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Email

rsaffery@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Professorial Fellow
Department of Paediatrics
Education
PhD
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-9510-4181

Prof Richard Saffery

Honorary Professorial Fellow
Department of Paediatrics

581 Scholarly works
3 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Lipid pathways connecting maternal BMI with infant obesity risk
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-30081-7
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Monochorionic-twin-on-a-chip for investigating fetal organ growth and metabolism
    DOI: 10.1038/s41378-025-01124-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Author's Response to the Commentary by Raitoharju E et al. on "Epigenome-wide analysis across the development span of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: backtracking to birth”
    DOI: 10.1186/s12943-025-02494-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A study on the association between early-pregnancy hair metal levels and gestational diabetes mellitus
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2026.127765
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Prenatal phthalate mixture exposure increases early childhood internalising problems via maternal oxidative stress
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2026.110237
  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    INT - 1417 Evaluating Outcomes and Impacts of Community Mental Health Services in Australia
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    OMIX3: High-Capacity Integrated Multi-Omics
Richard Saffery

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Cohort Profile: Generation Victoria (GenV)
    DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyag028
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Breastfeeding association with DNA methylation in the pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortium.
    DOI: 10.1186/s13148-025-02042-4
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Epstein–Barr Virus, Lower Vitamin D, Low Sun Exposure, and HLA-DRB1*1501 Risk Variant Share Common Epigenetic Pathways Leading to Multiple Sclerosis Onset
    DOI: 10.1002/ana.78043
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Consortium profile: the methylation, imaging and NeuroDevelopment (MIND) consortium
    DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03203-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Randomised Controlled Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation in Infants to Prevent Food Allergy in The First Year of Life: The VITALITY Trial
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.12.927

RECENT PROJECTS

  • Research Grant

    Taming the Intruders: The Domestication of Tigger Transposable Elements in Mammals

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