STAFF PROFILE
Dr Bobbi Fleiss
Position:
Research Fellow
College / Portfolio:
School of Health and Biomedical Sciences
School / Department:
Human Biosciences
Phone:
99257034
Email:
bobbi.fleiss@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora Campus
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.
- 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
- Nair, S.,Sobotka, K.,Joshi, P.,Gressens, P.,Fleiss, B.,Thornton, C.,Mallard, C.,Hagberg, H. (2019). Lipopolysaccharide-induced alteration of mitochondrial morphology induces a metabolic shift in microglia modulating the inflammatory response in vitro and in vivo In: GLIA, 67, 1047 - 1061
- Martinello, K.,Meehan, C.,Avdic-Belltheus, A.,Fleiss, B., et al, . (2019). Acute LPS sensitization and continuous infusion exacerbates hypoxic brain injury in a piglet model of neonatal encephalopathy In: Scientific Reports, 9, 1 - 17
- 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/�-catenin signalling drives microglial pro-inflammatory activation in the developing brain In: Brain, 142, 3806 - 3833
- Fleiss, B. (2018). Myelination induction by a histamine H3 receptor antagonist in a mouse model of preterm white matter injury In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 74, 265 - 276
- Gussenhoven, R.,Westerlaken, R.,Ophelders, D.,Jobe, A.,Kemp, M.,Kallapur, S.,Zimmermann, L.,Sangild, P.,Pankratova, S.,Gressens, P.,Kramer, B.,Fleiss, B.,Wolfs, T. (2018). Chorioamnionitis, neuroinflammation, and injury: Timing is key in the preterm ovine fetus In: Journal of Neuroinflammation, 15, 1 - 13
- Bokobza, C.,Van Steenwinckel, J.,Mani, S.,Mezger, V.,Fleiss, B.,Gressens, P. (2018). Neuroinflammation in preterm babies and autism spectrum disorders In: Pediatric Research, 85, 155 - 165
- Fleiss, B.,Thornton, C.,Gressens, P. (2017). Neuroprotection strategies for the newborn In: Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, Elsevier, Philadelphia, USA
3 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), 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)
- 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)
- 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)