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Scopus Author ID: 55857413600
ResearcherID: AAR-8570-2020
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gut microbiome, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, prebiotics, gut-to-host communication

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Employment (2)

Monash University: Melbourne, AU

2023-05-01 to present | Research Fellow (School of Biological Sciences)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Monash University: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2019 to 2023-06 | Graduate Teaching Associate
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Education and qualifications (3)

Monash University: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2019-07-29 to present | PhD (School of Biological Sciences)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

University of Indonesia: Salemba, Jakarta, ID

2009-09 to 2015-11 | MD
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Monash University: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2012-07 to 2013-05 | Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons) (The Ritchie Centre)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Professional activities (10)

Heart Foundation: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2024-11 to present | Early-mid career researchers committee (Victorian Cardiovascular Research Network)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Australian Cardiovascular Alliance: New South Wales, AU

2020-10 to present | Member
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

International Society of Hypertension: Edinburgh, GB

2019 to present | Member
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Monash University: Melbourne, AU

2023-10 to 2024-12 | Postdoctoral Representative (Research)
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School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Monash University: Melbourne, AU

2023-10 to 2024-12 | Postdoctoral Representative (Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity)
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Faculty of Science, Monash University: Melbourne, AU

2023-10 to 2024-12 | School of Biological Sciences representative (Early Career Network)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

International Society of Hypertension: Edinburgh, GB

2020-12 to 2024-10-01 | Communications Sub-Committee (New Investigator Committee)
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High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2023 to 2024 | Chair (Early Career Researchers Committee)
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High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2022 to 2023 | Communications (Early Career Researchers Committee)
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High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia: VIC, VIC, AU

2019-10 to 2023 | Student Member
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Funding (20)

Improving blood pressure control using personalised therapies based on gut microbes

2025-01 to 2026-12 | Grant
National Heart Foundation of Australia (Melbourne, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Examining the gut-brain axis in blood pressure regulation in humans

2025-01 to 2025-12 | Grant
Foundation for High Blood Pressure Research (VIC, VIC, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Development of new diets enriched in gut microbial substances to treat cardiovascular disease

2024-04 to 2025-04 | Grant
Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator (Vic, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

10X Genomics Start Single-Cell Fellowship

2021 | Grant
Millennium Science (Melbourne, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Advancing Diversity in Science

2024 | Grant
Monash University (Melbourne, Victoria, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Best Poster

2024 | Award
Gordon Family Foundation (MA, MA, US)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Best Student Oral

Award
High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia (Melbourne, Victoria, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Best Student Poster

2019 | Award
High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia (Melbourne, Victoria, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

CSANZ Travelling Fellowship

2023 | Grant
Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (Sydney, New South Wales, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Early Career Investigator Award

2024 | Award
Australian Vascular Biology Society (Adelaide, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Early Mid-Career Research Support Fund

2021 | Grant
High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia (Melbourne, Victoria, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

International Travel Grant

2022 | Grant
EMBL Australia (Clayton, Victoria, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

New Investigator Award

2022 | Award
International Society of Hypertension (Eastbourne, England, GB)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Poster Award

2022 | Award
American Heart Association (Dallas, Texas, US)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Ralph Reader Prize

2023 | Award
Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (Sydney, New South Wales, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Research Recognition Award

2021 | Award
American Heart Association (Dallas, Texas, US)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Science Meets Parliament Delegate

2023 | Grant
High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia (Melbourne, Victoria, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Student Travel Grant

2019 | Grant
High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia (Melbourne, Victoria, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Young Investigator Grant

2022 | Grant
Foundation for High Blood Pressure Research (VIC, VIC, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Young Investigator Grant

2020 | Grant
Foundation for High Blood Pressure Research (VIC, VIC, AU)
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan

Works (19)

Depletion of the paternal gut microbiome alters sperm small RNAs and impacts offspring physiology and behavior in mice

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
2025 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.09.020
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2-s2.0-85204808331

Part of ISSN: 10902139 08891591
Contributors: Masson, B.A.; Kiridena, P.; Lu, D.; Kleeman, E.A.; Reisinger, S.N.; Qin, W.; Davies, W.J.; Muralitharan, R.R.; Jama, H.A.; Antonacci, S. et al.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier

Gut Microbiota Metabolites Sensed by Host GPR41/43 Protect Against Hypertension

Circulation Research
2025-02-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.325770
Contributors: Rikeish R. Muralitharan; Tenghao Zheng; Evany Dinakis; Liang Xie; Anastasia Barbaro-Wahl; Hamdi A. Jama; Michael Nakai; Madeleine Paterson; Kwan Charmaine Leung; Zoe McArdle et al.
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Influence of angiotensin II on the gut microbiome: modest effects in comparison to experimental factors

Cardiovascular Research
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae062
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2-s2.0-85203000341

Part of ISSN: 17553245 00086363
Contributors: Muralitharan, R.R.; Nakai, M.E.; Snelson, M.; Zheng, T.; Dinakis, E.; Xie, L.; Jama, H.; Paterson, M.; Shihata, W.; Wassef, F. et al.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier
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Minimizing gut microbiome confounding factors in cardiovascular research

Cardiovascular Research
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae228
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2-s2.0-85212457404

Part of ISSN: 17553245 00086363
Contributors: Muralitharan, R.R.; Buikema, J.W.; Marques, F.Z.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier

Recent advancements in targeting the immune system to treat hypertension

European Journal of Pharmacology
2024-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.177008
Contributors: Rikeish R Muralitharan; Francine Z. Marques; Joanne A. O'Donnell
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Rare pathogenic variants in G-protein coupled receptor genes involved in gut-to- host communication are associated with cardiovascular disease risk

2024-10-02 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.10.01.24314734
Contributors: Leticia Camargo Tavares; Rikeish R. Muralitharan; Matthew Snelson; Francine Z. Marques
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Prospects for Leveraging the Microbiota as Medicine for Hypertension.

