Associate ProfessorRita Machaalani
Associate Professor Managerial Affiliate
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Orcid identifier0000-0002-7675-1121 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate Professor Managerial AffiliateFaculty of Medicine and Health
Research projects & supervision summary
- Epidemiology and Pathology of Pediatric Deaths in NSW.
- Hippocampal and brainstem morphology in human infant brain.
In the Media:
- April 8th 2024: Le Monde France Newspaper: https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2024/04/08/mort-subite-du-nourrisson-les-petits-pas-de-la-science_6226698_1650684.html
- May 15th 2021:7 News Australia: https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/queensland-mum-shares-heartbreak-of-babys-death-to-raise-awareness-for-sudden-infant-death-syndrome-c-2839652
- November 16th 2016: http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/the-end-of-diagnosis-unknown-researchers-come-closer-to-taking-mystery-out-of-sids-20161115-gsq64r.html
- April 30th 2012: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/04/30/study-finds-smoking-leads-to-increase-in-sudden-infant-death-syndrome/
- May 2009: Cancer Council NSW; http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/wpcontent/uploads /2011/08/TAG-Tobacco-Action-Group-Taglines-April-May-2009-Final-proof-18-June-2009.pdf
RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONCell Death and Microglia in the Developing Brain
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONCholinergic Immunohistochemistry in the Brainstem, Focusing on the Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus (DMNV), and changes within Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONCigarette smoke exposure and hypoxic effects on the expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and apoptosis in the developing brain
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONFactors that regulate reelin expression in the hippocampal formation
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONNeuronal Cell Death and Astrogliosis in the Developing Human Brain and Changes Seen in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONPACAP and its receptor in the brain of SIDS and after hypoxia and nicotine exposures
- RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISIONThe Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) in the brain and placenta after nicotinic and hypoxic exposures, and within Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)