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Adjunct Associate Professor
Leila Cuttle
Faculty of Health,
School of Biomedical Sciences
Biography
Associate Professor Leila Cuttle PhD BSc(Hons) GAICD, is a biomedical scientist with 25 years of research and development experience. In the School of Biomedical Sciences, she led Industry and Community Engagement, and was the Biomedical Sciences Work Integrated Learning Unit Co-ordinator. She has engaged with industry partners and graduate employers to identify new business opportunities for research and teaching, and new work placements for students. Leila's research has included clinical trials, pre-clinical studies and public health research, and she has built and led multidisciplinary teams. Her research has changed international policy and clinical practice for the treatment of burn injuries. To date, she has successfully obtained over $9.3 million research funding, including NHMRC CDF1, NHMRC ECRF and NHMRC Post-graduate Fellowships, and NHMRC Project grants. Leila has supervised 35 students completing high school internships through to PhD degrees and mentors and sponsors many early career researchers. She values collaboration, and inclusive and transparent team cultures. A/Prof Cuttle was inaugural Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Research Sub-committee and Co-Chair of the Consumer Advisory Group, to ensure the patient voice and lived experience is represented in burn care and research.Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Biomedical Sciences
Keywords
Burns, Burn Injury, Injury Prevention, Trauma, Traumatic Injury, Child Pain, Paediatric Burns, Paediatric Wound healing, Child Health, Physical Health, Psychological Health, First aid treatment, Pre-hospital Care, Burn Treatments, Hydrogel Dressings, Wounds, Skin, Epithelium, Wound healing, Re-epithelialisation, Repair, Regeneration, Scar tissue, Scarring, Pathology, Tissue Destruction, Apoptosis, Necrosis, Tissue Culture, In Vitro Wound Models, 3D Skin Models, In Vivo Wound Models, Biomarker Discovery, Proteomics, Blister Fluid, Saliva, Clinical Trials, Patient Data
Research field
Medical physiology, Medical biochemistry and metabolomics, Public health
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Queensland)
- Bachelor of Science with Honours (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
- Head of the QUT Burns and Trauma Research Laboratory at the Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology.
- Group Leader in the Centre for Children's Burns and Trauma Research (CCBTR), a multi-disciplinary research team across several institutions (Queensland Health, QUT and UQ).
- QUT Centre for Child Health and Wellbeing
- Chair of the Research Committee for the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association, Co-chair of the Consumer Advisory Group, Director on the Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Board.
- Member of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA), Member of the Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Member of Women in Technology (WiT), Member of the Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society (AWTRS) and previous committee member (2010-2018) and secretary (2012-2016)
- Previously organized the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association Annual Scientific Conference in Brisbane 2018 and 2011, and organized and chaired the Scientific Forum at those conferences. Also previously organized the Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society Conference at North Stradbroke Island 2018 (and organised the EMCR Program), the conference in Gold Coast 2014 and Sydney 2012 and also chaired an Early Career Researcher Masterclass Session as part of that conference.
Teaching
Supervision of Research: The main focus of my lab group is to conduct research which aims to improve the lives of children affected by burn injury. We use different techniques to understand the molecular mechanisms behind how burn injuries occur, and we are developing new wound diagnostics and new therapies to enhance wound healing and reduce scarring.
Teaching: I have been the unit co-ordinator for LQB502 and LQB503, the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units for the Biomedical Sciences degree LS40, since 2021. I co-ordinate both units in Semester 1 and Semester 2, and assist with finding biotech/industry/medical placements for undergraduate and postgraduate Biomedical students.
