{"id":6185,"date":"2022-02-17T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.psy.uq.edu.au\/dorn\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2022-02-17T05:54:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T19:54:09","slug":"featured-researcher-vanessa-clifford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.psy.uq.edu.au\/dorn\/featured-researcher-vanessa-clifford\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Researcher: Vanessa Clifford"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6185\" class=\"elementor elementor-6185\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e41ef9b envato-kit-141-top-0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e41ef9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"88a282f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:150}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Researcher<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4854217 elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"4854217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-link elementor-repeater-item-53c26c6\" href=\"https:\/\/findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au\/profile\/219070-vanessa-clifford\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0614cc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0614cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Vanessa Clifford is a paediatric infectious physician and microbiologist working at the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital and Royal Women\u2019s Hospital in Melbourne, with a PhD in infectious diseases. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and at Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Vanessa has been the medical lead for Lifeblood Milk since 2017. She provides oversight of milk donor selection and management at Lifeblood Milk and co-leads the Lifeblood Milk research program with Dr. Laura Klein.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fefcf11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fefcf11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91d4307\" data-id=\"91d4307\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b52ab elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30b52ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick facts about Vanessa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e233bc8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e233bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2371\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2371\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What\u2019s your favourite thing about your current job?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2371\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2371\"><p>I am very lucky- I work across multiple settings and roles- so every day is different and interesting, and usually full of new questions and challenges. I\u2019m an infectious disease physician at the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital and The Women\u2019s Hospital in Melbourne, where I also work as a diagnostic microbiologist. I\u2019m also medical lead for Lifeblood Milk, and a researcher at the Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2372\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2372\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What\u2019s your favourite way to spend a day off?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2372\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2372\"><p>I love to rock climb and bushwalk but opportunities to head outdoors for weekend trips have reduced since we had children! I\u2019m lucky to have a community vegetable garden plot \u2013 spending time there in the summer evenings is one of my favourite activities.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2373\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2373\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What was the best vacation you ever took and why?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2373\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2373\"><p>I spent quite a bit of time travelling in Russia in the 1990s. Whilst studying at St Petersburg state university, I had the opportunity to take trains across Siberia to Lake Baikal, and then head south to ski in the Caucasus near Mount Elbrus. My favourite time was a winter spent volunteering at Kitezh Children\u2019s Community, a therapeutic community for orphans, south of Moscow.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2374\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2374\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are your career highlights so far?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2374\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2374\"><p>I love learning and I\u2019ve been lucky to have the opportunity over two decades to study across a broad range of disciplines, in both science and the humanities. I\u2019ve university degrees in Russian, history, philosophy of science, as well as medicine, microbiology, epidemiology and public health. Unexpectedly these disparate interests have really helped in my role as medical lead for Lifeblood Milk since 2017. Human milk doesn\u2019t fit neatly in to a specialty discipline, requiring expertise from so many people: neonatologists, lactation consultants, dietitians, midwives and nurses, dairy experts, food microbiologists, psychologists and many others including hospitals, government and researchers. It has been a privilege to meet so many dedicated people working to ensure that preterm babies get the best start in life.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>My hospital clinical work has been incredible busy over the past two years with the COVID-19 pandemic, and I\u2019m very grateful to have been awarded a Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute Clinician Scientist fellowship in 2022, which will enable me to dedicate more time to donor human milk research; particularly looking at which specific cohorts of babies may benefit from donor milk.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2375\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2375\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is your favourite quote?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2375\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2375\"><p>Be the change you wish to see in the world<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8672d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba8672d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Milk banking, donor selection is about ensuring the safety and quality of the donated milk for its intended recipients, and it\u2019s also about ensuring that prospective donors come to no harm through the experience of donation. With milk donation, it is imperative to be aware of the existing breastfeeding relationship between the donor mother and her own infant, and ensure that we do not harm this relationship.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In her recent DoRN Week of Talks presentation, Vanessa talks about Lifeblood&#8217;s Milk service- highlighting why the organisation exists and how they fit within the national blood service. She also discusses Lifeblood&#8217;s Milk donor recruitment processes and how they process donated milk. 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