Neag School of Education Outstanding Master’s Student Research Award (University of Connecticut).

Research Areas and Interests

My current research interests are directed towards the effect that lifestyle factors, such as nutrition play in the prevention of chronic diseases. The development of effective preventative lifestyle therapies could help prevent, or delay many of the chronic diseases seen in our society today. This could result in a substantial decrease in the impact of disease burden to many people, whilst also improving their quality of life.

Staff Qualifications

  • PhD (Doctoral Degree), United States of America, 2005 .
  • M (Master Degree), United States of America, 2003 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

  • Do Combinations of Nutritional Supplements Help in the Prevention of Alzheimer's disease,  National Health and Medical Research Council,  Special Call Complementary & Alternative Medicine(**),  2010,  $149,341.
  • New Independent Resaercher Infrastructure Support (NIRIS) Awards 2010,  Dept of Health WA,  SHRAC - New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support Award(**),  2010,  $10,000.
  • Do Combinations of Nutritional Supplements Help in the Prevention of Alzheimer's disease,  National Health & Medical Research Council,  Special Call Complementary & Alternative Medicine,  2009,  $207,869.
  • Do Combinations of Nutritional Supplements Help in the Prevention of Alzheimer's disease,  National Health & Medical Research Council,  Special Call Complementary & Alternative Medicine,  2008,  $127,465.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

  • Maczurek, A., Krautwald, M., Steele, M., Hager, K., Kenklies, M., Sharman, M., Martins, R., Engel, J., Carlson, D., Munch, G., (2010), Lipoic Acid as a Novel Treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Stage Alzheimer?s Disease. Micronutrients and Brain Health, 133-148, Boca Raton, FL, USA.

Journal Articles

  • Sharman, M., Shui, G., Fernandis, A., Lim, WL., Berger, T., Hone, E., Taddei, K., Martins, I., Ghiso, J., Buxbaum, JD., Gandy, S., Wenk, M., Martins, R., (2010), Profiling brain and plasma lipids in human APOE ?2, ?3 and ?4 knock-in mice using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 20(1), 105-111, Netherlands, DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-1348.
  • Sharman, M., Morici, M., Hone, E., Berger, T., Taddei, K., Martins, I., Lim, WL., Singh, S., Wenk, M., Ghiso, J., Buxbaum, JD., Gandy, S., Martins, R., (2010), APOE Genotype Results in Differential Effects on the Peripheral Clearance of Amyloid-?42 in APOE Knock-in and Knock-out Mice. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 21(2), 403-409, Netherlands, DOI: 10.3233/JAD2010100141.
  • Jenner, A., Lim, FW., Ng, M., Wenk, MR., Shui, G., Sharman, M., Gandy, S., Martins, R., (2010), The effect of APOE genotype on brain levels of oxysterols in young and old human APOE ?2,?3 and ?4 knock-in mice. Neuroscience, 169(1), 109-115, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.04.026.
  • Martins, I., Berger, T., Sharman, M., Verdile, G., Fuller, S., Martins, R., (2009), Cholesterol metabolism and transport in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Neurochemsitry, 111(6), 1275-1308, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06408.x.
  • Sharman, M., Fernandez, ML., Zern, TL., Torres-Gonzalez, M., Kraemer, W., Volek, JS., (2008), Replacing dietary carbohydrate with protein and fat decreases the concentrations of small LDL and the inflammatory response induced by atherogenic diets in the guinea pig. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 19(11), 732-738.
  • Maczurek, A., Hager, K., Kenklies, M., Sharman, M., Martins, R., Engel, J., Carlson, D., Munch, G., (2008), Lipoic acid as an anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 60(13-14), 1463-1470.
  • Kraemer, W., Volek, J., French, D., Rubin, M., Sharman, M., Gomez, A., Ratamess, N., Newton, R., Jemiolo, B., Craig, B., Hakkinen, K., (2008), The effects of L-Carnitine L-Tartrate supplementation on hormonal responses to resistance exercise and recovery. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 17(3), 455-462, Colorado Springs, United Sates.
  • Wood, R., Fernandez, M., Sharman, M., Silvestre, R., Greene, C., Zern, T., Shrestha, S., Judelson, D., Gomez, A., Kraemer, W., Volek, J., (2007), Effects of a carbohydrate-restricted diet with and without supplemental soluble fiber on plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and other clinical markers of cardiovascular risk. Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental, 56(1), 58-67.
  • Torres-Gonzalez, M., Shrestha, S., Sharman, M., Freake, H., Volek, J., Fernandez, M., (2007), Carbohydrate Restriction Alters Hepatic Cholesterol Metabolism in Guinea Pigs Fed a Hypercholesterolemic Diet. Journal of Nutrition, 137(10), 2219-2223.

Research Student Supervision

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Science (Sports Science),  Comparison Of Short-term Print Interval Versus Tratitional Endurance Training On Metabolic Adaptions In Sedentary Overweight/obese Men.