Child Health

Child Health which encompasses the whole-of-life continuum from the early life environment through adolescence and reproductive potential in order to optimise whole life health

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
'Beating the odds': Early life experiences influencing the association between genetic prediction and language development in mid-childhood	Doctor Anneke Grobler	Paediatrics
A computer-aided decision system for gait analysis	Project Leader Dr Morgan Sangeux	Paediatrics
A mouse model of duodenal atresia	Project Leader Associate Professor Warrick Teague	Paediatrics
A new muscle endurance test for the arms	Doctor Kate Carroll	Paediatrics
A program of research into dyskinesia in children with cerberal palsy	Project Leader Dr Adrienne Harvey	Paediatrics
A survey and audit of postnatal corticosteroid use to reduce the risk of chronic lung disease in extremely preterm infants	Dr Brett Manley	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Abnormal Placental Stem Cells And Their Role In Human Pregnancy Pathologies	Dr Bill Kalionis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Accelerated Gene Identification Program (Gene Discovery)	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Adverse maternal environment in females born small and transgenerational consequences	Research Project Leader Professor Mary Wlodek	Physiology
Affective Development and Psychopathology Team	Laboratory Director Dr Julian G. Simmons	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Analysing genetic roles of RNA-binding proteins and alternative splicing in Drosophila stem cells	Project Leader Professor Gary Hime	Anatomy and Neuroscience
Anatomical and physiological characterisation of the Fgf10-deficient mice during embryonic development	Associate Professor Warwick Teague	Paediatrics
Antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Mycoplasma	Doctor Gerald Murray	Paediatrics
Application of multi-omic approaches to identify the genetic bases of disorders of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation.	Professor John Christodoulou	Paediatrics
Associations between domestic violence in pregnancy and women’s and their subsequent children’s outcomes	Ashlee Smith Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics
Asymptomatic thrombosis following the use of central venous lines in children	Project Leader Professor Fiona Newall	Nursing
Attention Dynamics Lab	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Katherine Johnson	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Australian children and adults exposure to trace elements, and their association with cognition and development	Professor Richard Saffery	Paediatrics
Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 Study	Research Group Leader Professor Craig Olsson	Paediatrics
Australians’ expectations of personal genomics: the GeNIOz project		Paediatrics
Autism Research Team	Laboratory Head Professor Katrina Williams	Paediatrics
Being born small programs growth restriction, deficits and disease in the next generation	Research Project Leader Professor Mary Wlodek	Physiology
Biomarker Discovery Group:Diagnostic biomarkers of pregnancy complications	Associate Professor Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Building Early Attachment and Resiliance (BEAR) - an early intervention for parents and infants	Director, Centre for Women's Mental Health, Royal Women's Hospital Professor Louise Newman	Psychiatry
Building Evidence with Support to Transform (BEST) Practice Program	Project Leader Professor Fiona Newall	Nursing
Calbindins - what do they do?	Project Co-Leader Professor Mike Hubbard
Can dietary phytophenols improve pregnancy outcomes?	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Cellular trafficking and male fertility	Project Leader Professor Gary Hime	Anatomy and Neuroscience
Centre for International Child Health	Research Group Leader Professor Trevor Duke	Paediatrics
Centre for Women’s Mental Health Research		Psychiatry
Centre of Research Excellence in Child Language	Project Leader Professor Angela Morgan	Audiology and Speech Pathology
Centre of Research Excellence – Newborn Medicine	Project Leader Dr Alicia Spittle	Physiotherapy
Cerebral Palsy Research	Group Leader Professor Dinah Reddihough	Paediatrics
Chalky teeth - can they be prevented?	Project Co-Leader Professor Mike Hubbard
Changing the Trajectories of Australia's Most Vulnerable Children- The Early Years Education Program Randomised Controlled Trial	Professor Jeff Borland	Paediatrics
Characterisation of rotavirus strains emerging in the vaccine era	Professor Julie Bines	Paediatrics
Characterising the genetic profile of gubernacular cells derived from androgen receptor knockout mice (ARKO) during testicular descent	Doctor Gulcan Sarila	Paediatrics
Characterising the immune response to RSV in preterm and term infants	Associate Professor Paul Licciardi	Paediatrics
Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Director, Mindful A/Professor Alessandra (Sandra) Radovini	Psychiatry
Child Health
Child Health in Medicine
Children	Dr Alicia Spittle	Physiotherapy
