Dr Saije Endacott (nee Morosin) is a Research Associate in the Womens Health Research Program at the Hunter Medical Research Institute.

Dr Endacott was awarded her PhD in Medical Biochemistry in February 2021. Her doctoral research involved the role of the Renin Angiotensin System in pregnancy and reproductive health. More specifically, she looked at the role of the (pro)renin receptor in placentation and in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia.

For the last few years Dr Endacott has been working with the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study – a longitudinal cohort study that follows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australian mothers and babies from pregnancy through to early childhood. Recently the study has expanded to include a Breastfeeding Support arm, which Dr Endacott now co-leads.

Having worked with the study for a significant amount of time Saije has experience in engaging with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australian community, presenting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research, reporting to partner organisations, training First Nations research staff and managing large ethics applications and data sets.

Dr Endacott was recently awarded a 2023 Hunter Medical Research Institute Research Fellowship to continue her work with the Gomeroi Gaaynggal Study.