STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Mary Tolcos
Position:
Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|Health and Biomedical Sciences
Phone:
+61399257359
Email:
mary.tolcos@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora West
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- Pagnin, M.,Kondos-Devcic, D.,Chincarini, G.,Cumberland, A.,Richardson, S.,Tolcos, M. (2021). Role of thyroid hormones in normal and abnormal central nervous system myelination in humans and rodents In: Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 61, 1 - 16
- Gilchrist, C.,Cumberland, A.,Kondos- Devcic, D.,Hill, R.,Khore, M.,Quezada Rojas, S.,Reichelt, A.,Tolcos, M. (2021). Hippocampal neurogenesis and memory in adolescence following intrauterine growth restriction In: Hippocampus, 31, 321 - 334
- Gilchrist, C.,Thompson, D.,Tolcos, M.,Cumberland, A., et al, . (2021). (In Press) Growth of prefrontal and limbic brain regions and anxiety disorders in children born very preterm In: Psychological Medicine, , 1 - 12
- Hickmott, R.,Bosakhar, A.,Quezada Rojas, S.,Barresi, M.,Walker, D.,Ryan, A.,Quigley, A.,Tolcos, M. (2021). The One-Stop Gyrification Station - Challenges and New Technologies In: Progress in Neurobiology, 204, 1 - 18
- Quezada Rojas, S.,van de Looij, Y.,Hale, N.,Rana, S.,Sizonenko, S.,Gilchrist, C.,Castillo-Melendez, M.,Tolcos, M.,Walker, D. (2020). Genetic and microstructural differences in the cortical plate of gyri and sulci during gyrification in fetal sheep In: Cerebral Cortex, 30, 6169 - 6190
- 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
- Stojanovska, V.,Barton, S.,Tolcos, M.,Gill, A.,Kluckow, M.,Miller, S.,Zahra, V.,Hooper, S.,Galinsky, R.,Polglase, G. (2019). The Effect of Antenatal Betamethasone on White Matter Inflammation and Injury in Fetal Sheep and Ventilated Preterm Lambs In: Developmental Neuroscience, 40, 497 - 507
- 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
- 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 2021 onwards Research and Innovation Actions from (2020 to 2025)
- Improving neurodevelopmental outcomes following fetal growth restriction. Funded by: NHMRC Project Grants 2018 from (2019 to 2023)
- 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)
3 PhD Completions9 PhD Current Supervisions
Brain development, Perinatal brain injury, Fetal growth restriction, Prematurity, Fetal hypoxia, Neuroprotection, Myelination, White matter injury, Cerebellum, Cerebral palsy