Preterm babies are at high risk of long-term neurodevelopmental impairment. My research studies the mechanisms of newborn brain injury with the goal of improving the life-long neurodevelopment of the smallest, most vulnerable newborns.

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Areas of interest

Preterm birth

Research group

Neonatal Brain Protection

Biography

Associate Professor Wong Is a senior neonatologist and a clinical researcher with expertise in the preterm brain and neurodevelopment. She is a Group Head at Hudson Institute, a Consultant Neonatologist at Monash Children’s Hospital and a senior research fellow at the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University.

Associate Professor Wong’s research focus is 

  • Discovering the physiological processes that underlie pre-term baby brain Injury
  • Developing cot-side and long-term monitoring for the early detection and outcome prediction in pre-terms
  • Optimising treatments to protect the newborn brain.

Associate Professor Wong has made significant contributions to the bedside measurement and understanding of brain-blood flow and oxygenation in preterm babies, which is a critical factor on preterm brain injury.  Clinically, A/Prof Wong’s research has driven the translation and application of near Infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to be used at the bedside for monitoring brain oxygenation in preterm babies.

Associate Professor Wong has received $5.3M in competitively funded research grants including project and fellowship funding from the NHMRC and philanthropic bodies such as the National Heart Foundation.

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