Children and Young People’s Health	Research Program Leader Professor Lena Sanci	General Practice
Children of Twins: The Effects Of Parental Mental Health On Child Mental Health Outcomes	Project leader Doctor Katrina Scurrah	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Chromosome disorders	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Clinical features in a common inherited cause of kidney failure	Professor Judy Savige	Medicine and Radiology
Co designing evidence based resources for the twin and family community	Unit Head Prof John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Cochlear implants in adults and children	Professor Richard Dowell	Audiology and Speech Pathology
Cognitive and Neuropsychological Development Laboratory	Laboratory Director Associate Professor Robert Reeve	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Collaboration for Improving Children’s Lives in the 21st Century: Rights focused, evidence based, impact driven	Project Leader Associate Professer Louise Harms	Social Work
Common infections in children and the risk of cardiovascular disease - a role for innate immune memory?	Professor David Burgner	Paediatrics
Common severe childhood infections, innate inflammatory responses and cardiometabolic risk: The VASCular changes aFter INfectious Diseases (VASCFIND) study	Prof David Burgner	Paediatrics
Community Child Health Group	Group Lead Professor Sharon Goldfeld	Paediatrics
Community Study of the Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorder	Project Lead Professor Ingrid Scheffer	Medicine and Radiology
Concussion Essentials: A clinical trial for reducing persisting symptoms after child concussion	Professor Vicki Anderson	Paediatrics
Dating Violence, help-seeking and Technology in Australia	Deputy Head of Department Assoc Prof Lena Sanci	General Practice
Defining the functional pathology of Hirschsprung Disease	Associate Professor Sebastian King	Paediatrics
Defining the role of embryo implantation failure in infertility and IVF success.	Professor Eva Dimitriadis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Defying the Odds - Aboriginal early childhood health outcomes	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head, Associate Dean (Indigenous) for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dendritic cell cutaneous egression in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection	Associate Professor John Hayman	Clinical Pathology
Detection and prevention of tuberculosis in children and adolescents in endemic, resource-limited settings	Project Leader Professor Steve Graham	Paediatrics
Developing a new treatment for stomach cancer	Professor Phil Sutton	Paediatrics
Developing a vaccine to protect children with cystic fibrosis from pathogenic infection	Professor Phil Sutton	Paediatrics
Developing novel diagnosis methods for tree nut allergies	Doctor Kirsten Perrett	Paediatrics
Developing novel methods for the diagnosis of tree nut allergies	Dr Kirsten Perrett	Paediatrics
Development and validation of qPCR RNA testing for E. coli, K. pneumoniae and S. epidermidis	Doctor Amanda Gwee	Paediatrics
Development of autonomic and nociceptive circuits	Project Leader Professor Janet Keast	Anatomy and Neuroscience
Development of novel vaccines against malaria	Prof James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology
Developmental Stuttering	Dr Elaina Kefalianos	Audiology and Speech Pathology
Diabetic Retinopathy and Health Informatics Collaboratory	Group Leader Dr Laima Brazionis	Medicine and Radiology
Diagnosis and management of Auditory Processing Disorder	Principle Investigator Dani Tomlin	Audiology and Speech Pathology
Discovering differences and similarities between phenotype and biology of twins with autism and children with known genetic problems with a high risk of autism	Project Leader Dr Felicity Klopper	Paediatrics
Discovering the mechanisms and targets of immunity against malaria	Prof James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology
Discovery of circulating RNA biomarkers in autism	Project Leader Dr Ken Pang	Paediatrics
Doctors in Secondary Schools	Deputy Head of Department Assoc Prof Lena Sanci	General Practice
Does weekly iron supplementation increase iron uptake in pregnant Vietnamese women, and improve maternal and infant health?	Group Leader Professor Beverley-Ann Biggs	Medicine and Radiology
Domestic and family violence and parenting: mixed method insights into impact and support needs	Project Leader Professor Cathy Humphreys	Social Work
Early detection and intervention for infants at high risk of motor impairments	Project Leader Dr Alicia Spittle	Physiotherapy
Early life exercise reprograms pancreatic and heart deficits in offspring born small	Research Project Leader Professor Mary Wlodek	Physiology
Effect of congenital UDT on Gonocyte development	Doctor Ruili Li	Paediatrics
Effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy	Dr Ada Cheung Ada Cheung	Medicine and Radiology
Eggsurance? Making decisions about elective egg freezing	Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Elucidating the role of SPINT1 in placental insufficiency	Associate Professor Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
