
Dr Natalie Aboustate
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Dr Natalie Aboustate - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.
I was awarded my PhD in Medicine in March 2018 for my research on innate immune regulation in placenta and cord blood from preterm births. Since then, I have worked as a research officer and study coordinator for projects across various disciplines (i.e. psychiatry, obstetrics, anaesthetics/ patient blood management, cardiology, and immunology).
I currently hold an academic position as the John M Nardo Post-doctoral fellow within the Critical and Ethical Mental Health group (Robinson Research Institute). My research involves the reanalysis of pharmaceutical trials under the Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials (RIAT) initiative, with a focus on adolescent mental health. Our team's mission is improve the understanding of and responses to mental health issues and mental disorders by undertaking and promoting critical and ethical appraisal of evidence, claims, assumptions, attitudes, and beliefs.
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/robinson-research-institute/research/groups/cemh/
I am a contributing member to the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network strategic research council and Robinson Research Institute.
Major Research Themes
Adolescent Mental Health
Perinatal Mental Health
Iron Metabolism in Pregnancy
Neonatal Immunity
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 Study Coordinator University of Adelaide 2019 John M Nardo Postdoctoral Fellow Robinson Research Institute 2018 - 2019 Study Coordinator LMH, University of Adelaide 2018 - 2018 Tutor Flinders University 2017 - 2018 Research Assistant University of Adelaide 2016 - 2019 Study Coordinator LMH, University of Adelaide 2012 - 2013 Research Assistant University of Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Polish Can read, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2019 - 2020 Flinders University Australia Graduate Certificate in Public Health 2013 - 2018 University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Medicine 2012 - 2012 University of Adelaide Australia Honours in Health Sciences — University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2018 Venepuncture and phlebotomy SA Health Australia 2018 The C-SSRS Training – English-International - V.1.1 - Initial Training Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene — — Mental Health First Aid Mental Health First Aid Australia Australia — ICH E6 GCP Training INCR Clinical Education — -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2020 Froessler, B., Zorron Cheng Tao Pu, L., Aboustate, N., Ovenden, A., & Singh, R. (2020). Dynamic Functional Clot Formation in patients undergoing Endoscopic Mucosal Resection. JGH Open, 4(4), 632-635.
2019 Knight, M. J., Fourrier, C., Lyrtzis, E., Aboustate, N., Sampson, E., Hori, H., . . . Baune, B. T. (2019). Cognitive deficits in the THINC-integrated tool (THINC-it) are associated with psychosocial dysfunction in patients with major depressive disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 80(1), 18m12472-1-18m12472-8.
Scopus5 WoS1 Europe PMC12018 Knight, M. J., Aboustate, N., & Baune, B. (2018). Cognitive Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder: Cause and Effect. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 5(4), 302-309.
Scopus22017 Hodyl, N., Aboustate, N., Bianco-Miotto, T., Roberts, C., Clifton, V., & Stark, M. (2017). Child neurodevelopmental outcomes following preterm and term birth: what can the placenta tell us?. Placenta, 57, 79-86.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2019 Harding, D., Pu, L. Z. C. T., Sinha, R., Aboustate, N., Singh, R., Roxby, D., & Froessler, B. (2019). Utility of rotational thromboelastometry in acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (AUGH): Interim results of the AUGH study. In JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY Vol. 34 (pp. 237). WILEY. 2019 Aboustate, N., Klau, J., Raven, M., & Jureidini, J. (2019). Reanalysis of the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) under the Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials Initiative (RIAT). In BMJ Evidence Based Medicine Vol. 24. Sydney: BMJ Publishing Group. 2018 Aboustate, N., clifton, V., stark, M., & hodyl, N. (2018). Maternal cigarette smoking in pregnancy alters expression of microRNAs (miRs) that regulate inflammatory processes in cord blood. In Inflammation in Reproduction, Pregnancy and Development. cairns, australia. 2016 Aboustate, N., Clifton, V., Stark, M., & Hodyl, N. (2016). MICRORNAS REGULATING TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR INFLAMMATORY PATHWAYS IN PRETERM AND TERM PLACENTA AND CORD BLOOD. In PLACENTA Vol. 45 (pp. 87-88). Portland, OR: W B SAUNDERS CO LTD.
