STAFF PROFILE
Dr Bobbi Fleiss
Position:
Senior Lecturer
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.
- Ahnood, A.,Truong, N.,Fleiss, B.,Nikpour, A.,Kavehei, O. (2022). Novel electrode architecture for subgaleal electroencephalography: a feasibility study In: Sensors & Diagnostics, 1, 245 - 261
- Bokobza, C.,Joshi, P.,Schang, A.,Fleiss, B., et al, . (2022). miR-146b Protects the Perinatal Brain against Microglia-Induced Hypomyelination In: Annals of Neurology, 91, 48 - 65
- Klein, L.,Van Steenwinckel, J.,Fleiss, B.,Lerch, J. P., et al, . (2022). A unique cerebellar pattern of microglia activation in a mouse model of encephalopathy of prematurity In: GLIA, 70, 1699 - 1719
- Romantsik, O.,Ross-Munro, E.,Gronlund, S.,Holmqvist, B.,Brinte, A.,Gerdtsson, E.,Vallius, S.,Bruschettini, M.,Wang, X.,Fleiss, B., et al, .,Ley, D. (2022). Severe intraventricular hemorrhage causes long-lasting structural damage in a preterm rabbit pup model In: Pediatric Research, 92, 403 - 414
- 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
- Nair, S.,Rocha-Ferreira, E.,Fleiss, B.,Nijboer, C.,Gressens, P.,Mallard, C.,Hagberg, H. (2021). Neuroprotection offered by mesenchymal stem cells in perinatal brain injury: Role of mitochondria, inflammation, and reactive oxygen species In: Journal of Neurochemistry, 158, 59 - 73
- Schwendimann, L.,Mishra, S.,Fleiss, B.,Gressens, P., et al, . (2021). Agricultural groundwater with high nitrates and dissolved salts given to pregnant mice alters brain development in the offspring In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 224, 1 - 10
- Lingam, I.,Avdic-Belltheus, A.,Meehan, C.,Fleiss, B., et al, . (2021). Serial blood cytokine and chemokine mRNA and microRNA over 48 h are insult specific in a piglet model of inflammation-sensitized hypoxia–ischaemia In: Pediatric Research, 89, 464 - 475
- Martinello, K.,Meehan, C.,Avdic-Belltheus, A.,Fleiss, B., et al, . (2021). Hypothermia is not therapeutic in a neonatal piglet model of inflammation-sensitized hypoxia–ischemia In: Pediatric Research, 91, 1416 - 1427
1 PhD Completions9 PhD Current Supervisions
- A Smart Surgical Tool for Precision Brain Tumour Removal. Funded by: The CASS Foundation Science and Medicine Grants 2016 onward from (2023 to 2023)
- Studying the persisting glial dysfunction occurring after preterm brain injury to uncover new therapeutic targets . Funded by: NHMRC-Ideas Grants from (2022 to 2025)
- 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)
- A multi-modal Integrative model of gut-microbiome-brain axis responses in Autism (IntegrA) (administered by INSERM). Funded by: INSERM Research Grant from (2021 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)