EMT regulators in intestinal and germline stem cells	Project Leader Professor Gary Hime	Anatomy and Neuroscience
Enamel cell biology – how is bulk calcium handled safely?	Project Co-Leader Professor Mike Hubbard
EndoNeeds: Investigating the unmet physical, psychological and social needs of Australian women with endometriosis.	Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Epigenetic programming of inflammatory memory in endothelial cells - a role in atherosclerosis	Doctor Boris Novakovic	Paediatrics
ERp29 – what does it do?	Project Co-Leader Professor Mike Hubbard
Ethics of personalised medicine to treat refactory childhood cancer		Centre for Health Equity
Evaluating health outcomes of transgender children and adolescents	Dr Ken Pang	Paediatrics
Evaluating the use, impact and ongoing sustainability of maternal and newborn health training programs in LMIC of immediate newborn care programs in the Asia-Pacific region	Prof Caroline Homer
Exploring the use of stem cells in cerebral palsy	Project Leader Dr Kylie Crompton	Paediatrics
Family Links: Kinship care and family contact	Dr Meredith Kiraly, MBSc PhD	Social Work
Family Study of the Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorder	Project Lead Professor Ingrid Scheffer	Medicine and Radiology
Fathering Challenges: Responsible, Responsive and Reparative Fathering	Project Leader Professor Cathy Humphreys	Social Work
Fertility preservation in children and teenagers with cancer	Senior Lecturer Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Fertility preservation in children with cancer	Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Fetal Welfare Assessment	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Fetal Welfare Assessment	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
First 1000 Days Australia	Professor Kerry Arabena	Centre for Health Equity
FluMum: A cohort study to evaluate the benefits of flu vaccination in pregnancy	Project Leader Professor Terry Nolan
Fostering Health: Examining health care systems for children and young people in Out-of-Home Care	Honorary Research Fellow Dr Susan Webster	General Practice
Fragile X syndrome	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Functional characterisation of a novel gene linked to autism spectrum disorder	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart	Paediatrics
Functional characterisation of a novel gene linked to autism spectrum disorder	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart	Paediatrics
Functional genomic screens for cardiovascular drug discovery	Research Project Leader Dr Enzo Porrello	Physiology
Gender differences in autism	Project Leader Dr Tamara May	Paediatrics
Genetics Education and Health Research	Research Group Leader Professor Sylvia Metcalfe	Paediatrics
Genetics of speech and language	Professor Angela Morgan	Audiology and Speech Pathology
Giving an adult life after Fontan surgery to those with the most severe congenital heart conditions	Project Leader Dr Kim Dalziel	Centre for Health Policy
Global, regional, national estimates of induction of labour: levels and trends	Dr Joshua Vogel
Guangzhou Twin Eye Study	Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
Gut epithelial stem cell function: the influence of enteric neurons	Doctor Lincon Stamp	Paediatrics
Gynaecology Research Centre	Professor Women's Health Research Professor Peter Rogers	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire	Research Assistant Tessa Cutler	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health outcomes in children conceived using Assisted Reproduction Technologies	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Hime laboratory: Stem cell genetics and Drosophila models of human disease	Head of Laboratory Professor Gary Hime	Anatomy and Neuroscience
How Baby Friendly are Australian health services? WHO/UNICEF Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI) accreditation efforts in Australia	Dr Alyce Wilson
How do early-life exposures shape childhood metabolomic profile?	Professor Richard Saffery	Paediatrics
How is hair cortisol related to mother's mental health and wellbeing over time?	Prof Sharon Goldfeld Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics
HPV immunity as markers of protection against infection	Doctor Zheng Quan Toh	Paediatrics
Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory/Orthopaedic Department	Research Group Leader Professor Kerr Graham	Paediatrics
Human resource capacity building for child health in Laos PDR	Project Leader Dr Amy Gray	Paediatrics
Human testis organoids - a novel stem cell model for reproductive disorders	Dr Katie Ayers	Paediatrics
I CaRe WA - Indigenous Child Removals WA	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head, Associate Dean (Indigenous) for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
I-DECIDE: Trial of an online healthy relationship tool and safety decision aid for women experiencing domestic violence	Project Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
