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Biography
Professor Hunt is a Clinician Scientist working in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at Monash Health. His research focus is in the field of Neonatal Neurology, Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopment; interrogating mechanisms of perinatal brain injury and neuroprotection. The goal is to reduce perinatal brain injury and improve long term outcomes, including further reductions in rates of cerebral palsy.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, PhD, The relationship of the neuroendocrine axis to brain development in infants less than 30 weeks' gestation, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 25 Aug 2007
Clinical Epidemiology, Master of Medicine, Low superior vena cava flow in the first 24 hours of life is associated with Neurodevelopmental Impairment, University of Sydney
Award Date: 16 Apr 2004
External positions
Director of Research, Victoria, Cerebral Palsy Alliance
1 Jul 2020 → …
Chair, Neonatal Sub-committee, Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM) (Victoria)
1 Sept 2018 → …
Research area keywords
- Neonatal brain injury
- Neurodevelopment
- Cerebral Palsy
- neuroscience
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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BLUEPRINT: Predicting Long-term Outcomes of Prematurity from Early Life Events
Hunt, R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
20/11/24 → 19/11/29
Project: Research
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Targeting Interleukin-1 to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Preterm Infants
Nold, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nold, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sehgal, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hunt, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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The Monash Partners Children’s Acute Care Data Project: Optimising the use of electronic medical records data to improve hospital care for children
Craig, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Williams, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lovett, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Taylor, D. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nixon, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Coleman, J. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Winderlich, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Noorman, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Parkhurst, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fahey, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nataraja, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hunt, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lamont, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nold, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Polglase, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jones, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Pigott, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research
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TARGETED SURVEILLANCE OF DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY AND IMPAIRMENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN BORN VERY PRETERM
Hunt, R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Anderson, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Desai, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cruz, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Palaniswami, M. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bates, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teede, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cheong, J. L. Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Enticott, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burnett, A. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Roberts, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Spittle, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hua, X. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mainzer, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Doyle, L. W. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/22 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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The neoGASTRIC trial: Avoiding routine gastric residual volume measurement in neonatal critical care, a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial
Roberts, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Manley, B. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Taylor, J. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Beesley, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dalziel, K. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Davis, P. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hunt, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gale, C. P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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The interplay between birth weight and intraventricular hemorrhage in very preterm neonates—a retrospective cohort study
Piscopo, B. R., Malhotra, A., Hunt, R. W., Davies-Tuck, M. L., Palmer, K. R., Sutherland, A. E., Polglase, G. R., Allison, B. J. & Miller, S. L., Apr 2025, In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM. 7, 4, 10 p., 101628.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 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
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Investigating the impact of severe maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection on infant DNA methylation and neurodevelopment
Hill, R., Gibbons, A., Suwakulsiri, W., Taseska, A., Darke, H., Malhotra, A., Yee, H., Fahey, M. C., Hunt, R. W., Lim, I., Palmer, K. R. & Sundram, S., 3 Jul 2024, 20 p. Research Square.Research output: Other contribution › Research
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Investigating the impact of severe maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection on infant DNA methylation and neurodevelopment
Hill, R. A., Gibbons, A., Suwakulsiri, W., Taseska, A., Darke, H., Malhotra, A., Yee, H., Fahey, M., Hunt, R. W., Lim, I., Palmer, K. & Sundram, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Molecular Psychiatry. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)