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The human placenta and complications of pregnancy

Description 
This project is designed to look at the placental structure from pregnancies complicated by serious conditions, including hypertension, preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction and COVID-19. This is a laboratory based project, predominantly working with paraffin embedded placental samples.
Essential criteria: 
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords 
pregnancy, preeclampsia, hypertension, placenta, COVID-19
School 
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health / Hudson Institute of Medical Research
School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health / Hudson Institute of Medical Research » Imaging
Available options 
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Honours
BMedSc(Hons)
Time commitment 
Full-time
Top-up scholarship funding available 
No
Physical location 
Monash Health Translation Precinct (Monash Medical Centre)
Co-supervisors 
Assoc Prof 
Kirsten Palmer

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