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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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Funding Proposal for Perinatal Palliative Care
Sacks, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Vemuri, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hunt, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stewart, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Palmer, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/10/25 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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A Learning Health System to implement prevention into routine pregnancy care
Teede, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Callander, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mol, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Enticott, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lorber Rolnik, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Harrison, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moran, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bahri-Khomami, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Powell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thangaratinam, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zeps, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Palmer, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Hunt, R. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/04/25 → 30/06/30
Project: Research
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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. (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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Cord blood-derived cell therapies for preterm brain injury
Razak, A., Zhou, L., Jenkin, G., Hunt, R. W., Miller, S. L., McDonald, C. A. & Malhotra, A. (Leading Author), Nov 2025, In: Early Human Development. 210, 6 p., 106369.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Early Neurodevelopment of Extremely Preterm Infants Administered Autologous Cord Blood Cell Therapy: Secondary Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial
Zhou, L., Razak, A., McDonald, C. A., Yawno, T., McHugh, D. T., Whiteley, G., Connelly, K., Sackett, V., Miller, S. L., Jenkin, G., Novak, I., Hunt, R. W. & Malhotra, A. (Leading Author), 1 Jul 2025, In: JAMA Network Open. 8, 7, 9 p., e2521158.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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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., May 2025, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 30, 5, p. 1976-1984 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Persistent inflammation and white matter damage in the preterm brain: Insights from a novel ovine model of chronic inflammation
Razak, A., Sutherland, A. E., Pham, Y., Yawno, T., Nitsos, I., Zhou, L., White, T. A., Rock, C., Hunt, R. W., Malhotra, A., Allison, B. J., Miller, S. L. & McDonald, C. A., Nov 2025, In: Experimental Neurology. 393, 10 p., 115397.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Safety and feasibility of allogeneic cord blood-derived cell therapy in preterm infants with severe brain injury (ALLO trial): A phase-1 trial protocol
Razak, A., Connelly, K., Hunt, R. W., Miller, S. L., McDonald, C. A., Jenkin, G., Zhou, L., Paton, M. C. B., Martin, M., Liu, L., Hart, C., Elwood, N. J. & Malhotra, A. (Leading Author), 18 Jun 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 6, 7 p., e100389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)