Shanae is a Research Assistant in the Heart Failure Research Group at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, and an Appointed Adjunct Research Fellow in the Monash Alfred Baker Centre for Cardiovascular Research. She strives to conduct research that contributes to improved quality and longevity of life for heart failure patients, who currently have access to limited treatment options.

After discovering her passion for Cardiovascular research during her honours in the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Pharmacology Group at Monash university investigating stroke, she now focuses her research on Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). She is now involved in research focused on the development of valid models of HFpEF and projects investigating the mechanisms of anti-inflammatory and diabetic treatments on this disease. Shanae investigates this with a range of functional and molecular experiments, including examining endothelial function through vascular myography. With her neurological knowledge in tow, she also aims to research cerebral impacts in HFpEF and cardiac arrest. She also is involved in clinical studies studying human serum and plasma samples from HFpEF patients.

She hopes through this work to help inform how to better prevent disease and to reveal new treatment options for patients through elucidation of mechanisms of disease and treatment. Through these projects, she collaborates with Monash University and the Preclinical Cardiology Microsurgery and Imaging Platform.