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Professor Daniel Galvão

Director ECU Health & Wellness Institute

Telephone: (61 8)  6304 3420  
Email: d.galvao@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO21.231  

 

Background

  • 2012-current: Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, WA, Australia.
  • 2010-current: Director, Edith Cowan University Health and Wellness Institute, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia.
  • 2010-2012: Associate Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia.
  • 2009-2010: Acting Director, Vario Health Institute, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia.
  • Senior Research Fellow - School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia.
  • 2007-2008: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences and Vario Health Institute, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia.
  • 2006-2007: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Care, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia.

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
  • Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
  • Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)
  • Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA)
  • Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group (ANZUP)
  • Multinational Society of Supportive Cancer Care in Cancer (MASCC)
  • Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group (PC4)
  • Cancer and Primary Care Research International Network (Ca-PRI)

Awards and Recognitions

  • 2012 - Western Australia Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year 2012. Australian Institute of Policy and Science
  • 2011 - Finalist Western Australia Science Awards, Early Career Scientist of the Year The Government of Western Australia.
  • 2011 - Edith Cowan University’s top Research Activity Index performer for the year of 2010.
  • 2011 - Second prize at Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference Poster Award for Urology Category, for: Peddle-McIntyre, et al. Presented at 12th Australasian Prostate Cancer Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  • 2010 - Edith Cowan University’s Top Research Activity Index performer for the year of 2009.
  • 2009 - Government of Western Australia Department of Health. New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support (NIRIS) Award. 2009. (Award $10,000).
  • 2009 - ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research by Early Academics.
  • 2009 - Australian Sports Medicine Federation Fellows Award Highly Commended Paper in the Category of Performance Enhancement and Basic Science. Be Active, Brisbane, 14-17 October 2009.
  • 2007 - Exercise Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Medal for Most Outstanding PhD Thesis in Australia.
  • 2007 - The Cancer Council of Western Australia first launched Early Career Investigator Grant.
  • 2004 - Young Investigator Award at the Pre-Olympic Conference - International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education Development Award, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • 2003 - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Award for Best Poster Injury Prevention and Health Promotion Australian Association of Science and Medicine in Sport at the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Canberra, Australia.
  • 2003 - Short listed for the Ken Maguire Award for best young investigator (Clinical Exercise) Australian Association of Science and Medicine in Sport at the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Canberra, Australia.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Applications of exercise as medicine for the prevention of cancer and treatment side-effects.

Staff Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2006 .
  • Master of Applied Science, The University of Queensland, 2003 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

  • Efficacy and Safety of High Versus Low Intensity Resistance Exercise, with and without Compression for Management of Lymphoedema in Breast Cancer,  Cancer Council of WA Inc,  Grant,  2011,  $37,631.
  • Feasibility and efficacy of resistance exercise in prostate cancer survivors with bone metastases.,  Cancer Council of WA Inc,  Grant - Early Career Investigator,  2011,  $18,810.
  • Equipment Grant for pQCT XCT 3000 Clinical,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant,  2011,  $80,000.
  • A Phase III Clinical Trial of Exercise Modalities on Treatment Side-Effects in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  National Health and Medical Research Council,  Grant,  2011,  $126,886.
  • Population Based Exercise Intervention for Prostate Cancer Patients - RADAR,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant,  2011,  $101,696.
  • A Phase III Clinical Trial of Exercise Modalities on Treatment Side-Effects in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  National Health and Medical Research Council,  Grant(**),  2010,  $180,470.
  • Population Based Exercise Intervention for Prostate Cancer Patients - RADAR,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant(**),  2010,  $140,103.
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise to Reduce Co-Morbidity in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant(**),  2010,  $24,972.
  • Lucrin Immediate Exercise Trial,  Abbott,  Grant(**),  2010,  $58,577.
  • Lucrin Exercise Support Program,  Abbott,  Grant(**),  2010,  $46,000.
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise to Reduce Co-Morbidity in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant,  2009,  $95,350.
  • New Independent Researcher Infrastructure Support (NIRIS) Award 2009,  Dept of Health WA,  Grant,  2009,  $10,000.
  • A Phase III Clinical Trial of Exercise Modalities on Treatment Side-Effects in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  National Health & Medical Research Council,  Grant,  2009,  $132,600.
  • Population Based Exercise Intervention for Prostate Cancer Patients - RADAR,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant,  2009,  $89,254.
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise to Reduce Treatment Side-Effects in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostate Cancer,  Cancer Council of WA Inc,  Grant,  2008,  $111,247.
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise to Reduce Co-Morbidity in Men Receiving Therapy for Prostrate Cancer,  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,  Grant,  2008,  $80,342.
  • Resistance and aerobic exercise for reducing treatment side-effects in men receiving ADT for prostate cancer,  Constitutional Centre of WA,  Grant,  2007,  $12,331.
  • Resistance exercise dosage in men receiving androgen depriving therapy for prostate cancer,  Michael L Pollock Memorial,  Grant,  2005,  $6,561.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Newton, R., (2011), Physical activity and genitourinary cancer survivorship. Physical Activity and Cancer, 186(16), 217-236, Berlin, Germany, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04231-7_9.