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
2024-04-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.124.21721
PMID: 38630799
Contributors: David Durgan; Zubcevic J; matam vijay-kumar; Tao Yang; Ishan Manandhar; Sachin Aryal; Muralitharan RR; Hong-Bao Li; Ying Li; Abais-Battad JM et al.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan
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Guidelines for microbiome studies in renal physiology

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00072.2023
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2-s2.0-85168427540

Part of ISSN: 15221466 1931857X
Contributors: Muralitharan, R.R.; Snelson, M.; Meric, G.; Coughlan, M.T.; Marques, F.Z.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier
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Gut bacteria translocation to the brain after ischaemic stroke occurs via the sympathetic nervous system

bioRxiv
2023 | Other
DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.03.535309
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2-s2.0-85160192187

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Peh, A.; Dinakis, E.; Nakai, M.; Muralitharan, R.R.; Rupasinghe, S.; Wilson, J.L.; Wong, C.H.Y.; Jama, H.; Barker, C.M.O.; Modarresi, M. et al.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier

Dietary fibre controls blood pressure and cardiovascular risk by lowering large intestinal pH and activating the proton-sensing receptor GPR65

bioRxiv
2022 | Other
DOI: 10.1101/2022.11.17.516695
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2-s2.0-85146944028

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Xie, L.; Rhys-Jones, D.; Muralitharan, R.R.; Dinakis, E.; Nakai, M.; Paterson, M.; Peh, A.; Jama, H.; Salimova, E.; Anderson, D. et al.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier

Rodent models of hypertension

British Journal of Pharmacology
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/bph.15650
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2-s2.0-85114507420

Part of ISSN: 14765381 00071188
Contributors: Jama, H.A.; Muralitharan, R.R.; Xu, C.; O'Donnell, J.A.; Bertagnolli, M.; Broughton, B.R.S.; Head, G.A.; Marques, F.Z.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier
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A single-center pilot study in Malaysia on the clinical utility of whole-exome sequencing for inborn errors of immunity

Clinical and Experimental Immunology
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/cei.13626
EID:

2-s2.0-85109604139

Part of ISSN: 13652249 00099104
Contributors: Ripen, A.M.; Chear, C.T.; Baharin, M.F.; Nallusamy, R.; Chan, K.C.; Kassim, A.; Choo, C.M.; Wong, K.J.; Fong, S.M.; Tan, K.K. et al.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier
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Diet-related gut microbial metabolites and sensing in hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41371-020-0388-3
EID:

2-s2.0-85088781127

Part of ISSN: 14765527 09509240
Contributors: R. Muralitharan, R.; Marques, F.Z.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier
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Essential Hypertension Is Associated With Changes in Gut Microbial Metabolic Pathways: A Multisite Analysis of Ambulatory Blood Pressure

Hypertension
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17288
EID:

2-s2.0-85112818359

Part of ISSN: 15244563 0194911X
Contributors: Nakai, M.; Ribeiro, R.V.; Stevens, B.R.; Gill, P.; Muralitharan, R.R.; Yiallourou, S.; Muir, J.; Carrington, M.; Head, G.A.; Kaye, D.M. et al.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier

Renal ACE2 (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2) Expression Is Modulated by Dietary Fiber Intake, Gut Microbiota, and Their Metabolites

Hypertension
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17039
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2-s2.0-85105770474

Part of ISSN: 15244563 0194911X
Contributors: Snelson, M.; Muralitharan, R.R.; Dinakis, E.; Nakai, M.; Jama, H.A.; Shihata, W.A.; Johnson, C.; Kaye, D.M.; MacKay, C.R.; Burrell, L.M. et al.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier
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The conundrum of the gut microbiome and blood pressure: The importance of studying sex and ethnicity

European Heart Journal
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa760
EID:

2-s2.0-85097580303

Part of ISSN: 15229645 0195668X
Contributors: Muralitharan, R.R.; Nakai, M.E.; Marques, F.Z.
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan via Scopus - Elsevier
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Microbial Peer Pressure: The Role of the Gut Microbiota in Hypertension and Its Complications.

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
2020-10-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.14473
PMID: 33012206
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan
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Guidelines for Transparency on Gut Microbiome Studies in Essential and Experimental Hypertension.

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
2019-11-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.119.13079
PMID: 31679421
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan
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Toward the use of endometrial and menstrual blood mesenchymal stem cells for cell-based therapies.

Expert opinion on biological therapy
2013-08-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2013.826187
PMID: 23930703
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Rikeish R. Muralitharan
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Peer review (33 reviews for 16 publications/grants)

Review activity for American journal of physiology. (2)
Review activity for Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology. (1)
Review activity for British journal of pharmacology. (1)
Review activity for Cardiovascular research (3)
Review activity for Circulation : (1)
Review activity for Circulation research : (1)
Review activity for Circulation. (1)
Review activity for Clinical science. (1)
Review activity for European heart journal. (5)
Review activity for Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine. (1)
Review activity for Frontiers in endocrinology. (1)
Review activity for Frontiers in physiology. (1)
Review activity for Hypertension. (10)
Review activity for Journal of human hypertension (1)
Review activity for Microbiota and host. (1)
Review activity for Science advances. (2)
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