Dr Tamara Yawno - Researcher Profile

Biography

Tamara works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Research Fellow.

Qualifications

PHD IN DEVELOPMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2008

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2003

Publications

Journal Articles

Fleiss, B., Parkington, H.C., Coleman, H.A., Dickinson, H., Yawno, T., Zakhem, M., Hirst, J.J., Walker, D.W., 2012, Effect of maternal administration of allopregnanolone before birth asphyxia on neonatal hippocampal function in the spiny mouse, Brain Research [P], vol 1433, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 9-19.

Tare, M., Miller, S.L., Wallace, E.M., Sutherland, A.E., Yawno, T., Coleman, H.A., Jenkin, G., Parkington, H.C., 2012, Glucocorticoid treatment does not alter early cardiac adaptations to growth restriction in preterm sheep fetuses, Bjog-An International Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology [P], vol 119, issue 8, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 906-914.

Yawno, T., Yan, E., Hirst, J., Walker, D., 2011, Neuroactive steroids induce changes in fetal sheep behavior during normoxic and asphyxic states, Stress-The International Journal On The Biology Of Stress [P], vol 14, issue 1, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom, France, pp. 13-22.

Yawno, T., Hirst, J.J., Zakhem, M.E., Walker, D.W., 2009, Role of neurosteroids in regulating cell death and proliferation in the late gestation fetal brain, Neuroscience [P], vol 163, issue 3, Pergamon, UK, pp. 838-847.

Hirst, J.J., Walker, D.W., Yawno, T., Palliser, H.K., 2009, Stress in pregnancy: A role for neuroactive steroids in protecting the fetal and neonatal brain, Developmental Neuroscience [P], vol 31, issue 5, S Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 363-377.

Hirst, J.J., Palliser, H.K., Yates, D.H., Yawno, T., Walker, D.W., 2008, Neurosteroids in the fetus and neonate: Potential protective role in compromised pregnancies, Neurochemistry International, vol 52, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, England,UK, pp. 602-610.

Yawno, T., Yan, E.B., Walker, D.W., Hirst, J.J., 2007, Inhibition of neurosteroid synthesis increases asphyxia-induced brain injury in the late gestation fetal sheep, Neuroscience, vol 146, issue 4, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England UK, pp. 1726-1733.

Hutton, L.C., Yan, E.B., Yawno, T., Castillo-Melendez, M., Hirst, J.J., Walker, D.W., 2007, Injury of the developing cerebellum: A brief review of the effects of endotoxin and asphyxial challenges in the late gestation sheep fetus, Cerebellum, vol E-Pub, Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon, England, UK, pp. 1-10.

Hirst, J., Yawno, T., Nguyen, P., Walker, D.W., 2007, Stress in pregnancy activates neurosteroid production in the fetal brain, Neuroendocrinology, vol 84, issue 4, S Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 264-274.

Cock, M.L., Hanna, M., Sozo, F., Wallace, M.J., Yawno, T., Suzuki, K., Maritz, G.S., Hooper, S.B., Harding, R., 2005, Pulmonary function structure following mild preterm birth in lambs, Pediatric Pulmonology, vol 40, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, pp. 336-348.