Fetal and Neonatal Health
Research Group Head
The research in this theme in The Ritchie Centre seeks to understand the factors controlling normal fetal and newborn development, including how the fetus transitions to life after birth. Our research is focused on conditions and diseases that commonly affect newborns and children, including prematurity, intrauterine growth restriction, brain injury, and neonatal lung disease. We also aim to gain insights into how early life events may lead to life-long diseases such as multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, chronic lung diseases, obesity, hypertension and diabetes.
Our research focus
Research Group
Dr Kelly Crossley, Senior Research Scientist
Dr Calum Roberts, Consultant Neonatologist, Senior Research Scientist
Sara Ebrahimi, Postdoctoral Scientist
Dr Doug Blank, Victor Yu Research Fellow, Honorary Clinical Associate
Dr Aidan Kashyap, Honorary Research Associate
Dr Roshan Selvaratnam, Honorary Research Associate
Alison Moxham, Laboratory Manager, Research Support Staff
Valerie Zahra, Research Support Staff
Ebony Cannata, PhD Student
Indya Davies, PhD Student
Cailin Diedericks, PhD Student
Emily Pryor, PhD Student
Paige Riddington, PhD Student
Andrew Stainsby, PhD Student