Latest research on sudden unexpected infant death was highlighted
at the 13th annual Fitzgerald Public Forum hosted by the Ritchie
Centre earlier this month.
Established in 2004, the annual public lecture honours the
outstanding contributions Kaarene Fitzgerald made in over 25 years of service
to medical research into the unsolved problem of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
“This year we heard talks from three outstanding young women who have focused
their research on understanding the factors which contribute to stillbirth and
sudden unexpected death in infancy so that we can reduce these unexplained
deaths that claim so many young lives,” said Professor Rosemary Horne, Deputy
Director of the Ritchie Centre.
NHMRC Early Career Fellow Dr Miranda Davie-Tuck spoke on ‘Setting the placental alarm clock: a way to prevent
stillbirth’ while
Dr Emily Cohen, a final year PhD student in The Ritchie Centre and the current
the Kaarene Fitzgerald Scholarship awardee spoke on ‘Being born too small
and too early: effects on the brain and the heart’.
Dr Rita Machaalani, a postdoctoral research fellow
from the Department of Medicine and the Bosch Institute, University of Sydney
and Department of Paediatrics, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney spoke about
smoking risks for SIDS.
Professor Horne said Kaarene was passionate in her belief
that research will find a solution for SIDS and that research findings be
translated into clinical practise.
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