STAFF PROFILE
Dr Bobbi Fleiss
Position:
Senior Research Fellow
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|Health and Biomedical Sciences
Phone:
+61399257034
Email:
bobbi.fleiss@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora West
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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
- 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, , 1 - 10
- Robertson, N.,Lingam, I.,Meehan, C.,Fleiss, B. et al., . (2020). High-Dose Melatonin and Ethanol Excipient Combined with Therapeutic 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
1 PhD Completions5 PhD Current Supervisions
- Studying the persisting glial dysfunction occurring after preterm brain injury to uncover new therapeutic targets . Funded by: National Health and Medical Research Council 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)
- 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 2021 onwards 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)