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Dr Eugene Hone

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Staff Member Details
Email: e.hone@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6708-3718

Eugene is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Neuroscience within the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2010.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Thota, R., Chatterjee, P., Pedrini, S., Hone, E., Ferguson, J., Garg, M., Martins, R. (2022). Association of Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain With Glycaemic Control and Insulin Resistance in Middle-Aged Adults. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13(2022), article number 915449. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.915449.
  • Pedrini, S., Chatterjee, P., Nakamura, A., Tegg, M., Hone, E., Rainey-Smith, S., Rowe, C., Dore, V., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Kaneko, N., Kirby, S., Taddei, K., Fernando, B., Martins, I., Bharadwaj, P., Sohrabi, H., Masters, C., Brown, B., Martins, R. (2022). The Association Between Alzheimer's Disease-Related Markers and Physical Activity in Cognitively Normal Older Adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 14(2022), article number 771214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2022.771214.
  • Chatterjee, P., Pedrini, S., Ashton, N., Tegg, M., Goozee, K., Singh, A., Karikari, T., Simrén, J., Vanmechelen, E., Armstrong, N., Hone, E., Asih, P., Taddei, K., Doré, V., Villemagne, V., Sohrabi, H., Zetterberg, H., Masters, C., Blennow, K., Martins, R. (2022). Diagnostic and prognostic plasma biomarkers for preclinical Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 18(6), 1141-1154. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12447.
  • Jayatunga, D., Hone, E., Fernando, B., Garg, , ML., Verdile, , G., Martins, R. (2022). Mitoprotective Effects of a Synergistic Nutraceutical Combination: Basis for a Prevention Strategy Against Alzheimer's Disease.. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13(21 February 2022), Article number 781468. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2021.781468.
  • Jayatunga, D., Hone, E., Fernando, B., Garg, , ML., Verdile, , G., Martins, R. (2022). A Synergistic Combination of DHA, Luteolin, and Urolithin A Against Alzheimer’s Disease.. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 14(16 February 2022), Article number 780602. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2022.780602.
  • Pedrini, S., Doecke, J., Hone, E., Wang, P., Thota, R., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Dore, V., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Rainey-Smith, S., Verdile, G., Sohrabi, H., Raida, M., Taddei, K., Gandy, S., Masters, C., Chatterjee, P., Martins, R. (2022). Plasma high-density lipoprotein cargo is altered in Alzheimer's disease and is associated with regional brain volume. Journal of Neurochemistry, 163(1), 53-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.15681.

Journal Articles

  • Pedrini, S., Chatterjee, P., Hone, E., Martins, R. (2021). High-density lipoprotein-related cholesterol metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Neurochemistry, 159(2), 343-377. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.15170.
  • Chatterjee, P., Cheong, Y., Bhatnagar, A., Goozee, K., Wu, Y., McKay, M., Martins, I., Lim, F., Pedrini, S., Tegg, M., Villemagne, V., Asih, P., Dave, P., Shah, T., Dias, C., Fuller, S., Hillebrandt, H., Gupta, S., Hone, E., Taddei, K., Zetterberg, H., Blennow, K., Sohrabi, H., Martins, R. (2021). Plasma metabolites associated with biomarker evidence of neurodegeneration in cognitively normal older adults. Journal of Neurochemistry, 159(2), 389-402. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.15128.
  • Jayatunga, P., Hone, E., Khaira, H., Lunelli, T., Singh, H., Guillemin, G., Fernando, B., Garg, M., Verdile, G., Martins, R. (2021). Therapeutic Potential of Mitophagy-Inducing Microflora Metabolite, Urolithin A for Alzheimer’s Disease. Nutrients, 13(11), article number 3744. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113744.
  • Rezaee, N., Fernando, B., Hone, E., Sohrabi, H., Johnson, S., Gunzburg, S., Martins, R. (2021). Potential of sorghum polyphenols to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13(Oct 2021), Article number 729949. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2021.729949.
  • Roe, J., Vidal-Piñeiro, D., Sørensen, ., Brandmaier, A., Düzel, S., Gonzalez, H., Kievit, R., Knights, E., Kühn, S., Lindenberger, U., Mowinckel, A., Nyberg, L., Park, D., Pudas, S., Rundle, M., Walhovd, K., Fjell, A., Westerhausen, R., Masters, C., Bush, A., Fowler, C., Darby, D., Pertile, K., Restrepo, C., Roberts, B., Robertson, J., Rumble, R., Ryan, T., Collins, S., Thai, C., Trounson, B., Lennon, K., Li, Q., Ugarte, F., Volitakis, I., Vovos, M., Williams, R., Baker, J., Russell, A., Peretti, M., Milicic, L., Lim, L., Rodrigues, M., Taddei, K., Taddei, T., Hone, E., Lim, F., Fernandez, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Pedrini, S., Martins, R., Doecke, J., Bourgeat, P., Fripp, J., Gibson, S., Leroux, H., Hanson, D., Dore, V., Zhang, P., Burnham, S., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Yates, P., Pejoska, S., Jones, G., Ames, D., Cyarto, E., Lautenschlager, N., Barnham, K., Cheng, L., Hill, A., Killeen, N., Maruff, P., Silbert, B., Brown, B., Sohrabi, H., Savage, G., Vacher, M. (2021). Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article number 721. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21057-y.