iCATS - Imaging brain development in the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study	Project Contact Details Julian Simmons	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Identification of blood markers of delayed concussion in children	Associate Professor Vera Ignjatovic	Paediatrics
Identification of new genes that cause Disorders/Differences of Sex Development	Professor Andrew Sinclair	Paediatrics
Identifying globally conserved malaria virulence determinants as vaccine candidates	Dr Michael Duffy	Medicine and Radiology
Identifying targets and mechanisms of acquired immunity to severe malaria in children	Prof James Beeson	Medicine and Radiology
Immune system dysfunction and epigenetic deficits underpinning the development of food allergy in children	Professor Richard Saffery	Paediatrics
Immunogenicity, persistence and safety study of meningococcal conjugate vaccine ACWY in toddlers	Project Leader Professor Terry Nolan
Immunological responses following pneumococcal conjugate vaccination	Associate Professor Paul Licciardi	Paediatrics
Impact of Extreme Prematurity or Extreme Low Birthweight on Young Adult Health and Well-being	A/Prof Jeanie Cheong	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Improving clexane therapy for patients and families: Education and engagement	Project Leader Professor Fiona Newall	Nursing
Improving contact between children in out-of-home care and their birth parents	Project Leader Professor Cathy Humphreys	Social Work
Improving cost-effectiveness analysis of childhood vaccines	Project Leader Dr Natalie Carvalho	Centre for Health Policy
Improving delivery of RNA therapeutics	Project Leader Dr Ken Pang	Paediatrics
Improving the diagnostic outcomes of patients with mitochondrial disease	Dr David Stroud	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Improving the health and well-being of the trans and gender diverse community	Dr Ada Cheung Ada Cheung	Medicine and Radiology
Improving understanding of MRI patterns, structure-function relationships and causal pathways in cerebral palsy	Project Leader Dr Sue Reid	Paediatrics
Incidence, prevalence and risk factors for autism. What can we learn from databases and existing administrative data?	Project Leader Dr Tamara May	Paediatrics
Indigenous Epidemiology and Health	Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Indigenous Health Equity Unit	Acting Unit Head - A/Professor Richard Chenhall	Centre for Health Equity
Infant and Family Wellbeing after Cardiac Surgery: Life as a Pre-schooler	PhD student Tamera Clancy	Paediatrics
Infant, Child and Adolescent Health	Professor Fiona Newall	Nursing
Infectious and nutritional co-morbidities in pregnancy and health outcomes amongst women and newborns in low- and middle-income countries	Dr Michelle Scoullar
Infectious Diseases Group	Research Group Leader Professor Nigel Curtis
Inflammation in pregnancy and the induction of innate immune memory (as underlying mechanism of cardiovascular risk in adulthood)	Professor David Burgner	Paediatrics
Inflammatory mediators in the development of preeclampsia and pre-term birth.	Professor Eva Dimitriadis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Innate immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes	Group Leader Professor Stephen Rogerson	Medicine and Radiology
International and Immigrant Health	Group Leader Professor Beverley-Ann Biggs	Medicine and Radiology
Interplay of sex differentiation and metabolism	Project Leader Associate Professor Dagmar Wilhelm	Anatomy and Neuroscience
Intestinal Failure and Clinical Nutrition Group	Group Leader Professor Julie Bines	Paediatrics
Investigating and interpreting the use, costs, accessibility and organisation of healthcare services among children with cerebral palsy	Project Leader Ms Elaine Meehan	Paediatrics
Investigating current and future education and training needs of the Australian workforce in genomic medicine		Paediatrics
Investigating novel chromatin proteins of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum as drug targets.	Dr Michael Duffy	Medicine and Radiology
Investigating the molecular basis of Parkinson’s Disease using novel mouse models	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart	Paediatrics
Investigating the molecular basis of Parkinson’s Disease using novel stem cell models	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart	Paediatrics
Investigating the role of novel miRNAs in preterm birth	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Investigating the role of novel proteins and genes in gestational diabetes	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Invisible Practices: Intervention with fathers who use violence		Social Work
Is muscle surgery or bone surgery better for young children with cerebral palsy who have hip displacement? The Cerebral Palsy Hip Interventions Project (CP-HIP)	Project Leader Dr Kate Willoughby	Paediatrics
It takes a village: The support needs of non-familial kinship carers	Dr Meredith Kiraly, MBSc PhD	Social Work
Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration	Research Group Leader Professor Melissa Little	Paediatrics
Kids In Communities Study (KiCS)	Project Lead Dr Karen Villanueva	Paediatrics
