Robyn L. Woods

General / Preventive / Lipids

General Department of Preventive Medicine

About

Robyn L. Woods works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with General Department of Preventive Medicine.

Robyn L. Woods BSc (Hons), PhD is Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, Alfred Hospital campus. She was Director of the ASPREE clinical trial of aspirin in healthy elderly participants conducted in Australia and the United States from 2010 to 2017. Her research focuses on ageing-related conditions including cardiovascular disease, frailty, dementia and the effects of aspirin.

Research focus

Aspirin primary prevention of cardiovascular eventsFrailty and disability-free survival in older adultsDementia and cognitive decline in agingCardiovascular physiology of natriuretic peptidesHypertension and blood pressure in the elderly

Impact

475 pubs · 11,067 cites · h-index 48

Training

BSc (Hons)
University of Queensland
1978
PhD (Medicine)
Monash University
1982

Affiliations

Work Experience

Associate Professor (Research)

Monash University · 2006 - Present

Senior Research Fellow

Howard Florey Institute · 1998 - 2005

NHMRC Research Fellow

Baker Institute · 1992 - 1998