Journal Articles

  • Jayatunga, P., Hone, E., Bharadwaj, P., Garg, M., Verdile, G., Guillemin, G., Martins, R. (2020). Targeting Mitophagy in Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 78(4), 1273-1297. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-191258.
  • Dhiman, K., Gupta, V., Villemagne, V., Eratne, D., Graham, P., Fowler, C., Bourgeat, P., Li, Q., Collins, S., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Masters, C., Ames, D., Hone, E., Blennow, K., Zetterberg, H., Martins, R. (2020). Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light concentration predicts brain atrophy and cognition in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 12(1), Article number e12005. https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12005.
  • Pedrini, S., Hone, E., Gupta, V., James, I., Teimouri, E., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Rainey-Smith, S., Verdile, G., Sohrabi, H., Raida, M., Wenk, M., Taddei, K., Chatterjee, P., Martins, I., Laws, S., Martins, R. (2020). Plasma High Density Lipoprotein Small Subclass is Reduced in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients and Correlates with Cognitive Performance. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 77(2), 733-744. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-200291.

Book Chapters

  • Hone, E., Lim, F., Martins, I. (2019). Fat and Lipid Metabolism and the Involvement of Apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's Disease. Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease The role of diabetes, Genetics, Hormones and Lifestyle (189-230). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119356752.ch7.

Journal Articles

  • Hata, S., Omori, C., Kimura, A., Saito, H., Kimura, N., Gupta, V., Pedrini, S., Hone, E., Chatterjee, P., Taddei, K., Kasuga, K., Ikeuchi, T., Waragai, M., Nishimura, M., Hu, A., Nakaya, T., Meijer, L., Maeda, M., Yamamoto, T., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Ames, D., Yamamoto, K., Martins, R., Gandy, S., Suzuki, T. (2019). Decrease in p3-Alcb37 and p3-Alcb40, products of Alcadein b generated by g-secretase cleavages, in aged monkeys and patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 5(1), 740-750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.09.015.
  • Ashton, N., Nevado-Holgado, A., Barber, I., Lynham, S., Gupta, V., Chatterjee, P., Goozee, K., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Blennow, K., Scholl, M., Zetterberg, H., Ellis, K., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Aarsland, D., Powell, J., Lovestone, S., Martins, R., Hye, A. (2019). A plasma protein classifier for predicting amyloid burden for preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. Science Advances, 5(2), Article number eaau7220. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau7220.
  • Mputhia, Z., Hone, E., Tripathi, T., Sargeant, T., Martins, R., Bharadwaj, P. (2019). Autophagy Modulation as a Treatment of Amyloid Diseases. Molecules, 24(18), Article 3372. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24183372.

Journal Articles

  • Martins, R., Villemagne, V., Sohrabi, H., Chatterjee, P., Shah, T., Verdile, G., Fraser, P., Taddei, K., Gupta, V., Rainey-Smith, S., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Lim, F., Martins, I., Frost, S., Gupta, S., O'Bryant, S., Rembach, A., Ames, D., Ellis, K., Fuller, S., Brown, B., Kirby, S., Fernando, B., Bharadwaj, P., Burnham, S., Laws, S., Barron, A., Goozee, K., Wahjoepramono, EJ., Asih, P., Doecke, J., Salvado, O., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Gandy, S., Masters, C. (2018). Alzheimer’s Disease: A Journey from Amyloid Peptides and Oxidative Stress, to Biomarker Technologies and Disease Prevention Strategies—Gains from AIBL and DIAN Cohort Studies. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 62(3), 965-992. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-171145.

Journal Articles

  • Gupta, V., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Doecke, J., O'Bryant, S., James, I., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Martins, R. (2017). Altered levels of blood proteins in Alzheimer’s disease longitudinal study: Results from Australian Imaging Biomarkers lifestyle study of ageing cohort. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 8(2017), 60-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2017.04.003.
  • Pedrini, S., Gupta, V., Hone, E., Doecke, J., O’bryant, S., James, I., Bush, AI., Rowe, CC., Villemagne, VL., Ames, D., Masters, CL., Martins, R. (2017). A blood-based biomarker panel indicates IL-10 and IL-12/23p40 are jointly associated as predictors of beta-amyloid load in an AD cohort. Scientific Reports, 7(OCT 25 2017), Article number 14057. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14020-9.
  • Mirzaei, M., Gupta, V., Chick, JM., Greco, TM., Wu, Y., Chitranshi, N., Vander Wall, R., Hone, E., Deng, L., Dheer, Y., Abbasi, M., Rezaeian, M., Braidy, N., You, Y., Hosseini Salekdeh, G., Haynes, PA., Molloy, MP., Martins, R., Cristea, IM., Gygi, SP., Graham, SL., Gupta, VK. (2017). Age-related neurodegenerative disease associated pathways identified in retinal and vitreousproteome from human glaucoma eyes. Scientific Reports, 7(1), Article number 12685. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12858-7.

