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Email

t.klino@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Education
PhD
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0001-6233-9737

Prof Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino

Professorial Fellow
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health

277 Scholarly works
45 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Thrombospondin-1 (THBS1) is dysregulated in preeclampsia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2025.11.013
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Safety and pharmacokinetics of sulfasalazine and its metabolite sulfapyridine for treatment of preterm preeclampsia in Australia (SIP): an early phase, unblinded, single-arm, proof of concept clinical trial
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103779
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Trophoblast Receptor Landscape Reveals a Paracrine Role for Syncytiotrophoblast-Derived Activin A in Early Placental Development
    DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2025.08.015
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Plasma proteomics can identify associations between pregnancy complications and future health risks.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2025.08.149
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    Developing a Screening Test to Identify Women at Risk of Preeclampsia
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Developing New Diagnostics to Prevent Stillbirth
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Using Biomarkers and Ultrasound in Late Pregnancy to Minimise Preventable Stillbirth: The Bumps Study
Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2021
University of Melbourne Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship
2019
Certificate of Excellence in reviewing for the journal Placenta (one of 4 awarded) International Federation of Placental Associations
2019
SRB Exchange Lecturer Society for the Study of Reproduction
2019
Leading the Way veski

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    A Wnt-dow into mouse placental development: a temporospatial atlas of Wnt signalling
    DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2025.08.304
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Placental complement component C5 levels are elevated in term preeclampsia - its inhibition does not mitigate placental dysfunction
    DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2025.08.297
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Correction to: Stem Cell Markers LGR5, LGR4 and Their Immediate Signalling Partners are Dysregulated in Preeclampsia (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, (2025), 21, 3, (872-896), 10.1007/s12015-024-10831-2)
    DOI: 10.1007/s12015-025-10980-y
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Dissecting cell-type-specific alterations in Fetal Growth Restriction through transcriptomic deconvolution
    DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2025.08.212
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Ingenol Mebutate as a Novel Therapeutic Candidate for preeclampsia.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2025.08.294
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The association between circulating SIGLEC6 and preeclampsia: observational studies of seven cohorts
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105870

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    (MSA) Statistical Support for Perinatal Research
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    TIM TAMS: Placental Health Test to Prevent Stillbirths and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

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