Detection and treatment of brain injury in fetal growth restriction

Speaker: Dr Julie Wixey is a Senior Research Fellow at the Perinatal Research Centre and Group Leader in Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR) research at The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR). She currently holds an NHMRC Investigator grant (2023-2027) and has been an Academic in this field of research since 2015. She has developed an independent research program examining mechanisms of brain injury and neuroprotective treatments for FGR. She has successfully funded this program of research through obtaining >$3.5 million of funding as CI from funding bodies such as NHMRC, Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Financial Markets Foundation for Children, The University of Queensland, Queensland Children’s Hospital Foundation, and Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation.