Modern chemical exposures in utero and in infancy, and their impact upon early neurodevelopmental outcomes in the Barwon Infant Study, an unselected birth cohort study [ 2012 - 2017 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Christos Symeonides (Principal investigator)

Brief description I am a paediatric doctor interested in the effects of modern industrial chemicals on children’s development. Even in the womb babies are exposed to industrial chemicals and we know some, like lead, are harmful to developing brains. I am interested in other chemicals that are now suspected to affect development, including the polybrominated diphenyl esters (PBDEs), and I intend to investigate this as part of the Barwon Infant Study, which follows 1250 children from before birth to 3 years.

Funding Amount $AUD 138,353.60

Funding Scheme Postgraduate Scholarships

Notes Medical/Dental Postgraduate Scholarship