Dr Gabriela Martins holds an MSc in Immunology and Microbiology (2018, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil) and a PhD in Paediatrics (2022, University of Newcastle, Australia). During her PhD, she investigated how environmental and molecular factors influence cord blood composition and their impact on lung development and function.

Dr Martins focuses on how maternal asthma affects infant lung development, examining lung function from infancy to school age and the long-term health outcomes. Currently, she employs machine learning techniques to analyse breathing patterns in infants at risk of bronchiolitis, with the potential to improve its management.

She is committed to enhancing the well-being of infants and children affected by bronchiolitis or asthma, aiming to reduce healthcare burdens and improve patient outcomes. Her research interests include understanding the impact of inflammation, infections, and environmental and molecular factors on paediatric lung and immune development.

Dr Martins is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Newcastle (School of Medicine and Public Health – Faculty of Health) and a member of the Asthma and Breathing Research Program at the Hunter Medical Research Institute.