Postdoctoral 
Research Fellow
Research interests
Evie’s research focusses on the genetics of heart disease. She is currently working to develop new tools to identify patients who will go on to have adverse cardiac remodelling or atrial fibrillation following a heart attack. This research involves identifying new genetic risk markers and using these to build genetic risk scores, and identifying the gene pathways that promote adverse outcomes for patients.
Background
Evie completed her PhD (2021) with the Christchurch Heart Institute at the University of Otago, Christchurch. Her PhD focussed on identifying circulating micro RNA and protein biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in patients with heart failure, and involved utilising SWATH Mass Spectrometry and large-scale RTqPCR .
Funders
Awards
- Heart Foundation of New Zealand Research Fellowship (2020)
- Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Young Investigator Award (2021)
- Best Poster Presentation at IUBMB-FEBS-PABMB Young Scientists’ Forum (Portugal, 2022)
- International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Travel Award (2022)
Publications
Ocariza, M. G. C., Paton, L. N., Tang, W. H. W., Templeton, E. M., Pilbrow, A. P., Pemberton, C. J., & Appleby, S. (2024). CNDP2 is a potential modulator of heart failure outcomes. Proceedings of the 17th GeneMappers Conference. Retrieved from https://www.genemappersconference.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Ocariza, M., Paton, L., Tang, W., Templeton, E., Pilbrow, A., Pemberton, C., & Appleby, S. (2024). Investigating the role of carnosine dipeptidase II (CNDP2) in heart disease. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 33(Suppl. 2), (pp. S62). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.04.228 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Templeton, E. M., Pilbrow, A. P., Kleffmann, T., Pickering, J. W., Rademaker, M. T., Scott, N. J. A., Ellmers, L. J., Charles, C. J., Endre, Z. H., Richards, A. M., Cameron, V. A., & Lassé, M. (2023). Comparison of SPEED, S-Trap, and in-solution-based sample preparation methods for mass spectrometry in kidney tissue and plasma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(7), 6290. doi: 10.3390/ijms24076290 Journal - Research Article
Templeton, E., Lassé, M., Cameron, V., Pickering, J., Kleffmann, T., Hertzberg, D., Frampton, C., Ellmers, L., Palmer, S., … Scott, N., Charles, C., … Richards, M., … Troughton, R., Rademaker, M., & Pilbrow, A. (2022). Harnessing the power of 'Omics': Discovering novel microRNA and protein biomarkers of acute kidney injury in acute heart failure. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 31(Suppl. 2), (pp. S23-S24). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.05.009 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Templeton, E. M., Lassé, M., Kleffmann, T., Ellmers, L. J., Palmer, S. C., Davidson, T., Scott, N. J. A., Pickering, J. W., Charles, C. J., Endre, Z. H., Cameron, V. A., Richards, A. M., Rademaker, M. T., & Pilbrow, A. P. (2022). Identifying candidate protein markers of acute kidney injury in acute decompensated heart failure. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, 1009. doi: 10.3390/ijms23021009 Journal - Research Article