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Fran Milat

Fran Milat 
Fran Milat, MD
The Michael, John and Phoebe Jones Fellow
Bone, Joint & Cancer
t: +61 3 9594 4284
e: Fran.Milat[at]princehenrys.org

 

Appointments

  • The Michael, John and Phoebe Jones Fellow

  • Endocrinologist, Southern Health

 

Profile & Research Interests

Dr Frances Milat graduated in medicine at Monash University and subsequently undertook her endocrinology fellowship at Southern Health and St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney.

She pursued her research interests in metabolic bone disorders, completing a Doctor of Medicine degree at St Vincent's Institute examing the mechanisms of PTH and the Wnt pathway action in bone.

She joined Prince Henry's Institute in 2009 to continue her research interest in both clinical disorders of bone metabolism and molecular mechanisms of bone remodelling.

She is an endocrinologist at Monash Medical Centre, with an interest in osteoporosis, women's health and general endocrinology.

 

Recent Achievements

  • NHMRC Scholarship

  • RACP Research Grant

 

Selected Publications

Is the Wnt Pathway the Final Common Pathway in Bone Formation? Milat, F. Ng, KW. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, June 11th, 2009 (epub ahead of print).

The MC3T3E1 Subclone 4 Cells as an In Vitro Model in the Study of the Anabolic Action of Parathyroid Hormone.  Milat, F. Ho, P. Allan, E. Martin, TJ. Ng, KW. Gillespie, M. IBMS, 2009

The Characterisation of Three TCF-luciferase constructs in PTH and Wnt Induced Canonical Pathway Signalling. Milat, F. Häusler, K. Solano, M. Martin, TJ. Ng, KW. Gillespie, M. IBMS, 2009