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The Mercy Perinatal research team is dedicated to improving the lives of women and babies globally.

Ciara Murphy
BBioMed (Honours) PhD student
Ciara is a PhD student in the Translational Obstetrics Group.
Danica Idzes
BMid(Hons) MCR Research midwife and PhD student
Danica is a Research Midwife and PhD Student in the Perinatal Epidemiology Group.
Dr Debjyoti (Deb) Karmakar
MBBS MD MExSc FRCOG FRANZCOG Clinician and PhD student
Deb is an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and a PhD student, with research focused on enhancing women's health and perinatal care, particularly for high-risk groups.
Georgia Wong
BBiomed (Hons) PhD student
Georgia is a PhD student in the Translational Obstetrics Group.
Dr Hannah Gordon
BA(Scholars) MD Clinician and PhD student
Hannah is a FRANZCOG-accredited registrar currently pursuing a PhD with the Perinatal Epidemiology Group.
Jess Atkinson
BBiomed (Hons) PhD student
Jess is a PhD Student and Research Assistant within the Perinatal Epidemiology team.
Manju Kandel
BBiomed (Hons) PhD Student
Manju is a PhD student within the Translational Obstetrics Group.
Maya Robertson
BSc BAdvSc (Hons) PhD student
Maya is a PhD student within the Therapeutics Discovery and Vascular Function Group.
Rose Freemantle
PhD student
Rose is a PhD student within the Therapeutics Discovery and Vascular Function Group.
Anna Forsythe
Master of Environment (MEnv) Data Scientist
Anna is a Data Scientist within the Perinatal Epidemiology Group.
Kaitlin Constable
RM RN Research Midwifery Manager
Kaitlin is the Research Midwifery Manager of Mercy Perinatal and is also an Associate Nurse Unit Manager in the Fetal Monitoring Unit.
Von Roodenburg
RM Perinatal Clinical Trial Coordinator
Von is a Research Midwife and Perinatal Clinical Trial Coordinator for Mercy Perinatal.

Ciara Murphy

Danica Idzes

Dr Debjyoti (Deb) Karmakar

Georgia Wong

Dr Hannah Gordon

Jess Atkinson

Manju Kandel

Maya Robertson

Rose Freemantle

Anna Forsythe

Kaitlin Constable

Von Roodenburg

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