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Biography
Dr Courtney McDonald is a NHMRC Cerebral Palsy Alliance Early Career Research Fellow, working in the Neurodevelopment and Neuroprotection Research Group at The Ritchie Centre. She is a stem cell biologist, who completed her PhD at Monash University in 2013. Her research focuses on trying to understand how umbilical cord blood stem cells can be used to prevent or treat perinatal brain injury. She is also investigating which stem cell types are found in umbilical cord blood, how these populations change with disease and how these cells can reduce inflammation and contribute to brain repair.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research area keywords
- Cerebral Palsy
- Stem Cells
- Neuroinflammation
- Neonatal brain injury
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Optimising umbilical cord blood expansion as a potential therapy for perinatal brain injury
Penny, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McDonald, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Miller, S. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/02/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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MRI guided-focused ultrasound: a novel delivery system for neural stem cells to repair the injured neonatal brain
McDonald, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Fahey, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jenkin, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Novak, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Miller, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), De Veer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Finch-Edmondson, M. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Snyder, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Wallace, E. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/06/19 → 31/05/22
Project: Research
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Targeted stem cell therapy for inflammation-induced preterm brain injury
McDonald, C., Fahey, M., Castillo Melendez, M. E., Miller, S., Jenkin, G. & Yawno-Fegan, T.
1/06/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Umbilical cord blood cell miRNA in promoting survival, maturation and myelination in oligodendrocytes in perinatal white matter brain injury
Watt, A., Miller, S., McDonald, C., Castillo Melendez, M. E. & Jenkin, G.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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Feasibility and safety of autologous cord blood derived cell administration in extremely preterm infants: a single-centre, open-label, single-arm, phase I trial (CORD-SaFe study)
Zhou, L., McDonald, C. A., Yawno, T., Razak, A., Connelly, K., Novak, I., Miller, S. L., Jenkin, G. & Malhotra, A., Jan 2025, In: EBioMedicine. 111, 11 p., 105492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Updates on neonatal cell and novel therapeutics: Proceedings of the Second Neonatal Cell Therapies Symposium (2024)
Paton, M. C. B., Benders, M., Blatch-Williams, R., Dallimore, E., Edwards, A., Elwood, N., Facer, K., Finch-Edmondson, M., Garrity, N., Gordon, A., Hunt, R. W., Jenkin, G., McDonald, C. A., Moore, J., Nold, M. F., Novak, I., Popat, H., Salomon, C., Sato, Y. & Tolcos, M. & 4 others, , 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Pediatric Research. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
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Early administration of umbilical cord blood cells following brief high tidal volume ventilation in preterm sheep: a cautionary tale
Tran, N. T., Penny, T. R., Chan, K. Y. Y., Tang, T., Papagianis, P. C., Sepehrizadeh, T., Nekkanti, L., Zahra, V. A., Pham, Y., Yawno, T., Nitsos, I., Kelly, S. B., Thiel, A. M., de Veer, M., Alahmari, D. M., Fahey, M. C., Jenkin, G., Miller, S. L., Galinsky, R. & Polglase, G. R. & 1 others, , Dec 2024, In: Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21, 1, 17 p., 121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Early Neurodevelopmental Assessments for Predicting Long-Term Outcomes in Infants at High Risk of Cerebral Palsy
Razak, A., Johnston, E., Sackett, V., Clark, M., Charlton, M., Zhou, L., Pharande, P., McDonald, C. A., Hunt, R. W., Miller, S. L. & Malhotra, A., 2024, In: JAMA Network Open. 7, 5, 10 p., E2413550.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Temporal Trends in Severe Brain Injury and Associated Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants
Razak, A., Johnston, E., Stewart, A., Clark, M. A. T., Stevens, P., Charlton, M., Wong, F., McDonald, C., Hunt, R. W., Miller, S. & Malhotra, A., Aug 2024, In: Neonatology. 121, 4, p. 440–449 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australian Postgraduate Award
McDonald, C. (Recipient), 2008
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Cerebral Palsy Award for Best Research
McDonald, Courtney (Recipient), 2016
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Conference Travel Grant
McDonald, Courtney (Recipient), 2011
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