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Dr Joshua Fisher

Dr Joshua Fisher

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Newcastle

Research Programs

Awarded the inaugural HMRI Newcastle Permanent Emerging Innovator Award in 2024
Has attracted over $500,000 in seed funding as CIA
An Executive Member of the International Federation of Placental Associations, and the Australia and New Zealand Placental Research Associations. Editorial board member for the Journal Trophoblast Research

Dr Joshua Fisher is a postdoctoral researcher in the Mothers and Babies Research Program in the Hunter Medical Research Institute and is part of the Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science at the University of Newcastle.

Dr Fisher has a dedicated focus on improving reproductive outcomes in women’s health and understanding the contribution of mitochondria in the development of serious pregnancy complications. His research aims to identify the cause(s) of placental dysfunction and the progression of pregnancy complications, fetal growth restriction, and stillbirth, and restore placental function to prevent and treat these complications through therapeutic interventions.