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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Erin McGillick is a NHMRC Peter Doherty Early Career Research Fellow in the Fetal and Neonatal Health research group at The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Adjunct Research Fellow in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University.
Dr McGillick’s research uses an integrative approach at the molecular and functional physiology level to understand how a compromised intrauterine environment affects lung growth and the transition from fetal to newborn life. Her research has discovered previously unrealised molecular mechanisms causing delayed lung development and subsequent predisposition to respiratory complications at birth in complicated pregnancies (gestational diabetes, maternal overnutrition, intrauterine growth restriction).
Dr McGillick’s current work using cutting edge pre-clinical models and state-of-the-art synchrotron X-ray imaging techniques is aimed at understanding mechanisms causing newborn cardiorespiratory dysfunction and identifying new/improved strategies to assist compromised babies successfully make the transition from fetal to newborn life. Dr McGillick’s research involves collaborations with physiologists, physicists and clinicians towards generating the necessary pre-clinical evidence that can be translated into future clinical trials to improve newborn cardiorespiratory outcomes.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Medical Science, Doctor of Philosophy, The role of chronic hypoxemia in regulating fetal lung maturation: towards improved respiratory outcomes for the growth restricted infant , University of South Australia
… → 2016
Award Date: 9 Aug 2016
Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine with First Class Honours, University of South Australia
2008 → 2011
Award Date: 22 Mar 2012
External positions
Director, Australian Society for Medical Research
Nov 2019 → …
Research area keywords
- Fetal and neonatal physiology
- Cardiorespiratory function
- Lung mechanics
- Synchrotron Imaging
- Lung Development
- Molecular biology
- Cell signalling
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Identifying mechanisms to improve newborn respiratory function using phase contrast X-ray imaging
Hooper, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Kitchen, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGillick, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wallace, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Crossley, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), te Pas, A. B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pearson, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Robert, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yagi, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Uesugi, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
14/02/18 → 14/02/20
Project: Research
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Effect of prenatal diaphragmatic hernia on pulmonary arterial morphology
Stainsby, A. V., DeKoninck, P. L. J., Crossley, K. J., Thiel, A., Wallace, M. J., Pearson, J. T., Kashyap, A. J., Croughan, M. K., Allison, B. A., Hodges, R., Thio, M., Flemmer, A. W., McGillick, E. V., te Pas, A. B., Hooper, S. B. & Kitchen, M. J., Apr 2025, In: Anatomical Record. 308, 4, p. 1082-1093 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Assessing lung aeration using ultrasound after birth in near-term lambs at risk of respiratory distress
Pryor, E. J., Davies, I. M., Crossley, K. J., Thiel, A. M., McGillick, E. V., Rodgers, K., Nitsos, I., Kitchen, M. J., Blank, D. A. & Hooper, S. B., 2023, In: Frontiers in Pediatrics. 11, p. 1-10 10 p., 1148443.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Sustained inflation improves initial lung aeration in newborn rabbits with a diaphragmatic hernia
Hadley, L., Flemmer, A. W., Kitchen, M. J., Croughan, M. K., Crossley, K. J., Lee, K. L., McGillick, E., Wallace, M. J., Pearson, J. T., DeKoninck, P., Hodges, R., te Pas, A. B., Hooper, S. B. & Thio, M., 11 Nov 2023, In: Pediatric Research. 95, 3, p. 660-667 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Accurate measures of changes in regional lung air volumes from chest x-rays of small animals
O’Connell, D. W., Morgan, K. S., Ruben, G., Croton, L. C. P., Pollock, J. A., Croughan, M. K., McGillick, E. V., Wallace, M. J., Crossley, K. J., Pryor, E. J., Lewis, R. A., Hooper, S. B. & Kitchen, M. J., 21 Oct 2022, In: Physics in Medicine & Biology. 67, 20, 11 p., 205002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Evaluating Clinical Outcomes and Physiological Perspectives in Studies Investigating Respiratory Support for Babies Born at Term With or at Risk of Transient Tachypnea: A Narrative Review
McGillick, E. V., te Pas, A. B., van den Akker, T., Keus, J. M. H., Thio, M. & Hooper, S. B., 23 Jun 2022, In: Frontiers in Pediatrics. 10, 11 p., 878536.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australian Institute of Policy and Science Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Award
McGillick, Erin (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Society for Medical Research International Research Award
McGillick, E. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fetal and Neonatal Workshop of Australia and New Zealand - Best early career researcher oral presentation
McGillick, Erin (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash University Bridging Postdoctoral Fellowship
McGillick, E. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Competitive Fellowships