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Medical advisor
Merlin Thomas is a physician-scientist in the Department of Diabetes at Monash University, Melbourne. His research covers diabetic complications, with a focus on kidney disease, cardiovascular risk and metabolic pathways.
He has published more than 270 peer-reviewed papers and is ranked among the top three global experts in diabetic kidney disease. His work spans basic biochemistry through to epidemiology and clinical trials.
Merlin co-authored Fast Living, Slow Ageing with Kate Marie. He is a regular media contributor on diabetes, metabolic health and preventive medicine, and has appeared on ABC TV, SBS and commercial networks.
He advises iaso health on clinical evidence, medical content accuracy and research translation.