Journal Articles

  • Gupta, V., Doecke, J., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Laws, S., Thambisetty, M., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Macaulay, SL., Rembach, A., Rainey-Smith, S., Martins, R. (2016). Plasma apolipoprotein J as a potential biomarker for Alzheimer's disease: Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle study of aging. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 3(2016), 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2015.12.001.

Journal Articles

  • Gupta, V., Wilson, A., Burnham, S., Hone, E., Pedrini, S., Laws, S., Lim, F., Rembach, A., Rainey-Smith, S., Ames, D., Cobiac, L., Macaulay, SL., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Bush, A., Martins, R. (2015). Follow-up plasma apolipoprotein E levels in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing (AIBL) cohort. Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, 7(1), Article no.16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-015-0105-6.

Journal Articles

  • Ortiz-Virumbrales, M., Ruiz, M., Hone, E., Dolios, G., Wang, R., Morant, A., Kottwitz, J., Ozelius, LJ., Gandy, S., Ehrlich, M. (2014). Dystonia type 6 gene product Thap1: identification of a 50 kDa DNA-binding species in neuronal nuclear fractions. Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 18(2), 139. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-014-0139-1.

Journal Articles

  • 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-ß42 in APOE Knock-in and Knock-out Mice. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 21(2), 403-409. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2010-100141.

Journal Articles

  • Rodrigues, M., Verdile, G., Foster, J., Hogervorst, E., Joesbury, K., Dhaliwal, S., Corder, E., Laws, S., Hone, E., Prince, R., Devine, A., Mehta, P., Beilby, J., Atwood, C., Martins, R. (2008). Gonadotropins and Cognition in Older Women. Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 13(3), 267-274.

Journal Articles

  • Martins, I., Hone, E., Foster, J., Sunram-Lea, S., Gnjec, A., Fuller, S., Nolan, DA., Gandy, S., Martins, R. (2006). Apolipoprotein E, cholesterol metabolism, diabetes, and the convergence of risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular disease. Molecular Psychiatry, 11(8), 721-736.

Journal Articles

  • Hone, E., Martins, I., Jeoung, M., Ji, T., Gandy, S., Martins, R. (2005). Alzheimer's disease amyloid-beta peptide modulates apolipoprotein E isoforms specific receptor binding. Journal of Alzheimer's disease, 7(4), 303-314.

Journal Articles

  • Laws, S., Hone, E., Gandy, S., Martins, R. (2003). Expanding the association between the APOE gene and the risk of Alzheimer's disease: possible roles for APOE promoter polymorphisms and alterations in APOE transcription. Journal of Neurochemistry, 84(6), 1215-1236.
  • Dean, B., Laws, S., Hone, E., Taddei, K., Scarr, E., Thomas, E., Harper, C., McClean, C., Masters, C., Lautenschlager, N., Gandy, S., Martins, R. (2003). Increased levels of apolipoprotein E in the frontal cortex of subjects with schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry, 54(6), 616-622.

Research Projects

  • Analysis of neurofilament biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Multiple sclerosis, and childhood dementia, National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation, Alzheimer's Disease, 2023 ‑ 2025, $250,000.
  • In-depth Neurofilament analysis as potential biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease, National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation, NFMRI - Grant, 2020 ‑ 2024, $170,000.
  • Sponsorship of Research Fellow (multiple roles), Lions Alzheimer's Foundation, Sponsorship, 2022 ‑ 2023, $753,000.
  • Sponsorship of Research Fellows (multiple roles), Australian Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Australian Alzheimer's Research Foundation - Sponsorship, 2022 ‑ 2023, $815,000.
  • In vitro assessment to evaluate the potential effects of polyphenol extracts from sorghum on Alzheimer's disease (AD), CWEK Pty Ltd, Scholarships to Support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2018 ‑ 2023, $32,500.
  • Sponsorship of Research Fellow (Eugene Hone, Prashant Bharadwaj, Steve Pedrini), Lions Alzheimer's Foundation, Sponsorship, 2021, $420,378.
  • Sponsorship Agreement Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Australian Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Neuroscience Research Institute - Sponsorship, 2018 ‑ 2019, $94,922.
  • Targeting chaperone mediated autophagy to alleviate Aβ accumulation and toxicity in AD , Dementia Australia Research Foundation, AADRF - Dementia Grants Program, 2015 ‑ 2016, $50,000.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Hyperspectral retinal imaging method for early non-invasive detection of Alzheimer's disease

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Development and Validation of an Ultrasensitive Single Molecule Array Digital Assay for Human Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP)

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Investigation of selected nutraceuticals to protect against mitochondrial dysfunction: Potential therapeutic role in Alzheimer's disease
  • Doctor of Philosophy, In vitro assessment to evaluate the potential effects of polyphenol extracts from sorghum on Alzheimer's disease
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