Michael Nguyen is a Research Assistant and an Appointed Adjunct Research Fellow within the Heart Failure Research group and the Monash Alfred Baker Centre for Cardiovascular Research. Michael has strong interest in studying cardiovascular disease, nutrition, exercise science and many other fields. Michael’s interests in health and disease makes him very passionate about educating and communicating the public about how we can improve our day-to-day health using information gained from scientific research.

Michael is currently involved in testing the therapeutic effects of current and emerging drugs for cardiovascular diseases using animal models that mimic the multiple pathophysiology of diabetes and heart failure, particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction observed in human patients, and understanding the pathways involved in such disease. In addition, he is also involved in understanding why specific drugs designed for other diseases such as diabetes have cardiovascular benefits, which have been observed in human patients. His involvement in these research areas aims to develop better treatments and understanding the molecular pathway involved in the development of such diseases to find alternative targets for drug development and treatment.

Michael has previously completed his Bachelor of Science majoring in Biochemistry and Pharmacology in 2021 from Monash University, to which he continued his studies with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Pharmacology in 2022, completing with First Class Honours (H1) from Monash University.