Section: Overview
Overview
Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Immunology
  • Autoimmune disease
  • Gerontology
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
  • Stem cells

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

About Jack Feehan

Jack is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Institute for Health and Sport, with an interest in translational immunotherapeutics, healthy ageing, and chronic diseases. He currently works in the translational immunology group of the mechanisms and interventions in health and disease program, working on developing vaccines for autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases. 

Jack gained his Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne in 2021, looking into immunological and stem cell involvement in chronic musculoskeletal disease of the elderly. Since beginning his Ph.D. he has published more than 40 peer reviewed journal articles, several book chapters and a textbook on exercise in chronic disease. He regularly writes on COVID-19 and vaccines for global media organization, the conversation, where his articles have been read by more the 1.3 million readers. 

Jack is currently supervising a number of research students, who are working on developing vaccines for substance use disorders of methamphetamine, multiple sclerosis, and alzheimer's disease, therapeutic devices for wound healing, and biology of nutrition. 

 

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. The University of Melbourne, Australia, 2021
  • MHSc (Osteopathy), Victoria University, Australia, 2017
  • BClinSci, Victoria University, Australia, 2015

Key publications

Year Citation
2025 Acharya, B., Sahu, P. K., Behera, A., Feehan, J., Mishra, D. P., & Apostolopoulos, V. (250101). Cannabinoids and the male reproductive system: Implications of endocannabinoid signaling pathways. Maturitas, 192

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.108156

2024 Saadati, S., Jansons, P., Scott, D., de, Courten., Mousa, A., Feehan, J., Mesinovic, J., & de, Courten. (241201). The Effect of Carnosine Supplementation on Musculoskeletal Health in Adults with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 16(24),

doi: 10.3390/nu16244328

2024 Sah, R., Srivastava, S., Mehta, R., Kumar, S., Sah, S., Mohanty, A., Feehan, J., Al-Tawfiq, J. A., & Apostolopoulos, V. (241201). Global Mpox outbreak: Are we prepared for emerging strains?. New Microbes and New Infections, 62

doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101466

2024 Saadati, S., Kabthymer, R. H., Aldini, G., Mousa, A., Feehan, J., & De, Courten. (241201). Effects of carnosine and histidine-containing dipeptides on biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Reviews, 82(12), (1696-1709).

doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuad150

2024 Chavda, V. P., Feehan, J., & Apostolopoulos, V. (241101). Inflammation: The Cause of All Diseases. Cells, 13(22),

doi: 10.3390/cells13221906

2024 Al, Dhaheri., Alkhatib, D. H., Feehan, J., Cheikh, Ismail., Apostolopoulos, V., & Stojanovska, L. (241101). Correction to: The Effect of Therapeutic Doses of Culinary Spices in Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Nutrients, (2024), 16, 11, (1685), 10.3390/nu16111685). Nutrients, 16(22),

doi: 10.3390/nu16223791

2024 Saadati, S., de, Courten., Deceneux, C., Plebanski, M., Scott, D., Mesinovic, J., Jansons, P., Aldini, G., Cameron, J., & Feehan, J. (241101). Carnosine Supplementation Has No Effect on Inflammatory Markers in Adults with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 16(22),

doi: 10.3390/nu16223900

2024 Mehta, R., Kushwaha, A., Sah, S., Feehan, J., & Apostolopoulos, V. (241101). Detection of vaccine-derived poliovirus type-3 in sewage of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Clinical Infection in Practice, 24

doi: 10.1016/j.clinpr.2024.100388

2024 Kahlon, A., Lippmann, S., Mehta, R., Mehta, V., Feehan, J., Apostolopoulos, V., & Sah, R. (241101). New Malaria vaccine a boon to Endemic regions - Doubling efficacy rates, at lower cost. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 62

doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2024.102763

2024 Hossain, M. K., Davidson, M., Feehan, J., Matsoukas, J. M., Nurgali, K., & Apostolopoulos, V. (241101). A methamphetamine vaccine using short monoamine and diamine peptide linkers and poly-mannose. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 113

doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117930

Research funding for the past 5 years

Please note:

  • Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
  • Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
  • The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.

Supporting the mental health of CALD older adults in the Wyndham region - (WYNDHAM HEALTH FOUNDATION ) Innovation Grant
From: Victoria University, Innovation and Research Grants
Other investigators: Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos
For period: 2023-2024
$39,151

Osteosarcopenia in osteopathic practice: incorporating disease detection in the clinical setting
From: Osteopathy Australia Research Fund
Other investigators: Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos, Dr Nicholas Tripodi
For period: 2021-2022
$5,000

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

Available for media queries

Currently supervised research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
3 PhD Associate supervisor
1 PhD Integrated Principal supervisor

Currently supervised research students at VU

Students & level Role
PhD (3) Associate supervisor
PhD Integrated (1) Principal supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
1 PhD Associate supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

Students & level Role
PhD (1) Associate supervisor

Awards

Year Award
2021

Young Investigator Award - American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

2017

Valedictorian - Victoria University

2015

University Medalist - Victoria University