Experience
Links and photos of my lab and research
- Our research group webpage is here: https://research.qut.edu.au/btr/
- For general photos of our lab group, check this out: https://www.flickr.com/photos/147560381@N07/albums/72157675281358953
- If you want to see some more information on children's burns and trauma, our Centre for Children's Burns and Trauma Research website is here: http://www.ccbtr.com.au/
Publications
- Fear, M., Wood, F., Kimble, R., Holland, A. & Cuttle, L. (2022). Management of non-severe burn wounds in children and adolescents: optimising outcomes through all stages of the patient journey. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 6(4), 269–278. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/229709
- Carlton, M., Voisey, J., Jones, L., Parker, T., Punyadeera, C. & Cuttle, L. (2022). An exploratory study demonstrating that salivary cytokine profiles are altered in children with small area thermal injury. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 43(3), 613–624. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/213115
- Iljas, J., Rohl, J., McGovern, J., Moromizato, K., Parker, T. & Cuttle, L. (2021). A human skin equivalent burn model to study the effect of a nanocrystalline silver dressing on wound healing. Burns, 47(2), 417–429. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203781
- Henderson, E., Kempf, M., Yip, C., Davenport, L., Jones, E., Kong, S., Pearson, E., Kearns, A. & Cuttle, L. (2022). The lethal heat dose for 50% primary human fibroblast cell death is 48 °C. Archives of Dermatological Research, 314(8), 809–814. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212781
- Frear, C., Cuttle, L., McPhail, S., Chatfield, M., Kimble, R. & Griffin, B. (2020). Randomized clinical trial of negative pressure wound therapy as an adjunctive treatment for small-area thermal burns in children. British Journal of Surgery, 107(13), 1741–1750. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/204617
- Zang, T., Cuttle, L., Broszczak, D., Broadbent, J., Tanzer, C. & Parker, T. (2019). Characterization of the blister fluid proteome for pediatric burn classification. Journal of Proteome Research, 18(1), 69–85. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/150918
- Andrews, C., Kimble, R., Kempf, M. & Cuttle, L. (2017). Evidence-based injury prediction data for the water temperature and duration of exposure for clinically relevant deep dermal scald injuries. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 25(5), 792–804. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/117199
- Brown, N., Kimble, R., Rodger, S., Ware, R., McWhinney, B., Ungerer, J. & Cuttle, L. (2014). Biological markers of stress in pediatric acute burn injury. Burns, 40(5), 887–895. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/67191
- Brown, N., Kimble, R., Rodger, S., Ware, R. & Cuttle, L. (2014). Play and heal: Randomized controlled trial of Ditto intervention efficacy on improving re-epithelialization in pediatric burns. Burns, 40(2), 204–213. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/67190
- Fein, M., Quinn, J., Watt, K., Nichols, T., Kimble, R. & Cuttle, L. (2014). Prehospital paediatric burn care: New priorities in paramedic reporting. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 26(6), 609–615. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/88752
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Leila, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2021
- Details
- Invited Keynote Presentation "Evidence emerging from the bench". In: Wounds 2020 Conference, Brisbane 4-6 May 2021 ¿ Plenary 1 Emerging Evidence & Innovation on 4th May
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2020
- Details
- Invited to be on the editorial board of Wound Repair and Regeneration (50 board members internationally) Q1 Surgery 74/451 & Q1 Dermatology 23/146, SJR 0.97,IF 2.471
- Type
- Membership of Review Panels on Prestigious Grant Applications
- Reference year
- 2020
- Details
- Grant review for NHMRC Ideas Grants in 2020 and 2019
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- Appointed as the inaugural Chair of the ANZBA Research Committee and Board Director on the ANZBA Board
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- Invited International Talk: Biomarkers for paediatric burn wound healing. In: 12th Asia-Pacific Burn Congress 17th August 2019
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- NHMRC Career Development Fellowship 1; APP#1130862 Better healing for children's burn injuries; 2017-2020; $425,048
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Awarded a medal by the Stuart Pegg Paediatric Burns Centre, Royal Children's Hospital and Health Services District, for services to children¿s burns
- Type
- Advisor/Consultant for Community
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Asked to advise on policy regarding burn first aid treatment and hydrogel dressings by burn care advisors in London, following my presentation at the International Society of Burn Injuries conference in Scotland, September 2012.
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Fellowship Type: NHMRC Principal Research FellowshipProject Title: Improving the pre-hospital treatment and acute management of burned childrenExternal Reference :1035907Years Awarded: 2012-2015Total Funding Awarded: $355,276
- Type
- Advisor/Consultant for Industry
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- The Clinical Practice Guidelines of Queensland Ambulance Service were updated in April 2011, to change the treatment irrigation time of burn wounds from 10 to 20 minutes and to revise the recommendations regarding the use of hydrogel dressings on burn wounds, on the basis of my research.
Selected research projects
- Title
- Implementation of Negative Pressure for Acute Paediatric Burns
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2006970
- Start year
- 2021
- Keywords
- burn injury; implementation; traumatic injury; child; multicentre
- Title
- The use of Biomarkers in Children to Predict Healing Potential and Optimise Burn Wound Care
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1160492
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- Burn Injury; Pathology; Wound Healing; Diagnostic Applications; Child Health
- Title
- Better healing for children's burn injuries
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1130862
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
- Burn Injury; Pathology; Injury Prevention; Wound Healing; Wound Re-epithelialisation
- Title
- Improving the pre-hospital treatment and acute management of burned children
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1035907
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- burns; burn injury; wound healing; wound repair; pathology
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Characterisation of Exosomes from Paediatric Burn Blister Fluids
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Tony Parker, Dr Daniel Broszczak
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Exosomes derived from dairy cows for diagnostics (2023)
- Saliva Biomarkers for Physical Healing and Psychological Wellbeing in Paediatric Small Area Thermal Burns (2022)
- Quantitative Characterization of Paediatric Burn Blister Fluid (2018)
- Validating the relationship between burn temperature, duration of exposure and tissue injury severity for scald burns (2018)
- A holistic exploration of paediatric partial thickness burn care in the outpatient setting (2016)
- The Impact of a Child's Pain, Anxiety and Stress on Burn Re-epithelialisation (2014)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
Supervision topics
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.