STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Mary Tolcos
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
Applied Health Cluster
School / Department:
NDHD Research Program
Phone:
99257359
Email:
mary.tolcos@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Melbourne City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- Allison, B.,LaRosa, D.,Barton, S.,Tolcos, M et al, . (2019). Dose-dependent exacerbation of ventilation-induced lung injury by erythropoietin in preterm newborn lambs In: Journal of Applied Physiology, 126, 44 - 50
- 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
- Rana, S.,Shishegar, R.,Quezada, S.,Johnston, L.,Walker, D.,Tolcos, M. (2019). The Subplate: A potential driver of cortical folding? In: Cerebral Cortex, 29, 4697 - 4708
- Atik, A.,De Matteo, R.,Boomgardt, M.,Rees, S.,Harding, R.,Cheong, J.,Rana, S.,Crossley, K.,Tolcos, M. (2019). Impact of high-dose caffeine on the preterm ovine cerebrum and cerebellum In: Frontiers in Physiology, 10, 1 - 12
- Quezada Rojas, S.,Castillo-Melendez, M.,Walker, D.,Tolcos, M. (2018). Development of the cerebral cortex and the effect of the intrauterine environment In: Journal of Physiology, 596, 5665 - 5674
- Gilchrist, C.,Cumberland, A.,Walker, D.,Tolcos, M. (2018). Intrauterine growth restriction and development of the hippocampus: implications for learning and memory in children and adolescents In: The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 2, 755 - 764
- De Luca, S.,Ziko, I.,Dhuna, K.,Sominsky, L.,Tolcos, M.,Stokes, L.,Spencer, S. (2017). Neonatal overfeeding by small-litter rearing sensitises hippocampal microglial responses to immune challenge: Reversal with neonatal repeated injections of saline or minocycline In: Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 29, 1 - 14
- McDougall, A.,Hale, N.,Rees, S.,Harding, R.,De Matteo, R.,Hooper, S.,Tolcos, M. (2017). Erythropoietin protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced microgliosis and abnormal granule cell development in the ovine fetal cerebellum In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 11, 1 - 10
- Inocencio, I.,Bischof, R.,Xiang, S.,Zahra, V.,Nguyen, V.,Lim, T.,LaRosa, D.,Barbuto, J.,Tolcos, M.,Plebanski, M.,Polglase, G.,Moss, T. (2017). Exacerbation of ventilation-induced lung injury and inflammation in preterm lambs by high-dose nanoparticles In: Scientific Reports, 7, 1 - 10
- Leaw, B.,Zhu, D.,Tan, J.,Muljadi, R.,Saad, M.,Mockler, J.,Wallace, E.,Lim, R.,Tolcos, M. (2017). Human amnion epithelial cells rescue cell death via immunomodulation of microglia in a mouse model of perinatal brain injury In: Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 8, 1 - 17
- 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)
- 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)
- Improving neurodevelopmental outcomes following fetal growth restriction. Funded by: NHMRC Project Grants 2018 from (2019 to 2022)
- What shapes our brain?. Funded by: ARC Future Fellowships 2018 onwards from (2019 to 2023)
- Preterm birth and the risk of mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence: identifying targets to intervene early. Funded by: Financial Markets Foundation for Children Grants 2018 onwards from (2019 to 2021)
9 PhD Current Supervisions
Brain development, Perinatal brain injury, Fetal growth restriction, Prematurity, Fetal hypoxia, Neuroprotection, Myelination, White matter injury, Cerebellum, Cerebral palsy