Stuart Hooper
Professor
The Ritchie Centre
Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Australia
Biography
Following completion of a BSc with Honours and a PhD in Reproductive Endocrinology at Monash University, Professor Hooper completed postdoctoral training in fetal development at Monash University and the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
Research Interest
Aligned with The Ritchie Centre’s Fetal and Neonatal Health group, Professor Stuart Hooper established the Fetal and Neonatal Laboratory to apply synchrotron technology to progress understanding of the physiology of fetal and neonatal lung development and the factors that regulate the transition to air breathing at birth. By understanding these changes, it will become possible to moderate the impact of pre-term birth and other problems such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia, on the health of the infant after birth; a diaphragmatic hernia allows abdominal contents to move into the chest cavity during fetal life, which causes the lungs to stop growing.
Publications
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Polglase, G., Miller, S.L., Barton, S.K., Kluckow, M., Gill, A.W., Hooper, S.B., Tolcos, M., 2014, Respiratory support for premature neonates in the delivery room: Effects on cardiovascular function and the development of brain injury, Pediatric Research [P], vol 75, issue 6, Nature Publishing Group, USA, pp. 682-688.
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van Vonderen, J.J., Roest, A.A.W., Siew, M.L., Blom, N.A., Van Lith, J.M., Walther, F.J., Hooper, S.B., te Pas, A.B., 2014, Noninvasive measurements of hemodynamic transition directly after birth, Pediatric Research [P], vol 75, issue 3, Nature Publishing Group, United States, pp. 448-452.
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Skiold, B., Wu, Q., Hooper, S.B., Davis, P.G., McIntyre, R., Tolcos, M., Pearson, J.T., Vreys, R., Egan, G.F., Barton, S.K., Cheong, J.L.Y., Polglase, G., 2014, Early detection of ventilation-induced brain injury using magnetic resonance spectroscopy and diffusion tensor imaging: An in vivo study in preterm lambs,PLoS ONE [P], vol 9, issue 4 (article e95804), Public Library of Science, USA, pp. 1-8.