Journal Articles

  • Singh, F., Newton, R., Galvao, D., Spry, N., Baker, M., (2012), A systematic review of pre-surgical exercise intervention studies with cancer patients. Surgical Oncology, -(-), -.
  • Newton, R., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Cormie, P., Chambers, S., Gardiner, R., Shum, D., Joseph, D., Galvao, D., (2012), Can exercise ameliorate treatment toxicity during the initial phase of testosterone deprivation in prostate cancer patients? Is this more effective than delayed rehabilitation?. BMC Cancer, 12(September 2012), Article number432, United Kingdom.
  • Bolam, K., Galvao, D., Spry, N., Newton, R., Taaffe, D., (2012), AST-induced Bone Loss in Men with Prostate Cancer: Exercise as a Potential Countermeasure. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 15(4), 329-338, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2012.22.
  • Chambers, S., Newton, R., Girgis, A., Nielsen, L., Lepore, S., Mihalopoulos, C., Gardiner, R., Galvao, D., Occhipinti, S., (2011), Living with prostate cancer: randomised controlled trial of a multimodal supportive care intervention for men with prostate cancer. BMC Cancer, 11(n/a), Article number 317, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-317.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, DR., Spry, N., Joseph, D., Newton, R., (2011), Acute versus chronic exposure to androgen suppression for prostate cancer: Impact on the exercise response. Journal of Urology, 186(4), 1291-1297, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.05.055.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Cormie, P., Spry, N., Chambers, S., McIntyre, C., Baker, M., Denham, J., Joseph, D., Groom, G., Newton, R., (2011), Efficacy and safety of a modular multi-modal exercise program in prostate cancer patients with bone metastases: A randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer, 11(N/A), Article Number 517, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-517.
  • Schmitz, K., Courneya, K., Matthews, C., Demark-Wahnefried, W., Galvao, D., Pinto, B., Irwin, M., Wolin, K., Segal, R., Lucia, A., Schneider, C., Von Gruenigen, V., Schwartz, A., (2010), American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable on Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 42(7), 1409-1426, United States, DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181e0c112.
  • Peiffer, J., Galvao, D., Gibbs, Z., Smith, K., Turner, D., Foster, J., Martins, R., Newton, R., (2010), Strength and Functional Characteristics of Men and women 65 Years and Older. Rejuvenation Research, 13(1), 75-82, United States, DOI: 10.1089/rej.2009.0916.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Joseph, D., Newton, R., (2010), Combined resistance and aerobic exercise program reverses muscle loss in men undergoing androgen suppression therapy for prostate cancer without bone metastases: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 28(2), 340-347, United States, DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2009.23.2488.
  • Spry, N., Galvao, D., Davies, R., La Bianca, S., Joseph, D., Davidson, A., Prince, R., (2009), Long-term effects of intermittent androgen suppression on testosterone recovery and bone mineral density: results of a 33-month observational study. British Journal of Urology (BJU) International, 104(6), 806-812, Oxford, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08458.x.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Joseph, D., Newton, R., (2009), Cardiovascular and metabolic complications during androgen deprivation: exercise as a potential countermeasure. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 12(3), 233-240, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2009.12.
  • Spry, N., Galvao, D., Davies, R., La Bianca, S., Joseph, D., Prince, R., (2009), Long-term effects of intermittent androgen suppression on testosterone recovery and bone mineral density: results of a 33-month observational study. British Journal of Urology (BJU) International, 104(6), 806-812, Oxford, United Kingdom.
  • Hayes, S., Spence, R., Galvao, D., Newton, R., (2009), Australian Association for Exercise and Sport Science position stand: optimising cancer outcomes through exercise. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport , 12(4), 428-434, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.03.002.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., David, J., Turner, D., Newton, R., (2009), Reduced muscle strength and functional performance in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen suppression: A comprehensive cross-sectional investigation. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 12(2), 198-203 , DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2008.51.
  • Galvao, D., Spry, N., Taaffe, D., Denham, J., Joseph, D., Lamb, D., Levin, G., Duchesne, G., Newton, R., (2009), A randomized controlled trial of an exercise intervention targeting cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors for prostate cancer patients from the RADAR trial. BMC Cancer, 9(2 December), Article number 419 , United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-419.
  • Newton, R., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Gardiner, R., Levin, G., Wall, B., Joseph, D., Chambers, S., Galvao, D., (2009), A phase III clinical trial of exercise modalities on treatment side-effects in men receiving therapy for prostate cancer. BMC Cancer, 9(29 June), Article No. 210, United Kingdom, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-9-210.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Joseph, D., Turner, D., Newton, R., (2008), Reduced Muscle Strength and Functional Performance in Men With Prostate Cancer Undergoing androgen Suppression: A Comprehensive Cross-Sectional investigation. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 12(2), 1-6, DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2008.51.
  • Yamaya, K., Suzuki, K., Nosaka, K., Ogawa, K., Okutsu, M., Galvao, D., Peake, J., Newton, R., (2008), Effects of Resistance Training on Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy. Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 5(1), 57-63, Shin-Bilu #203, 1-36 Takaoka-cho, Kanazawa-shi Ishikawa 920-0864, Japan, DOI: 10.1625/jcam.5.57.
  • Newton, R., Galvao, D., (2008), Exercise in Prevention and Management of Cancer. Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 9(2-3), 135-146, 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013 USA , DOI: 10.1007/s11864-008-0065-1.
  • Galvao, D., Newton, R., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., (2008), Can exercise ameliorate the increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes associated with ADT?. Nature Reviews. Urology, 5(6), 306-307, DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro1104.
  • Galvao, D., Spry, N., Taaffe, D., Newton, R., Stanley, J., Shannon, T., Rowling, C., Prince, R., (2008), Changes in muscle, fat and bone mass after 36 weeks of maximal androgen blockade for prostate cancer. British Journal of Urology (BJU) International, 102(1), 44-47.
  • Galvao, D., Nosaka, K., Taaffe, D., Peake, J., Spry, N., Suzuki, K., Yamaya, K., McGuigan, M., Kristjanson, L., Newton, R., (2008), Endocrine and immune responses to resistance training in prostate cancer patients. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 11(2), 160-165, London, England .