Kinship Care Practice Framework Project	Professor Marie Connolly
Labour & Delivery	Research Clinician Dr Penny Sheehan	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Labour & Delivery	Research Clinician Dr Penny Sheehan	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Long-term health and social implications of risk-taking in adolescence	Dr Jennifer Marino	Paediatrics
M-ficolin in the Immune Response to Plasmodium falciparum malaria	Dr Louise Randall	Medicine and Radiology
Manometric studies on oesophageal atresia and colorectal disorders	Project Leader Dr Sebastian King	Paediatrics
Marketing of breast-milk substitutes on breastfeeding practices in the Asia-Pacific	Dr Alice Wilson
Maternal sleep position and stillbirth prevention in low- and middle-income countries	Dr Joshua Vogel
Maternal, Sexual and Reproductive Health	Head of Unit Dr Alison Morgan	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Maximising the utility of clinical samples collected in pregnancy for population-based microbiome analysis at scale	Professor Richard Saffery	Paediatrics
Measuring pain in children with cerebral palsy who are unable to self-report	Doctor Adrienne Harvey	Paediatrics
Measuring pain in children with developmental disabilities	Dr Adrienne Harvey	Paediatrics
Medically Unexplained Symptoms: Experiences of Paediatric Health Professionals		Centre for Health Equity
Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance Congenital Deafness Flagship	Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
Menstrual concerns in young women: the father's perspective (DADs Study)	Senior Lecturer Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Mercy Hospital Perinatal Research Group	Head of Research Group Professor Sue Walker	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Metabolic profiles of mental health trajectories in childhood and early adulthood	Doctor Sharon Lewis	Paediatrics
MicroRNA effects on embryo implantation	Dr Wei Zhou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Milk 4 D study: Validaiton of a novel low cost point-of-need diagnostic for the Assessment of Vitamin D Deficiency in infants	Doctor Anushi Rajapaksa	Paediatrics
MIND the Vax Gap: Measuring Immunisation in NeuroDiverse populations and developing an intervention to improve uptake	Associate Professor Margie Danchin	Paediatrics
Mitochondrial disease caused by ATAD3 rearrangments: Unravelling the complexity	Doctor Ann Frazier	Paediatrics
Modeling human heart development using human cardiac organoids	Research Project Leader Dr Enzo Porrello	Physiology
Modelling human cartilage and bone disorders using pluripotent stem cells	Associate Professor Shireen Lamande	Paediatrics
Modulation of toxic alpha synuclein in vivo	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart	Paediatrics
Molecular and cellular analysis of mammalian ovary development and disease	Project Leader Associate Professor Dagmar Wilhelm	Anatomy and Neuroscience
Molecular Microbiology and Reproductive Health Research Group	Honorary, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy Professor Suzanne M. Garland	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Motor trajectories of children born <30 weeks’ gestation from birth to 5 years: early predictors and functional outcome	Project Leader Dr Alicia Spittle	Physiotherapy
Moving on from IVF in women with a low chance of success	Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
MRFF Million Minds project - Bringing family, community, culture and country to indigenous youth mental health care	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head, Associate Dean (Indigenous) for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
MRUFD laboratory: proteomics and calcium biology	Professor Mike Hubbard
MUM SIZE Study	Head of Research Program Professor David Story	Medicine and Radiology
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Genetics of Neurodisability	Research Group Leader Professor David Amor	Paediatrics
NAXD deficiency: unravelling the pathological consequences, and evaluation of therapeutic opportunities	Doctor Nicole Van Bergen	Paediatrics
Neural basis of childhood speech and language disorders	Professor Angela Morgan	Audiology and Speech Pathology
Neurodevelopmental Genomics Research	Laboratory Head Professor John Christodoulou Professor John Christodoulou	Paediatrics
New genes and treatments for inherited renal disease	Project Lead Prof Judy Savige	Medicine and Radiology
New vaccines group	Professor Kim Mulholland	Paediatrics
Newborn Health Project, Solomon Islands	Project Lead Professor Trevor Duke	Paediatrics
Development and Implementation of a State-wide Newborn Observation and Response Charts (Newborn project)	Project Leader Professor Fiona Newall	Nursing
Next Generation - Aboriginal Youth Wellbeing Study	Indigenous Epidemiology and Health Unit Head, Associate Dean (Indigenous) for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Professor Sandra Eades	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Northeast India Knowledge Network	Head of Unit	Nossal Institute for Global Health
