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Prof Colditz is the Director of the Perinatal Research Centre Paul is Director of the Perinatal Research Centre and is the Foundation Professor of Perinatal Medicine at the University of Queensland. He has professional qualifications in paediatrics, biomedical engineering and medical research.
His enthusiasm and passion are key to numerous of the research projects described here, spanning laboratory research on brain development, hypoxia and rescue strategies through clinical neurodevelopment to public health and health advancement in children.
He is involved in teaching and clinical practice. He advises numerous postgraduate students from clinical, engineering and scientific backgrounds and teaches undergraduate and postgraduate medical and science students. Paul is involved in the clinical care of babies and their families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and in the clinical assessment of infant neurodevelopment.
He serves as a member on international and national research peer review panels such as the NHMRC GRP and the New Zealand HRC project grants committee. He is a member of the UQ School of Medicine Central Clinical Division Research Committee and the Royal Hospitals’ Research Committee. Within Queensland Health he is a member of the Quality Council on Maternal & Perinatal Mortality & Morbidity and various of its subcommittees. Other involvement in professional and community organisations includes membership of the Management Committee SIDS and Kids Queensland; the Scientific Committee, Bonnie Babes Foundation; the Board, SIDS and Kids Australia; Chair, Qld State Committee, PSANZ; Brian Diseases Challenge, UQ; RBWH Foundation Board; Scientific Board, Brainz Inc, a biotech company.
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