Conference Publications

  • Spry, N., Galvao, D., Cormie, P., Aitken, J., Hodder, R., Van Hazel, G., Tsoi, D., King, M., (2010), Study to assess benefits of incorporating an exercise program during neoadjuvant chemoradiation in patients with rectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial. 12th Annual Scientific Meeting Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group, 2010(1-3 September 2010), 65-66, 12th Annual Scientific Meeting Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group Abstracts.
  • Galvao, D., Taaffe, D., Spry, N., Turner, D., Smith, K., Gibbs, Z., Newton, R., (2008), Altered body composition and poorer muscle strength and functional performance in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Conference and the 5th Sports Dieticians Australia Update: From Research to Practice, 113, Australia.
  • Newton, R., Turner, D., Gibbs, Z., Smith, K., Spry, N., Taaffe, D., Galvao, D., (2008), Exercise improves muscle function, physical performance and body composition in cancer patients. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Conference and the 5th Sports Dieticians Australia Update: From Research to Practice, 112, Australia.
  • Gibbs, Z., Newton, R., Galvao, D., Turner, D., Smith, K., (2008), Resistance training in older adults: A comparison between group-and home-based exercise training for improvements in functional performance, muscle function, and balance. Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science Conference and the 5th Sports Dieticians Australia Update: From Research to Practice, 130, Australia.

Research Student Supervision

Adjunct Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy,  Role Of Exercise In Management Of Symptom Experience And Function For Breast Cancer Survivors In Kenya.
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