Novel investigations and treatments for intractable, chronic constipation	Project Leader Dr Bridget Southwell	Paediatrics
Novel molecular and clinical aspects of FMR1 in fragile X syndrome with implications for patient management	Associate Professor David Godler	Paediatrics
Novel regulators of germline stem cells	Project Leader Professor Gary HIme	Anatomy and Neuroscience
Novel treatments for colorectal disorders	Project Leader Dr Sebastian King	Paediatrics
Obstetrics, Nutrition and Endocrinology Group	Associate Professor Martha Lappas	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Ophthalmic Epidemiology Group	Professor of Ophthalmic Epidemiology Professor Mingguang He	Surgery
Optimising Early Respiratory Support for Preterm Infants: The HIPSTER Trial	Project Leader Dr Kim Dalziel	Centre for Health Policy
Optimizing the management of women in spontaneous preterm labour	Dr Joshua Vogel
Oral Health Promotion	Head of Laboratory Professor Ivan Darby
Oral Radiology	Head of Laboratory Research Project Lead Professor Michael Mccullough	Melbourne Dental School
Otitis Media (Ear Infection) in Indigenous Australians	Prof Stephen O'Leary	Surgery
Outcomes of Hip Interventions for Children with Cerebral Palsy – An International, Multi-Centre Prospective, Comparative Cohort Study	Project Leader Dr Kate Willoughby	Paediatrics
Oxygen Implementation Project, Papua New Guinea and Nigeria		Paediatrics
Paediatric and Adolescent Fertility Preservation Taskforce	Senior Lecturer Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatric Fertility Decision Aid Study	Project Lead Dr Michelle Peate	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatric social work research group	Associate Professor Brigid Jordan	Paediatrics
Paediatric specialist clinics: Parental perceptions, primary care referral patterns and determinants of periodicity of care	Project Leader Professor Gary Freed	Centre for Health Policy
Partnership for Innovation in Out-of-home Care	Professor Marie Connolly	Social Work
Pathogenesis of pneumococcal pneumonia	Associate Professor Catherine Satzke	Paediatrics
Peripheral UBE3A expression as a predictor of the clinical phenotype in Angelman Syndrome	Doctor Emma Baker	Paediatrics
Placental Stem Cells	Deputy Head of Research, Director Head of the Stem Cell Laboratory Dr Bill Kalionis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Placental Stem Cells	Deputy Head of Research, Director Head of the Stem Cell Laboratory Dr Bill Kalionis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Pluripotent stem cell models of mitochondrial disease	Doctor Ann Frazier	Paediatrics
Pneumococcal Research	Project Lead Professor Kim Mulholland	Paediatrics
Porrello laboratory: Cardiac Regeneration	Head of Laboratory Enzo Porrello	Physiology
Post-translational control of cell fate decisions	Project Leader Associate Professor Dagmar Wilhelm	Anatomy and Neuroscience
Postnatal germ cells are controlled by FSH during ‘minipuberty’ at 3-6 months of age, and deranged by cryptorchidism to cause seminoma and infertility	Project Leader Dr Ruili Li	Paediatrics
Potential of stem cell therapy to treat Hirschsprung's disease	Doctor Lincon Stamp	Paediatrics
Pre-eclampsia - Eclampsia	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Pre-eclampsia - Eclampsia	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Prediction of ovarian malignancy in children with ovarian cysts	Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Pregnancy Specific beta-1 glycoproteins (PSGs) and their role and function in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction	Associate Professor Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Prenatal testing: a longitudinal study - the PeTALS project	Project Leader Dr Jan Hodgson	Paediatrics
Preterm Labour	Senior Research Fellow Dr Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Preterm Labour	Senior Research Fellow Dr Harry Georgiou	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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
Regulation of personalised digital closed loop systems to manage diabetes in children		Centre for Health Equity
Rett Syndrome and related genes	Project Leader Dr Nicole van Bergen	Paediatrics
right@home	Research manager Dr Susan Perlen	Paediatrics
Rogerson Laboratory: Pathogenesis of malaria and immunity in children and pregnant women	Group Leader Professor Stephen Rogerson	Medicine and Radiology
Rotavirus Group and Enteric Virus Group	Group Leader Professor Julie Bines	Paediatrics
Royal Women's Hospital Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Royal Women's Hospital Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Research Centre	Director Prof Shaun Brennecke	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Safe Mothers, Safe Babies - Promoting safety and early parenting in high-risk relationships	Director, Centre for Women's Mental Health, Royal Women's Hospital Professor Louise Newman	Psychiatry
Safety and immunogenicity of dTpa vaccine administered in pregnancy	Project Leader Professor Terry Nolan
Savige Laboratory	Group Leader Professor Judy Savige	Medicine and Radiology
