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David J. Kavanagh is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research contributions are primarily in medicine, with extensive focus on immunology and microbiology. Within these fields, their work is concentrated on subdomains such as immunology, nephrology, hematology, physiology, and genetics.

The scientist's research encompasses several key topics including the complement system in diseases, renal diseases and glomerulopathies, blood groups and transfusion, adenosine and purinergic signaling, retinal diseases and treatments, coagulation, bradykinin, polyphosphates and angioedema, as well as platelet disorders and treatments.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David J. Kavanagh include Edwin Wong, Sally Johnson, Neil Sheerin, Andrew S. Bomback, and Fádi Fakhouri.

The scientist's publications appear regularly in notable academic journals such as:

  • Kidney International Reports
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Kidney International
  • Immunobiology
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by David J. Kavanagh include:

  • The long-acting C5 inhibitor, Ravulizumab, is effective and safe in adult patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome naïve to complement inhibitor treatment, 2020, Kidney International
  • Management of thrombotic microangiopathy in pregnancy and postpartum: report from an international working group, 2020, Blood
  • The role of complement in kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference, 2024, Kidney International
  • Efficacy and Safety of Iptacopan in Patients With C3 Glomerulopathy, 2023, Kidney International Reports
  • Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of the Long-Acting Complement C5 Inhibitor Ravulizumab for the Treatment of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Adults, 2021, Kidney International Reports

Best Publications

  • Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Aiden Corvin;James T. R. Walters

  • Mobile App Rating Scale: A New Tool for Assessing the Quality of Health Mobile Apps

    Stoyan R Stoyanov;Leanne Hides;David J Kavanagh;Oksana Zelenko

  • De novo mutations in schizophrenia implicate synaptic networks

    Menachem Fromer;Andrew Pocklington;David Kavanagh;Hywel John Williams

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Recent Developments in Expressed Emotion and Schizophrenia

    David J. Kavanagh

  • Genetics of HUS: the impact of MCP, CFH, and IF mutations on clinical presentation, response to treatment, and outcome.

    Jessica Caprioli;Marina Noris;Simona Brioschi;Gaia Pianetti

  • Development and Validation of the User Version of the Mobile Application Rating Scale (uMARS)

    Stoyan R Stoyanov;Leanne Hides;David J Kavanagh;Hollie Wilson

  • Diagnosing postpartum depression in mothers and fathers: whatever happened to anxiety?

    Stephen Matthey;Bryanne Barnett;Pauline Howie;David J Kavanagh

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and C3 glomerulopathy: conclusions from a “Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes” (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

    Timothy H.J. Goodship;H. Terence Cook;Fadi Fakhouri;Fernando C. Fervenza

  • Dropout from Internet‐based treatment for psychological disorders

    Katherine M. Melville;Leanne M. Casey;David J. Kavanagh

  • Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for men, and comparison of item endorsement with their partners

    Stephen Matthey;Bryanne Barnett;David J. Kavanagh;Pauline Howie

  • Eye-movements and visual imagery: A working memory approach to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

    Jackie Andrade;David Kavanagh;Alan Baddeley

  • Review and Evaluation of Mindfulness-Based iPhone Apps.

    Madhavan Mani;David J Kavanagh;Leanne Hides;Stoyan R Stoyanov

  • Rare variants in CFI, C3 and C9 are associated with high risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration.

    Johanna M Seddon;Yi Yu;Elizabeth C Miller;Robyn Reynolds

  • C-terminal truncations in human 3′-5′ DNA exonuclease TREX1 cause autosomal dominant retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukodystrophy

    Anna Richards;Arn M J M Van Den Maagdenberg;Joanna C. Jen;David Kavanagh

  • Mutations in Complement Factor I Predispose to Development of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

    David Kavanagh;Elizabeth J. Kemp;Elizabeth Mayland;Robin J. Winney

  • Being stoned: a review of self-reported cannabis effects.

    Bob Green;David Kavanagh;Ross Young

  • Online alcohol interventions: a systematic review.

    Angela White;David J Kavanagh;Helen Stallman;Britt Klein

  • ATYPICAL HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME AND C3 GLOMERULOPATHY: CONCLUSIONS FROM A «KIDNEY DISEASE: IMPROVING GLOBAL OUTCOMES» (KDIGO) CONTROVERSIES CONFERENCE

    Timothy H.J. Goodship;H. Terence Cook;Fadi Fakhouri;Fernando C. Fervenza

Frequent Co-Authors

Leanne Hides
Leanne Hides University of Queensland
Ross McD. Young
Ross McD. Young University of the Sunshine Coast
Jason P. Connor
Jason P. Connor University of Queensland
Jackie Andrade
Jackie Andrade Plymouth University
Jon May
Jon May Plymouth University
Timothy H.J. Goodship
Timothy H.J. Goodship Newcastle University
Frances Kay-Lambkin
Frances Kay-Lambkin University of Newcastle Australia
Amanda L. Baker
Amanda L. Baker University of Newcastle Australia
Sharon Dawe
Sharon Dawe Griffith University
Claire L. Harris
Claire L. Harris Newcastle University

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