Three questions with one of our leading neonatal researchers Dr Tobias Strunk
20 April 2021
Consultant Neonatologist at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Dr Tobias Strunk is a mid-career researcher who is also a Clinical Professor at the University of WA Medical School and Head of Neonatal and Life Course Health at the Telethon Kids Institute.
In partnership with Neonatal Immunologist Dr Andrew Currie, Dr Strunk is leading the Neonatal Infection and Immunity Group, a multidisciplinary group that works across a number of institutions. Their work includes leading several large, international cohort studies and clinical trials that focus on identifying new ways to diagnose, prevent and treat infections in the most vulnerable patients, especially those born preterm.
Dr Strunk regularly presents at national and international conferences and has received many awards for his work, including from the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. He is a member of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand and an associate member of the Australian Academy of Health and M...