The SENSE Study (Sleep and Education: learning New Skills Early)	ADAPT Laboratory The SENSE Team	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll: Young people and risk behaviours	Dr Megan Lim	Medicine and Radiology
Sexting, porn, and Tinder: An investigation of education and health promotion	Dr Megan Lim	Medicine and Radiology
Sexual Abuse and Family Violence: SAFE	Research Program Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Sexual and Reproductive Health in Adolescence	Director of Research Training Professor Meredith Temple-Smith	General Practice
Short course antibiotic therapy for acute septic arthritis and haematogenous osteomyelitis in children	Dr Amanda Gwee	Paediatrics
Single Event Multilevel Surgery in Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Multi-centre, Long-term, Follow-up Study	Project Leader Dr Pam Thomason	Paediatrics
Smith laboratory: Cardiac Form and Function	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Kelly Smith	Physiology
Spotlight Project	Principal Research A/Prof Katherine Johnson	Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Streptococcal transmission and disease	Associate Professor Catherine Satzke	Paediatrics
Stress Reactivity in Pre-schoolers with Congenital Heart Disease	Associate Professor Brigid Jordan	Paediatrics
Stroud laboratory: Mitochondrial Systems Biology	Head of Research Group Dr David Stroud	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Structural biology of proteins involved in infection	Dr Craig Morton	Medicine and Radiology
Summer Internship	Associate Professor Adam Vogel	Audiology and Speech Pathology
Surgical experience in paediatric gynaecology	Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Surgical Research Group	Chair of Paediatric Surgery Professor John M Hutson AO	Paediatrics
SUSTAIN: Sustainability of Identification and Response to Family Violence in antenatal care	Project Leader Professor Kelsey Hegarty	General Practice
Synergistic and antagonistic interplay between Streptococcus pneumoniae and respiratory viruses	Associate Professor Catherine Satzke	Paediatrics
Tablet-based documentation during neonatal resuscitation	Dr Marta Thio	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
teen Mental Health First Aid	Project Leader Dr Laura Hart	Centre for Mental Health
Telling the truth to seriously ill children	Professor Lynn Gillam Project Leader	Centre for Health Equity
Testing therapeutics for infertility in organoid models	Professor Eva Dimitriadis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The Baby Directed Umbilical Cord Cutting Physiology Study: A Randomised Controlled Trial (Baby-DUCC)	Dr Marta Thio	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The Centre of Research Excellence in Cerebral Palsy (CRE-CP)	Project Leader Professor Dinah Reddihough	Paediatrics
The Collaborative AuTism Study (CATS)	Professor Ingrid Scheffer	Medicine and Radiology
The development of feeding in infants with oesophageal atresia between birth and nine months of age	PhD student Libby Ferguson	Paediatrics
The effect of cochlear implants on cognitive decline in ageing Australians	Senior Research Fellow Dr Julia Sarant	Audiology and Speech Pathology
The feasibility of smart-phones in the early detection of cerebral palsy	Project Leader Dr Alicia Spittle	Physiotherapy
The Gait Outcomes Assessment List (GOAL): Validation of a new measure of gait function for children with cerebral palsy	Project Leader Dr Pam Thomason	Paediatrics
The Parental ED Study: Presentation with children with non-urgent/low-severity conditions at Hospital Emergency Departments: Parental Decision Making	Project Leader Professor Gary Freed	Centre for Health Policy
The PATRICIA Project: PAthways And Research In Collaborative Inter-Agency working	Project Leader Professor Cathy Humphreys	Social Work
The prognosisdiagnosis of common pregnancy complications utilising genetic material found in extracellular vesicles derived from maternal blood and urine.	Dr Bill Kalionis	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The relationship between diet and mental health in children and young adults	Doctor Sharon Lewis	Paediatrics
The role of non-coding RNA in embryonic development	Project Leader Associate Professor Dagmar Wilhelm	Anatomy and Neuroscience
The same but different: Transcriptional responses to inflammatory stimuli in phenotypically discordant monozygotic twins	Professor Richard Saffery	Paediatrics
The Secret Shopper Study: Addressing the Crisis in Availability of Paediatric Health Services: Increasing the Efficiency and Availability of General and Specialty Paediatric Care	Project Leader Professor Gary Freed	Centre for Health Policy
The state of abortion services in the Pacific	Prof Caroline Homer
The Victorian Cerebral Palsy Register (VCPR)	Project Leader Dr Sue Reid	Paediatrics
Towards improved communication for medication safety: addressing the complexities managing medications in hospitalised children	Project Leader Professor Fiona Newall	Nursing
Trans Medical Research	Dr Ada Cheung	Medicine and Radiology