2015 Aboustate, N., Clifton, V. L., Stark, M. J., & Hodyl, N. A. (2015). Differential expression of microRNAs that regulate TLR pathways in cord blood and placentae from preterm deliveries. In Placenta Vol. 36. Brisbane: Elsevier. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2019 Franke, K., Marshall, H., Kennewell, P., Pham, H., Rattanakosit, T., Aboustate, N., . . . Mahajan, R. (2019). Incidence of appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy and sudden cardiac death in cardiac sarcoidosis - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster session presented at the meeting of EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. Paris, FRANCE: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. 2018 Froessler, B., Zorron, L., Aboustate, N., & Singh, R. (2018). An evaluation of dynamic clot formation in endoscopic mucosal resection. Poster session presented at the meeting of 19th Annual Symposium on Patient Blood Management, Haemostasis and Thrombosis. Lisbon, Portugal. 2016 Aboustate, N., Stark, M. J., Clifton, V. C., & Hodyl, N. A. (2016). Maternal cigarette smoking in pregnancy alters expression of microRNAs (miRs) that regulate inflammation in the placenta and cord blood. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 3rd Annual DOHaD ANZ Annual Conference: Shaping our future. Adelaide, SA: The DOHaD Society of Australia and New Zealand. 2016 Aboustate, N., Clifton, V. C., Stark, M. J., & Hodyl, N. A. (2016). MicroRNAs regulating Toll Like Receptor inflammatory pathways in preterm and term placenta and cord blood. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the International Federation of Placental Associations, as published in Placenta. Portland, Oregon, USA: Elsevier.
2014 Aboustate, N., Clifton, V. L., Stark, M. J., & Hodyl, N. A. (2014). Cord Blood microRNAs that regulate TLR Pathways are differentially expressed depending on gestational age.. Poster session presented at the meeting of ESA-SRB: Proceedings 2014. Melbourne. 2014 Aboustate, N., Clifton, V. L., Pitcher, J. B., Stark, M. J., & Hodyl, N. A. (2014). Expression of MicroRNAs that regulate inflammation in cord blood from Preterm Neonates.. Poster session presented at the meeting of FNWS Proceedings 2014. Yanchep, WA. 2014 Aboustate, N., Clifton, V. L., Pitcher, J. B., Stark, M. J., & Hodyl, N. A. (2014). Prenatal Betamethasone therapy increases stimulated cord blood pro-inflammatory cytokine responses in preterm neonates.. Poster session presented at the meeting of NAHLN Research Day. Mawson Lakes, SA. 2013 Hodyl., Aboustate., Clifton., & Stark. (2013). Cord blood from preterm infants demonstrates an exaggerated pro-inflammatory response following pathogen exposure. Poster session presented at the meeting of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Congress. Singapore. 2013 Hodyl., Aboustate., Clifton., & Stark. (2013). Cord blood from preterm infants demonstrates an exaggerated pro-inflammatory response following pathogen exposure. Poster session presented at the meeting of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Congress. Singapore.
Undergraduate coursework and Honours program supervision.
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Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2019 - ongoing Co-Supervisor A prospective observational case-control pilot study investigating biological markers of endothelial dysfunction in patients with coronary spasm. The University of Adelaide Honours in Health Sciences Honours Full Time Alex Minopoulos
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2021 - ongoing Board Member Board LELAN Australia 2020 - ongoing Member Learning and Development Steering Committee SA Health Australia 2019 - ongoing Member NALHN Strategic Research Committee NALHN Australia 2019 - 2019 Member Robinson Research Institute Symposium Robinson Research Institute Australia 2018 - ongoing Member Biological Psychiatry Australia Biological Psychiatry Australia Australia -
Consulting/Advisories
Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country 2014 - ongoing Placenta Journal — — — -
Event Participation
Date Event Name Event Type Institution Country 2018 - 2018 Biological Psychiatry Australia Conference 2018 Conference Biological Psychiatry Austalia Australia
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