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Prof. Roger Smith

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Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions 8
Total current UoN Masters EFTSL 0.1
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL 1.78

For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.

Current Supervision

Commenced Proposed
Completion
Program Supervisor Type Research Title
2013 2017 PhD (Reproductive Medicine) Co-Supervisor Epigenetic Regulation of Progesterone Receptors and the Onset of Labour
2012 2016 PhD (Paediatrics) Co-Supervisor Development of an Insulin Delivery Algorithm for Management of Meals for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children
2012 2020 PhD (Psychiatry) Principal Supervisor Postnatal Depression, Oxytocin and Maternal Sensitivity
2011 2015 PhD (Reproductive Medicine) Principal Supervisor Elucidating the Role of Myosin Phosphatase in the Contractility of Myometrial Smooth Muscle
2011 2015 PhD (Reproductive Medicine) Principal Supervisor Relationship between Renal Volume, Prematurity, Birth Weight and Retinal Microvasculature
2010 2012 M Philosophy (Nutrition&Diet) Co-Supervisor Weight Retention in the Postpartum Period
2009 2013 PhD (Nutrition & Dietetics) Co-Supervisor The Contribution of Nutrition to Achieving Healthy Pregnancy Outcomes for Mothers and Babies
2009 2013 PhD (Reproductive Medicine) Co-Supervisor The Regulation of Progesterone Action in Human Parturition

Past Supervision

Year Program Supervisor Type Research Title
2012 PhD (Reproductive Medicine) Co-Supervisor Effect of Maternal Asthma During Pregnancy on Aspects of Placental Immune Function
2011 PhD (Medicine) Principal Supervisor Human Endogenous Retroviruses and Immune Tolerance in Pregnancy
2010 PhD (Reproductive Medicine) Principal Supervisor Syncytin and Placental Exosomes: New Insights in Immunology of Pregnancy
2009 PhD (Medicine) Co-Supervisor Effect of Maternal Asthma During Pregnancy on Circulating Cytokines, Immune Cell Profile and Airway Inflammatory Mediator Release In-Vitro
2009 PhD (Nutrition & Dietetics) Co-Supervisor Nutritional Influences in Pregnancy and Postpartum for Women and Their Children
2009 PhD (Medicine) Co-Supervisor Regulation of Myometrial Contractility: Pathways to Human Birth
2008 PhD (Medicine) Principal Supervisor Estrogen and Progesterone Actions in Human Parturition
2008 PhD (Medicine) Co-Supervisor Characterisation of the Multifunctional Protein, CREAP
2007 PhD (Reproductive Medicine) Co-Supervisor A Discovery Approach to Human Labour
2006 PhD (Medicine) Co-Supervisor Tissue Specific Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation of the Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone Gene
2006 PhD (Reproductive Medicine) Co-Supervisor The Control of Prostaglandin Synthesis and Degradation in the Human Fetal Membranes during Pregnancy and Labour
2004 PhD (Medicine) Co-Supervisor The Effect of Maternal Asthma During Pregnancy on Placental Function and Fetal Development
2003 M MedSc (Medicine) [R] Principal Supervisor The Use of Ultrasound Measurements to Assess Normal Foetal Growth and Myometrial Tension Throughout Pregnancy. A Longitudinal Study
2002 PhD (Medicine) Co-Supervisor Pituitary Autoimmunity: Identification of the First Pituitary Target Autoantigen involved in Two Autoimmune Syndromes and the Clinical Significance of Antipituitary Autoantibodies