Translational Obstetrics Group	Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Professor Stephen Tong	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Trends in maternal and newborn health outcomes in Demographic Household Surveys in Papua New Guinea (2006 and 2018)	Dr Joshua Vogel
Tuberous sclerosis and epilepsy: using resected tissue to understand disease pathogenesis	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart	Paediatrics
Twin and Family Registry Management	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twin pairs, brother, sisters and sibships: methods for the statistical analysis of family data	Unit Head Professor Julie Simpson	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Twins Research Australia	Unit Head Professor John Hopper	Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
UDP - Victoria	Project Leader Professor John Christodoulou	Paediatrics
Understanding family preferences for accessing mental healthcare for children with chronic physical health problems	Doctor Jemimah Ride	Paediatrics
Understanding hospital, GP, and family factors associated with paediatric asthma re-admissions	Doctor Katherine Chen	Paediatrics
Understanding the assembly of mitochondrial machines	Dr David Stroud	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Understanding the effect of lower limb torsional deformities in typically developing children and adolescents	Project Leader Dr Morgan Sangeux	Paediatrics
Understanding the importance of variation in the capsular polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae	Associate Professor Catherine Satzke	Paediatrics
Understanding the molecular basis of CANVAS, a novel neurological disorder caused by an expanded repeat	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart	Paediatrics
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of autism using human NF1 stem cell derived neuronal networks	Doctor Kiymet Bozaoglu	Paediatrics
Understanding the outcomes, including their language, participation and quality of life, of children with autism	Project Leader Prof Katrina Williams	Paediatrics
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
Understanding women’s values and preferences associated with calcium supplementation prior to and during pregnancy	Dr Joshua Vogel
Undescended testis and inguinal hernia result from defects in the same mechanism	Project Leader Professor John M Hutson AO	Paediatrics
Undestanding trajectories and biological underpinnings of children with autism who lose skills	Project Leader Veronica Rose	Paediatrics
Using brain imaging to explore language development in infants	Prof Colette McKay	Medical Bionics Department
Using cerebral organoids for the study of tuberous sclerosis complex	Associate Professor Paul Lockhart	Paediatrics
Using systematic reviews to understand prognosis, diagnosis and effective interventions for children with neurodevelopmental difference and disability	Project Leader Dr Kristine Egberts	Paediatrics
Uterine dysfunction in Recurrent miscarriage	Dr Ellen Menkhorst	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Utilizing technology to optimise ADHD care	Professor Dave Coghill	Paediatrics
Validating a generic mood question in a large cohort of Australian women	Prof Lynn Kemp Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics
Validation of automated blood pressure devices in children	Doctor Jonathan Mynard	Paediatrics
Vascular remodeling in patients with Mycobacterium ulcerans infection and its effect on wound healing	Associate Professor John Hayman	Clinical Pathology
Victorian Infant Collaborative Study Group	A/Prof Jeanie Cheong	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Vive La Resistance: Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance in Children	AProf Penelope Bryant	Paediatrics
Web-based preventive care intervention for preterm infants and their families – e-prem trial	Project Leader Dr Alicia Spittle	Physiotherapy
What are the functional consequences of CDKL5 dysregulation in patient derived neuronal cells?	Doctor Nicole Van Bergen	Paediatrics
What does it cost to do research with women experiencing adversity?	Prof Sharon Goldfeld Dr Anna Price	Paediatrics
What is the microbiological effect of a single dose of azithromycin given in labour?	Associate Professor Catherine Satzke	Paediatrics
What is the prevalence of Rhesus alloimmunization and associated poor outcomes among pregnant women in low and middle income countries?	Dr Joshua Vogel
What role does Bax play during gonocyte transformation into spermatogonial stem cells?	Doctor Ruili Li	Paediatrics
What role does the built environment play in the development of allergic diseases?	Doctor Rachel Peters	Paediatrics
When should health professionals override parents' decisions about a child's medical treatment?		Centre for Health Equity
Wilhelm laboratory: Sex determination and disorders of sex development	Head of Laboratory Dr Dagmar Wilhelm	Anatomy and Neuroscience
Wlodek laboratory: Fetal, postnatal & adult physiology & disease laboratory	Head of Laboratory Professor Mary Wlodek	Physiology
WORKPLAN#3: NON-SURGICAL ALTERNATIVES
Young and ‘care-full': The support needs of young kinship carers	Dr Meredith Kiraly, MBSc PhD	Social Work

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