Robyn Rodwell
Robyn Rodwell | |
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| Alma mater | Griffith University (PhD, 1992)[1] |
| Occupation | medical scientist (retired) |
| Known for | working in the haematology field for fifty years and helping establish the Queensland Cord Blood Bank |
| Awards | Queensland Great (2009)[2] |
Robyn Lynette Rodwell is an Australian retired medical scientist.[3]
Career[edit]
Research and practice[edit]
Rodwell is best known for her work in the haematology field.[3][4][5] Spanning a period of fifty years, her career commenced when she became a cadet medical scientist at the haematology blood bank at Brisbane's Mater Hospital.[3]
After gaining a fellowship in haematology in 1982, Rodwell was appointed as the hospital's chief scientist of haematology.[3]
In 1997, Rodwell was tasked with establishing the Queensland Cord Blood Bank (QCBB) at the Mater Mother's Hospital.[3] Upon its inception, Rodwell was appointed as the QCBB's scientific director, becoming director in 2008.[3]
She is also credited with establishing what became known as the "Sepsis Score" in blood counts which has proved to assist in predicting sepsis infections in newborn babies.[6] This work was the subject of her doctoral thesis in which she explored the role of laboratory investigations, diagnosis, monitoring and therapy of neonatal sepsis.[1]
Teaching[edit]
Rodwell has also been an adjunct associate professor at the School of Natural Sciences at Griffith University and at the School of Biomedical Sciences at the Queensland University of Technology.[3]
Recognition and retirement[edit]
In 2009, Rodwell was named as a Queensland Great.[2][7] Rodwell retired in 2019.[3][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Emer Prof Denis Crane: teaching activities". Griffith University Experts. Griffith University.
Teaching activities... COMPLETED GRIFFITH DOCTORAL SUPERVISION: Laboratory investigations in neonatal sepsis: Implications for diagnosis, monitoring and therapy (Robyn Lynette Rodwell) 1 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1992 - principal supervisor
- ^ a b "2009 Queensland Greats recipients: Dr Robyn Rodwell". Queensland Greats Awards. Queensland Government. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Mater Pathology farewells Dr Robyn Rodwell". Mater Health News. Mater Group. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Rodwell, Robyn L; Leslie, Anton L; Tudehope, David (May 1988). "Early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis using a hematologic scoring system". The Journal of Pediatrics. 112 (5): 761–767. doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(88)80699-1. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Rodwell, R L; Tudehope, D I; Gray, P H (1 May 1993). "Hematologic scoring system in early diagnosis of sepsis in neutropenic newborns". The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. doi:10.1097/00006454-199305000-00004. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Farwell to Robyn Rodwell". Sisters of Mercy News Centre. Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Aboriginal songster a Qld great". Warwick Daily News. 12 June 2009.
The other 2009 Queensland Greats are philanthropist Philip Bacon AM, Angel Flight founder Bill Bristow AM, respected medical scientist Dr Robyn Rodwell...