ECU offers innovative and practical courses across a variety of disciplines and we have a vibrant research culture. ECU is a leader in developing alternative entry pathways to higher education.
We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
We collaborate with all types of businesses, including new start-ups, small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits, community organisations, government and large corporates in the resources sector.
Children's University Edith Cowan aims to inspire students between seven and fourteen to develop confidence and a love of learning through validated activities beyond the school curriculum.
The Inspiring Minds scholarship program are equity scholarships that give students an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise be out of reach.
Gasmi, M., Silvia Hardiany, N., Van Der Merwe, M., Martins, I., Sharma, A., Williams-Hooker, R. (2024). The influence of time-restricted eating/feeding on Alzheimer’s biomarkers and gut microbiota. Nutritional Neuroscience, 2024(Article in press), pp. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2024.2359868.
Wang, T., Huynh, K., Giles, C., Mellett, N., Duong, T., Nguyen, A., Lim, F., Smith, A., Olshansky, G., Cadby, G., Hung, J., Hui, J., Beilby, J., Watts, G., Chatterjee, P., Martins, I., Laws, S., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Taddei, K., Doré, V., Fripp, J., Arnold, M., Kastenmüller, G., Nho, K., Saykin, A., Baillie, R., Han, X., Martins, R., Moses, E., Kaddurah-Daouk, R., Meikle, P. (2022). APOE ε2 resilience for Alzheimer’s disease is mediated by plasma lipid species: Analysis of three independent cohort studies. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 18(11), 2151-2166. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12538.
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.
Cadby, G., Giles, C., Melton, P., Huynh, K., Mellett, N., Duong, T., Nguyen, A., Cinel, M., Smith, A., Olshansky, G., Wang, T., Brozynska, M., Inouye, M., McCarthy, N., Ariff, A., Hung, J., Hui, J., Beilby, J., Dube, M., Watts, G., Shah, S., Wray, N., Lim, F., Chatterjee, P., Martins, I., Laws, S., Porter, T., Vacher, M., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Taddei, K., Arnold, M., Kastenmuller, G., Nho, K., Saykin, A., Han, X., Kaddurah-Daouk, R., Martins, R., Blangero, J., Meikle, P., Moses, E. (2022). Comprehensive genetic analysis of the human lipidome identifies loci associated with lipid homeostasis with links to coronary artery disease. Nature Communications, 13(1), Article number 3124. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30875-7.
Chatterjee, P., Fagan, A., Xiong, C., McKay, M., Bhatnagar, A., Wu, Y., Singh, A., Taddei, K., Martins, I., Gardener, S., Molloy, M., Multhaup, G., Masters, C., Schofield, P., Benzinger, T., Morris, J., Bateman, R., Greenberg, S., Wermer, M., Van Buchem, M., Sohrabi, H., Martins, R. (2021). Presymptomatic Dutch-type hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy related blood metabolite alterations. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 79(2), 895-903. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-201267.
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.
Huynh, K., Lim, F., Giles, C., Jayawardana, K., Salim, A., Mellett, N., Smith, A., Olshansky, G., Drew, B., Chatterjee, P., Martins, I., Laws, S., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Masters, C., Arnold, M., Nho, K., Saykin, A., Baillie, R., Han, X., Kaddurah-Daouk, R., Martins, R., Meikle, P. (2020). Concordant peripheral lipidome signatures in two large clinical studies of Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Communications, 11(1), Article number 5698. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19473-7.
Fernando, B., Martins, I., Morici, M., Bharadwaj, P., Rainey-Smith, S., Lim, F., Martins, R. (2020). Sodium butyrate reduces brain amyloid-β levels and improves cognitive memory performance in an Alzheimer's disease transgenic mouse model at an early disease stage. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 74(1), 91-99. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-190120.
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.
Lim, F., Huynh, K., Chatterjee, P., Martins, I., Jayawardana, K., Giles, C., Mellett, N., Laws, S., Bush, A., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Ames, D., Drew, B., Masters, C., Meikle, P., Martins, R. (2020). Relationships Between Plasma Lipids Species, Gender, Risk Factors, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 76(1), 303-315. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-191304.
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.
Bates, K., Sohrabi, H., Rainey-Smith, S., Weinborn, M., Bucks, R., Rodrigues, M., Beilby, J., Howard, M., Taddei, K., Martins, G., Paton, A., Shah, T., Dhaliwal, S., Foster, J., Martins, I., Lautenschlager, N., Mastaglia, L., Gandy, S., Martins, R. (2017). Serum high-density lipoprotein is associated with better cognitive function in a cross-sectional study of aging women. International Journal of Neuroscience, 127(3), 243-252. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207454.2016.1182527.
Xu, H., Gupta, V., Martins, I., Martins, R., Fowler, CJ., Bush, AI., Finkelstein, DI., Adlard, PA. (2015). Zinc affects the proteolytic stability of Apolipoprotein E in an isoform-dependent way. Neurobiology of Disease, 81(September 2015), 38-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2015.06.016.
