Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Biomarker Discovery Group
Research Group Leader : Harry Georgiou
Mercy Hospital for Women & Royal Women's Hospital
The group is interested in the discovery and validation of putative biomarkers for the prediction of various pregnancy complications.
Embryo Implantation Research Group
Research Group Leader : Prof Eva Dimitriadis
Royal Women's Hospital
This group is interested in reproductive biology.
The Psychosocial Health and Wellbeing Research (emPoWeR) Unit
Research Group Leader : Dr Michelle Peate
Royal Women's Hospital
The emPoWeR Unit conducts research with a focus on the psychological, emotional and social aspects of reproductive health.
- Development & evaluation of guidelines & an intervention for moving on from IVF in women with a low chance of success
- EndoNeeds
- Evaluating information resources for women considering elective egg freezing
- Fertility After Cancer Predictor (FoRECAsT) Study
- Low Literacy Decision Aid about Reproductive Choices for Younger Women with Breast Cancer
- Paediatric Fertility Decision Aid Study
- Priorities and Needs of Women Living with Advanced Cancer
Gynaecology Research Centre - Hickey Group
Research Group Leader : Professor Martha Hickey
Royal Women's Hospital
This groups research focus is menopause, reproductive endocrinology and healthy ageing in women.
Gynaecology Research Centre - Rogers Group
Research Group Leader : Professor Peter Rogers
Royal Women's Hospital
The Research focus of the gynaecology research centre covers several areas.
- Characterising the functional role of VEZT in endometriosis
- Identifying new therapeutics for endometriosis using high throughput molecular and compound phenotypic screens
- Improving diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis
- Integrative analysis of OMICs and phenotypic data for disease stratification of endometriosis
Maternal Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre
Research Group Leader : Prof Shaun Brennecke
Royal Women's Hospital
The blueprint for a healthy life is largely determined by events which take place in the uterus before we are even born.
Molecular Microbiology and Reproductive Health Research Group
Research Group Leader : Professor Suzanne M. Garland
Royal Women's Hospital
The team is focused on on providing evidence for changes that may translate into clinical practice, affecting patient health.
- Centre for research excellence in cervical cancer control
- Discovery and translation of interventions to control sexually transmitted infections and their consequences
- Evaluating molecular biomarkers of anal cancer risk
- Improving reproductive health through infectious diseases research
- National HPV Monitoring Program (IMPACT)
- Probiotic therapy
Newborn Research Centre
Research Group Leader : Professor Peter Davis
Royal Women's Hospital
The motto of the Women's Newborn Research Centre is “Making the babies better”. To do this we are trying to give all babies, irrespective of their size and maturity at birth the best chance of growing into healthy adults.
Obstetrics, Nutrition and Endocrinology Group
Research Group Leader : Martha Lappas
Mercy Hospital for Women
Current projects are examining the mechanisms that govern birth and the development of gestational diabetes.
Paediatric and Adolescent Fertility Preservation Taskforce
Research Group Leader : Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe
Royal Women's Hospital
This group conducts research focused on oncofertility preservation
Perinatal Research Group
Research Group Leader: Professor Sue Walker
Mercy Hospital for Women
The vision of the Maternal Fetal Medicine centre is to achieve integration of the three professional domains: excellence in clinical care, education and research
Therapeutics Discovery and Vascular Function Group
Research Group Leader : Associate Professor Natalie Hannan
Mercy Hospital for Women
This group conducts research with a focus on therapeutics discoveries and vascular function
Translational Obstetrics Group
Research Group Leader : Professor Stephen Tong
Mercy Hospital for Women
The team is focused on developing diagnostics and therapeutics to improve the care of pregnant women and their fetuses.
Victorian Infant Collaborative Study Group
Research Group Leader : Jeanie Cheong
Royal Women's Hospital
The Victorian Infant Collaborative Study (VICS) is a long term study of prematurely born infants throughout their childhood and into adulthood.