Child Health in Medicine

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Beverley Ann-Biggs	Professor Beverley-Ann Biggs	Infectious Diseases
Biomarker Discovery Group	Associate Professor Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Can dietary phytophenols improve pregnancy outcomes?	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Cerebral Palsy Research	Group Leader Professor Dinah Reddihough	Paediatrics
Changing the Trajectories of Australia's Most Vulnerable Children- The Early Years Education Program Randomised Controlled Trial	Professor Jeff Borland	Paediatrics
Chromosome disorders	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Community Child Health Group	Group Lead Professor Sharon Goldfeld	Paediatrics
Detection and prevention of tuberculosis in children and adolescents in endemic, resource-limited settings	Project Leader Professor Steve Graham	Paediatrics
Laima Brazionis	Group Leader Dr Laima Brazionis	Medicine
Elizabeth Vincan	Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology and Public Health	Research Group Leader Professor Jodie McVernon	Infectious Diseases
Genetics Education and Health Research	Research Group Leader Professor Sylvia Metcalfe	Paediatrics
Global Health	Research Group Leader Professor Beverley Ann-Biggs	Infectious Diseases
Human resource capacity building for child health in Laos PDR	Project Leader Dr Amy Gray	Paediatrics
Impact of Extreme Prematurity or Extreme Low Birthweight on Young Adult Health and Well-being	A/Prof Jeanie Cheong	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Infant and Family Wellbeing after Cardiac Surgery: Life as a Pre-schooler	PhD student Tamera Clancy	Paediatrics
Infectious Diseases Group	Research Group Leader Professor Nigel Curtis
Innate immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes	Group Leader Professor Stephen Rogerson	Medicine
Intestinal Failure and Clinical Nutrition Group	Group Leader Professor Julie Bines	Paediatrics
Investigating metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in association with the short cervix and fetal fibronectin for the prediction of preterm labour in symptomatic women.	Project Leader Associate Professor Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Jodie McVernon	Professor Jodie McVernon	Infectious Diseases
Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration	Research Group Leader Professor Melissa Little	Paediatrics
Kids In Communities Study (KiCS)	Project Lead Dr Karen Villanueva	Paediatrics
Maternal Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Molecular Microbiology and Reproductive Health Research Group	Honorary, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy Professor Suzanne M. Garland	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Molecular Oncology	Research Group Leader Professor Elizabeth Vincan	Infectious Diseases
New vaccines group	Professor Kim Mulholland	Paediatrics
Newborn Health Project, Solomon Islands	Project Lead Professor Trevor Duke	Paediatrics
Newborn Research Centre	Head of Research Group Professor Peter Davis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Paediatric and Adolescent Fertility Preservation Taskforce	A/Prof Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatric Fertility Decision Aid Study	Project Lead A/Prof Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatric social work research group	Associate Professor Brigid Jordan	Paediatrics
Pathogenesis and Immunity in Malaria	Research Group Leader Professor Stephen Rogerson	Infectious Diseases
Pneumococcal Research	Project Lead Professor Kim Mulholland	Paediatrics
Prognostic biomarkers of preterm labour. Development of a predictive test kit for preterm labour.	Associate Professor Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
Psychosocial determinants of health in infants & preschool children with Cystic Fibrosis diagnosed via newborn screening	Associate Professor Brigid Jordan	Paediatrics
R E Ross Trust Regional Child Health Fellowship Program	Project Leader Professor Trevor Duke	Paediatrics
Rotavirus Group and Enteric Virus Group	Group Leader Professor Julie Bines	Paediatrics
Savige Laboratory	Group Leader Professor Judy Savige	Medicine
Sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis	Research Group Leader Dr Simon Graham	Infectious Diseases
Simon Graham	Dr Simon Graham	Infectious Diseases
Stephen Rogerson	Professor Stephen Rogerson	Infectious Diseases
Stress Reactivity in Pre-schoolers with Congenital Heart Disease	Associate Professor Brigid Jordan	Paediatrics
The development of feeding in infants with oesophageal atresia between birth and nine months of age	PhD student Libby Ferguson	Paediatrics
Trans Health Research	Dr Ada Cheung	Medicine
Tuning in to Kids emotion-focused interventions	Professor, Principal Researcher, Program Author Sophie Havighurst	Psychiatry
Understanding the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Understanding what triggers birth? New opportunities for prevention of early delivery	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Using biomarkers and ultrasound in late pregnancy to minimise preventable stillbirth: the BUMPS study	Head of Research Group Professor Sue Walker	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
‘Find and Follow’: scoping the data capture, reporting and follow-up of (i) pregnancies complicated by congenital abnormalities, (ii) health and development among ‘high risk’ newborns	Head of Research Group Professor Sue Walker	Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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