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Biography
David M. Klyne PhD, MSc (MolBiol), DPhty, BAppSc) is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Fulbright Scholar within the Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health. There he leads an international team that probe the bio-psycho-social mechanisms that underlie physiological and pathological pain. His niche is in understanding the neuro-immune pathways involved and how they can be targeted with interventions using a blend of basic and clinical sciences and his skills and knowledge gained through his four degrees – neuro-immunology (PhD), molecular biology (Master), physiotherapy (Doctorate) and applied sciences (Bachelor).
David has received numerous national and international research awards that span basic and clinical sciences. These include the premier international award for spine research (ISSLS Prize) on two occasions – in Basic Science (2019) and Clinical Science (2018). In 2019, he was awarded a postdoctoral Fulbright Fellowship to continue his work elucidating the role of sleep in chronic pain at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple University), in the USA. He was also one of ten Australian scientists to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in 2019 and again in 2023, and has received more than $100K in research prize money and $17.5M in research funding.
Impact
Klyne's research has attracted 17.5M ($8.5M as CIA/PI) from local, national and international funding bodies, been adopted by the world’s leading forum on pain (IASP) in the form of an online Fact Sheet (2021; >50K online visits), informed clinical guidelines and policies relating to the management of pain (e.g., American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists), and formed the basis of a chapter in one of the world’s leading physiotherapy textbooks – Grieve's (2024). His reputation is exemplified by his >40 national/international presentations (>20 funded invited and/or Keynote) and invitations to provide expertise on global matters such as at the 2019 Opioid Epidemic Consortium in Kentucky, USA. The significance of Klyne's program of research to the broader public is evidenced by features in the media, including 9 News Australia (interview), the Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Academy of Science. In 2021, 9 News released a mini-documentary about Klyne's work on sleep and pain, which ranked in the top 5 stories nationally on NineMSN. From this program of work, Klyne is consistently ranked in the top 1% of experts globally in back pain (Expertscape).
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