Dr Silmara Gusso

PhD, MSc, PGDipHSc

Senior Lecturer

In: Exercise Sciences » Faculty of Science

Biography

Silmara moved from Brazil to New Zealand in 2004 to pursue her interests in exercise physiology and cardiac rehabilitation.

During her MSc in the Department of Sport and Exercise Science at The University of Auckland, she became involved with the Liggins Institute looking at cardiac function in diabetic youth.

Silmara then coordinated the Auckland University Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic for two years before officially joining the Liggins Institute in 2007.

Her PhD research focused on the effects of exercise training intervention on the cardiovascular function of diabetic adolescents. Silmara is now a postdoctoral fellow, and her current research is examining the effects of whole body vibration training on the muscles and bones of disabled children and adolescents.

Research | Current

Exercise Physiology
Cardiovascular Physiology
Diabetes

Major research grants:

Jubilee Crippled Children’s Trust Board
Australasian Pediatric Endocrine Group Grant (APEG)

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Murali, M., Hofman, P. L., Derraik, J. G. B., Cutfield, W. S., Hornung, T., & Gusso, S. (2018). Exercise capacity and cardiac function in adolescents born post-term. Scientific reports, 8 (1)10.1038/s41598-018-31343-3
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/45744
Other University of Auckland co-authors: José Derraik, Paul Hofman, Wayne Cutfield
Power, L. C., O'Grady GL, Hornung, T. S., Jefferies, C., Gusso, S., & Hofman, P. L. (2018). IMAGING THE HEART TO DETECT CARDIOMYOPATHY IN DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: A REVIEW. Neuromuscular Disorders10.1016/j.nmd.2018.05.011
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Paul Hofman
Seneviratne, S. N., Derraik, J. G., Jiang, Y., McCowan, L. M., Gusso, S., Biggs, J. B., ... Hofman, P. L. (2017). Nulliparity is associated with subtle adverse metabolic outcomes in overweight/obese mothers and their offspring. Clinical Endocrinology, 87 (5), 545-551. 10.1111/cen.13426
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/43946
Other University of Auckland co-authors: José Derraik, Yannan Jiang, Lesley McCowan, Wayne Cutfield, Paul Hofman, Janene Biggs
Gusso, S., Pinto, T., Baldi, J. C., Derraik, J. G., Cutfield, W. S., Hornung, T., & Hofman, P. L. (2017). Exercise training improves but does not normalize left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 40 (9), 1264-1272. 10.2337/dc16-2347
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/42789
Other University of Auckland co-authors: José Derraik, Wayne Cutfield, Paul Hofman
Seneviratne, S. N., Derraik, J. G., Jiang, Y., McCowan, L. M., Gusso, S., Cutfield, W. S., & Hofman, P. L. (2017). The sex of the foetus affects maternal blood glucose concentrations in overweight and obese pregnant women. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 37 (5), 667-669. 10.1080/01443615.2016.1256970
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/43725
Other University of Auckland co-authors: José Derraik, Yannan Jiang, Lesley McCowan, Wayne Cutfield, Paul Hofman
Gusso, S., Munns, C., Colle, P., Derraik, J., Biggs, J., Cutfield, W., & Hofman, P. (2016). Effects of whole-body vibration training on physical function, bone and muscle mass in adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy. Scientific Reports, 6.10.1038/srep22518
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/29473
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Paul Hofman, Wayne Cutfield, José Derraik, Janene Biggs
Seneviratne, S., Jiang, Y., Derraik, J., McCowan, L., Parry, G., Biggs, J., ... Rodrigues, R. (2016). Effects of antenatal exercise in overweight and obese pregnant women on maternal and perinatal outcomes: A randomised controlled trial. BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 123 (4), 588-597. 10.1111/1471-0528.13738
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/29578
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Yannan Jiang, Wayne Cutfield, Lesley McCowan, Paul Hofman, José Derraik, Janene Biggs
Derraik, J. G. B., Gusso, S., Peart, J. M., Rademaker, M., Cutfield, W. S., & Hofman, P. L. (2015). Preliminary data on dermis and subcutis thickness in adults with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 56 (4), e93-e95. 10.1111/ajd.12177
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/30105
Other University of Auckland co-authors: José Derraik, Wayne Cutfield, Paul Hofman