Head: Professor R Doherty
Address: Department of Paediatrics, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road,
Clayton 3168
Telephone: (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.