STAFF PROFILE
Dr Bobbi Fleiss
Position:
Research Fellow
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|Health and Biomedical Sciences
Phone:
+61399257034
Email:
bobbi.fleiss@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora West
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Dr Bobbi Fleiss focuses on brain injury due to preterm birth and by studying microglial activation and novel treatment windows she aims to develop treatments to improve the lives of people with this injury.
- Fleiss, B.,Van Steenwinckel, J.,Bokobza, C.,Shearer, I.,Ross-Munro, E.,Gressens, P. (2021). Microglia-mediated neurodegeneration in perinatal brain injuries In: Biomolecules, 11, 1 - 22
- Passera, S.,Boccazzi, M.,Bokobza, C.,Fleiss, B., et al, . (2021). Therapeutic potential of stem cells for preterm infant brain damage: Can we move from the heterogeneity of preclinical and clinical studies to established therapeutics? In: Biochemical Pharmacology, 186, 1 - 19
- Story, L.,Davidson, A.,Patkee, P.,Fleiss, B., et al, . (2021). Brain volumetry in fetuses that deliver very preterm: An MRI pilot study In: NeuroImage: Clinical, 30, 1 - 7
- Robertson, N.,Lingam, I.,Meehan, C.,Fleiss, B. et al., . (2020). High-Dose Melatonin andEthanol Excipient Combined withTherapeutic Hypothermia in a Newborn Piglet Asphyxia Model In: Scientific Reports, 10, 1 - 13
- Fleiss, B.,Gressens, P.,Stolp, H. (2020). Cortical Gray Matter Injury in Encephalopathy of Prematurity: Link to Neurodevelopmental Disorders In: Frontiers in Neurology, 11, 1 - 21
- Ross-Munro, E.,Kwa, F.,Kreiner, J.,Khore, M.,Miller, S.,Tolcos, M.,Fleiss, B.,Walker, D. (2020). Midkine: The Who, What, Where, and When of a Promising Neurotrophic Therapy for Perinatal Brain Injury In: Frontiers in Neurology, 11, 1 - 22
- Nair, S.,Rocha-Ferreira, E.,Fleiss, B.,Nijboer, C.,Gressens, P.,Mallard, C.,Hagberg, H. (2020). Neuroprotection offered by mesenchymal stem cells in perinatal brain injury: Role of mitochondria, inflammation, and reactive oxygen species In: Journal of Neurochemistry, , 1 - 15
- Fleiss, B.,Wong, F.,Brownfoot, F.,Shearer, I.,Baud, O.,Walker, D.,Gressens, P.,Tolcos, M. (2019). Knowledge gaps and emerging research areas in intrauterine growth restriction-associated brain injury In: Frontiers in Endocrinology, 10, 1 - 24
- Stolp, H.,Fleiss, B.,Arai, Y.,Supramaniam, V., et al, . (2019). Interneuron development is disrupted in preterm brains with diffuse white matter injury: Observations in mouse and human In: Frontiers in Physiology, 10, 1 - 16
- Van Steenwinckel, J.,Schang, A.,Krishnan, M.,Fleiss, B., et al, . (2019). Decreased microglial Wnt/ß-catenin signalling drives microglial pro-inflammatory activation in the developing brain In: Brain, 142, 3806 - 3833
6 PhD Current Supervisions
- Environmental contaminate exposure as a contributor to poor neurodevelopment - studying mechanisms and treatments.. Funded by: The Research Foundation, Cerebral Palsy Alliance - Grant 2018 from (2021 to 2023)
- Brain injury in the premature born infant: stem cell regeneration research network (PREMSTEM) - administered by INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM). Funded by: Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Actions from (2020 to 2025)
- Brain injury in the premature born infant - stem cell regeneration research network (PREMSTEM), NHMRC European Union Grant 2020. Funded by: NHMRC European Union (2020 onwards) from (2020 to 2025)
- Developing novel drug delivery strategies to target myeloid reservoirs of HIV in the brain. Funded by: WMIMR Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research Grant (ACH2) 2018 onwards from (2020 to 2021)
- Delayed start therapy for improving brain health after perinatal brain injury; a proof-of-concept targeting dysfunctional microglia. Funded by: Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation - competitive from (2019 to 2022)