Contact Details

The Robinson Institute
Ground Floor, Norwich Centre
55 King William Road
North Adelaide
SA 5006 Australia

Telephone: +61 8 8303 8166
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Management Committee

Institute Director
Professor Robert Norman
	Professor Robert Norman is a subspecialist in reproductive medicine (CREI) and endocrine biochemistry (FRCPA). His research has focused on ART and reproductive endocrinology, particularly in PCOS, the effect of lifestyle on reproductive outcomes and periconception medicine. He is the leader of the NHMRC Program grant on "Periconceptual origins of health and disease" and has published 250 peer-reviewed publications. He is also the past President of the Androgen-Excess PCOS Society, the major international society for PCOS and has served on the editorial board of Human Reproduction, Human Reproduction Update, RBM Online and Fertility and Sterility.

Institute Deputy Director
Prof Ray Rodgers
	Prof Ray Rodgers is a NHMRC Research Fellow, leader of the Ovarian Cell Biology research group and member of the Research Centre for Reproductive Health. He brings a wealth of experience through his involvement in NHMRC and University committees, editorial roles for a number of journals, leadership roles for various societies and conferences, and involvement in state government organisations.

Institute Manager
Joanna Close
	Jo Close commenced with the Institute in early 2009. Her experience in the bioscience sector has been diverse and includes: initiating a $3.3 million collaborative program to facilitate medical device product development in South Australia; designing methods and analysing results for South Australia’s first bioscience research and industry survey; preparing a strategic plan for South Australia’s most successful medical research institute; and providing support to South Australia’s first bioscience angel investment group.

Research Centre for Reproductive Health
Co-Directors: Professor Sarah Robertson Associate Professor Darryl Russell
	A/Prof Darryl Russell became co-director of the Research Centre for Reproductive Health in 2011. Darryl's research focuses broadly on intercellular communication, cell-matrix interactions and resulting morphogenesis in normal function and cancer of the reproductive organs.
	Prof Sarah Robertson graduated from The University of Adelaide with a PhD in science and now heads the reproductive immunology research group in the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Her research seeks to unravel the immune and cytokine networks of early pregnancy and to understand the mechanisms underpinning maternal immune tolerance to pregnancy.

Research Centre for Early Origins of Health and Disease
Directors: Professor Julie Owens, Associate Professor Michael Davies & Associate Professor Michael Ridding
	Professor Julie Owens started with the University of Adelaide in 1987 as a research fellow in the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and has since held numerous positions including Head of Discipline of Physiology and Head of School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health. Her research seeks to increase fundamental knowledge about early growth and development and how it is altered in major disease states, especially fetal growth restriction.
	A/Prof Michael Davies is a senior research fellow and epidemiologist in the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Adelaide. His research is focused on understanding the long-term consequences of social and environmental factors which impact on fetal growth and development, and can therefore, inform subsequent basic research and contribute to public health policy.
	Associate Professor Michael Ridding obtained his PhD (Neuroscience) from the University of London and currently holds a NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship. His research program investigates the ability of the motor areas of the brain to reorganise (during learning or following injury). In particular he is interested in the influence of intrauterine stress on the capacity for neuroplasticity later in life as well as the induction of functionally beneficial plasticity in neurologically impaired patients.

Centre for Stem Cell Research
Directors: Associate Professor Mark Nottle Associate Professor Stan Gronthos
	After obtaining his PhD from the University of Adelaide, A/Prof Mark Nottle became General Manager of the Reproductive Biotechnology Division at BresaGen Limited. He has since returned to the University's School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health where his current research focuses on developing organ, tissue and cell replacement therapies with a particular interest in isolating animal adult and embryonic and stem cells.
	A/Prof Stan Gronthos returned to Adelaide in 2002 where he founded the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Group and was later appointed Head of the Regenerative Medicine Program within the Division of Haematology, IMVS. His research program focuses on identification, purification and characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow, adipose and dental tissues and has led to commercialization of the intellectual property for different regenerative medicine applications.

Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies (ARCH)

Director:
Professor Caroline Crowther

Co-Directors:
Professor Jodie Dodd & Philippa Middleton

Professor Crowther is a maternal fetal medicine subspecialist with interests in research synthesis, randomised trials, indigenous maternal and perinatal health, international maternity and child health and tranlsational research. Professor Crowther has been involved in many studies that focus on areas such as therapies to improve outcomes following preterm birth, prevention of hypertensive disease, improved health outcome in multiple pregnancy, birth after caesarean, obesity in pregnancy and gestational diabetes. The clinical trials conducted by Professor Crowther and her team have led to the translation of the research into clinical practice guidelines, improving maternal and perinatal health worldwide.

Professor Jodie Dodd

Philippa Middleton