Fernando, B., Martins, I., Goozee, K., Brennan, C., Jayasena, V., Martins, R. (2015). The role of dietary coconut for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease: potential mechanisms of action. The British Journal of Nutrition, 114(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114515001452.
Sohrabi, H., Bates, K., Weinborn, M., Bucks, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Rodrigues, M., Bird, S., Brown, B., Beilby, J., Howard, M., Criddle, A., Wraith, M., Taddei, K., Martins, G., Paton, A., Shah, T., Dhaliwal, S., Mehta, P., Foster, J., Martins, I., Lautenschlager, N., Mastaglia, F., Laws, S., Martins, R. (2015). Bone mineral density, adiposity, and cognitive functions. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 7(FEB), Article no. 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00016.
Lim, F., Martins, I., Martins, R. (2014). The Involvement of Lipids in Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 41(5), 261-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgg.2014.04.003.
Martins, I., Gupta, V., Wilson, A., Fuller, SJ., Martins, R. (2014). Interactions Between Apo E and Amyloid Beta and their Relationship to Nutriproteomics and Neurodegeneration. Current Proteomics: the journal for current and in-depth reviews on proteomics, 11(3), 171-183.
Lim, F., Lam, SM., Shui, G., Mondal, A., Ong, D., Duan, X., Creegan, R., Martins, I., Sharman, M., Taddei, K., Verdile, G., Wenk, M., Martins, R. (2013). Effects of a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet on brain lipid profiles in apolipoprotein E E3 and E4 knock-in mice. Neurobiology of Aging, 34(9), 2217-2224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.03.012.
Lau, S., Bates, K., Sohrabi, H., Rodrigues, M., Martins, G., Dhaliwal, S., Taddei, K., Laws, S., Martins, I., Mastaglia, F., Foster, J., Phillips, J., Martins, R. (2012). Functional effects of genetic polymorphism in inflammatory genes in subjective memory complainers. Neurobiology of Aging, 33(6), 1054-1056. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2010.09.003.
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 ε2, ε3 and ε4 knock-in mice using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 20(1), 105-111.
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.
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.
Bates, K., Sohrabi, H., Rodrigues, M., Beilby, J., Dhaliwal, S., Taddei, K., Criddle, A., Wraith, M., Howard, M., Martins, G., Paton, A., Mehta, P., Foster, J., Martins, I., Launtenschlager, N., Mastaglia, F., Laws, S., Gandy, S., Martins, R. (2009). Association of Cardiovascular Factors and Alzhemer's Disease Plasma Amyloid-β Protein in subjective memory Complainers. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 17(2), 305-318.
Taddei, K., Laws, S., Verdile, G., Munns, S., D'costa, K., Harvey, A., Martins, I., Hill, F., Levy, E., Shaw, J., Martins, R. (2008). Novel phage peptides attenuate beta amyloid-42 catalysed hydrogen peroxide production and associated neurotoxicity. Neurobiology of Aging, n/a(n/a), 12 pages.
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.
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.
Hone, E., Martins, I., Fonte, J., Martins, R. (2003). Apolipoprotein E influences amyloid-beta clearance from the murine periphery. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 5(1), 1-8.
Research Projects
Sponsorship of Research Fellow (multiple roles), Lions Alzheimer's Foundation, Sponsorship, 2022 ‑ 2024, $953,000.
Use of coconut oil as a novel neuro protective agent for Alzheimer’s disease, Edith Cowan University, School of Medical and Health Sciences Research Grant Scheme 2016, 2016, $9,203.
Short chain fatty acids are a useful therapy for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. , Hollywood Private Hospital Research Foundation, Grant, 2013 ‑ 2016, $20,000.
The Effect of Human apoE Isoforms and apoE Receptors on the Clearance of Oligomeric A 42 by Hepatocytes In Vitro, National Health and Medical Research Council, Grant, 2010 ‑ 2013, $409,650.
Enhancing Peripheral Clearance of Beta Amyloid as a Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, National Health and Medical Research Council, Grant, 2010 ‑ 2013, $529,125.
Neon Transfection System and Biomedical Research Grade -30oC Freezer for Alzheimer’s and Melanoma Research, National Health and Medical Research Council, Equipment Grant 2011, 2011 ‑ 2012, $10,927.
Investigating beta amyloid clearance in vivo, Centre of Excellence for Alzheimers Disease Research and Care, Fellowship, 2006 ‑ 2009, $207,655.
-30C Freezer for Increased Tissue/Blood Storage Capacity in the Alzheimer's Disease Research Laboratory, Edith Cowan University, Grant, 2007 ‑ 2008, $12,266.
Molecular & neuropsychological predictive markers of cognitive decline, National Health and Medical Research Council, Grant, 2005 ‑ 2007, $423,750.
Cholesterol, high fat diets, exercise and cholesterol lowering drugs on beta-amyloid clearance and deposition in brains on Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice, Hollywood Private Hospital, Grant, 2006 ‑ 2007, $9,455.