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Paediatrics

Head: Professor R Doherty

Address: Department of Paediatrics, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, 3168

Phone: (03) 9550 4491

Fetal and neonatal respiratory physiology in experimental animals; lung growth and development; ion transport in the fetal and newborn lung; cardiovascular adaptation at birth; cot death studies involving sleep arousal; home apnoea monitoring and its impact on families; obstructive sleep apnoea; respiratory problems in the newborn; periventricular haemorrhage in preterm infants; computer applications in neonatal medicine; gastro-oesophageal reflux and infant posture; embryological development of the kidney and ureteric bud using morphological and monoclonal antibody techniques for analysis of cell adhesion molecules; development of animal models for fetal surgical procedures; in utero correction of fetal malformations; molecular genetics of blood disorders; growth disorders in childhood; childhood diabetes; characterisation of calcium regulating hormones in the placenta; immunological mechanisms in focal glomerulosclerosis; molecular regulation of viral gene expression; transcription factors; antiviral therapy.


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