STAFF PROFILE
Professor David Walker
Position:
Professor
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|Health and Biomedical Sciences
Phone:
+61399257184
Email:
david.walker@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora West
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Research supervision
- Xavier, S.,Gili, J.,McGowan, P.,Younesi, S.,Wright, P.,Walker, D.,Spencer, S.,Sominsky, L. (2021). High maternal omega-3 supplementation dysregulates body weight and leptin in newborn male and female rats: Implications for hypothalamic developmental programming In: Nutrients, 13, 1 - 19
- Ellery, S.,Murthi, P.,Della Gatta, P.,May, A.,Davies-Tuck, M.,Kowalski, G.,Callahan, D.,Bruce, C.,Wallace, E.,Walker, D.,Dickinson, H.,Snow, R. (2020). The effects of early-onset pre-eclampsia on placental creatine metabolism in the third trimester In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, 1 - 14
- Sominsky, L.,Walker, D.,Spencer, S. (2020). One size does not fit all – Patterns of vulnerability and resilience in the COVID-19 pandemic and why heterogeneity of disease matters In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 87, 1 - 3
- 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
- Ketharanathan, T.,Pereira, A.,Reets, U.,Walker, D.,Sundram, S. (2020). Brain changes in NF-?B1 and epidermal growth factor system markers at peri-pubescence in the spiny mouse following maternal immune activation In: Psychiatry Research, 295, 1 - 5
- Wong, F.,Gogos, A.,Hale, N.,Ingelse, S.,Brew, N.,Shepherd, K.,van den Buuse, M.,Walker, D. (2020). Impact of hypoxia-ischemia and dopamine treatment on dopamine receptor binding density in the preterm fetal sheep brain In: Journal of Applied Physiology, 129, 1431 - 1438
- Ranzil, S.,Ellery, S.,Walker, D.,Vaillancourt, C.,Alfaidy, N.,Bonnin, A.,Borg, A.,Wallace, E.,Ebeling, P.,Erwich, J.,Murthi, P. (2019). Disrupted placental serotonin synthetic pathway and increased placental serotonin: Potential implications in the pathogenesis of human fetal growth restriction In: Placenta, 84, 74 - 83
- 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
- Ellery, S.,Murthi, P.,Davies-Tuck, M.,Walker, D. et al, . (2019). Placental creatine metabolism in cases of placental insufficiency and reduced fetal growth In: Molecular human reproduction, 25, 495 - 505
- 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)
- Gowerlabs LUMO fNIRS Neuroimaging Ecosystem (UK). Funded by: Harold and Cora Brennen Trust Grant from (2021 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)
- 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)
- Improving neurodevelopmental outcomes following fetal growth restriction. Funded by: NHMRC Project Grants 2018 from (2019 to 2022)
1 PhD Completions9 PhD Current Supervisions