Dr Yvonne Eiby

Research Fellow

Medical School
Faculty of Medicine
y.eiby@uq.edu.au
+61 7 334 66010

Overview

Research Interests

  • Neonatal physiology
    Improving brain outcomes for preterm infants by developing effective cardiovascular and nutritional support in early life.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Biological Sciences), The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Science with Honour Class C1, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland

Publications

  • Eiby, Yvonne A., Wright, Ian M. R., Stark, Michael J. and Lingwood, Barbara E. (2023). Red cell infusion but not saline is effective for volume expansion in preterm piglets. Pediatric Research, 94 (1), 112-118. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02403-2

  • Eiby, Yvonne A., Shrimpton, Nicole Y., Wright, Ian M. R., Lumbers, Eugenie R., Colditz, Paul B., Duncombe, Greg J. and Lingwood, Barbara E. (2018). Reduced blood volume decreases cerebral blood flow in preterm piglets. The Journal of Physiology, 596 (23), 6033-6041. doi: 10.1113/JP275583

  • Dawson, P. A., Eiby, Y. A., Barnes, S. K., Boyd, R. N., Badawi, N., Koorts, P. J., Kumar, S., Flenady, V. J., Hurrion, E. M, Colditz, P. B. and Lingwood, B. E. (2018). Preterm piglets are a model of human preterm infant sulphate deficiency. 22nd Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Auckland, New Zealand, 25–28 March 2018. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13882_186

  • Eiby, Yvonne A., Shrimpton, Nicole Y. , Wright, Ian M. R. , Lumbers, Eugenie R., Colditz, Paul B. , Duncombe, Greg J. and Lingwood, Barbara E.  (2016). Inotropes do not increase cardiac output or cerebral blood flow in preterm piglets. Pediatric Research, 80 (6), 870-879. doi: 10.1038/pr.2016.156

  • Eiby, Yvonne A., Wright, Layne L., Kalanjati, Viskasari P., Miller, Stephanie M., Bjorkman, Stella T., Keates, Helen L., Lumbers, Eugenie R., Colditz, Paul B. and Lingwood, Barbara E. (2013). A Pig Model of the Preterm Neonate: Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics. PLoS ONE, 8 (7) e68763, e68763. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068763

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Grants

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Supervision

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Available Projects

  • There is very little known about the lymphatic function of premature babies. We have shown in our preterm piglet model that there are substantial reductions in lymphatic flow over the first day of life. This project will investigate how clinical management strategies influence flow rates with a view to develop novel interventions to reduce the high rates of disability in this vulnerable population.

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Publications

Featured Publications

  • Eiby, Yvonne A., Wright, Ian M. R., Stark, Michael J. and Lingwood, Barbara E. (2023). Red cell infusion but not saline is effective for volume expansion in preterm piglets. Pediatric Research, 94 (1), 112-118. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02403-2

  • Eiby, Yvonne A., Shrimpton, Nicole Y., Wright, Ian M. R., Lumbers, Eugenie R., Colditz, Paul B., Duncombe, Greg J. and Lingwood, Barbara E. (2018). Reduced blood volume decreases cerebral blood flow in preterm piglets. The Journal of Physiology, 596 (23), 6033-6041. doi: 10.1113/JP275583

  • Dawson, P. A., Eiby, Y. A., Barnes, S. K., Boyd, R. N., Badawi, N., Koorts, P. J., Kumar, S., Flenady, V. J., Hurrion, E. M, Colditz, P. B. and Lingwood, B. E. (2018). Preterm piglets are a model of human preterm infant sulphate deficiency. 22nd Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Auckland, New Zealand, 25–28 March 2018. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13882_186

  • Eiby, Yvonne A., Shrimpton, Nicole Y. , Wright, Ian M. R. , Lumbers, Eugenie R., Colditz, Paul B. , Duncombe, Greg J. and Lingwood, Barbara E.  (2016). Inotropes do not increase cardiac output or cerebral blood flow in preterm piglets. Pediatric Research, 80 (6), 870-879. doi: 10.1038/pr.2016.156

  • Eiby, Yvonne A., Wright, Layne L., Kalanjati, Viskasari P., Miller, Stephanie M., Bjorkman, Stella T., Keates, Helen L., Lumbers, Eugenie R., Colditz, Paul B. and Lingwood, Barbara E. (2013). A Pig Model of the Preterm Neonate: Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics. PLoS ONE, 8 (7) e68763, e68763. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068763

Journal Article

Conference Publication

  • Dawson, P. A., Eiby, Y. A., Barnes, S. K., Boyd, R. N., Badawi, N., Koorts, P. J., Kumar, S., Flenady, V. J., Hurrion, E. M, Colditz, P. B. and Lingwood, B. E. (2018). Preterm piglets are a model of human preterm infant sulphate deficiency. 22nd Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Auckland, New Zealand, 25–28 March 2018. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13882_186

  • Dawson, Paul, Lingwood, Barbara, Eiby, Yvonne, Barnes, Samuel, Colditz, Paul, Boyd, Roslyn, Badawi, Nadia, Koorts, Pieter, Kumar, Sailesh, Flenady, Vicki and Hurrion, Elizabeth (2017). Plasma sulphate levels decline in the neonatal preterm piglet. 21st Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Canberra, Australia, 2–5 April, 2017. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13494_68

  • Eiby, Yvonne, Bjorkman, Tracey, Wixey, Julie, Chand, Kirat, Colditz, Paul and Lingwood, Barbara (2016). Pilot trial of early blood transfusions for supporting cardiovascular function and cerebral oxygen delivery in preterm piglets. 30th Annual meeting Fetal and Neonatal Workshop of Australia and New Zealand, Magnetic Island, QLD, Australia, 19-21 May 2016.

  • Kim, M. Y., Eiby, Y. A., Lumbers, E. R., Boyce, A. C., Gibson, K. J. and Lingwood, B. E. (2011). Expression of Adrenoceptor Subtypes in the Preterm Pig Heart. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. New York, NY, United States: Nature Publishing Group. doi: 10.1038/pr.2011.482

Other Outputs

  • Morwood, Holly, Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Wright, Ian M. R., Eiby, Yvonne A. and Lingwood, Barbara E. (2022). Measuring blood volume in preterm piglets. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/65b722d

  • Forbes, Elizabeth, Bakrania, Bhavisha, Steans, Sarah, Moritz, Karen , Lingwood, Barbara and Eiby, Yvonne (2022). Cardiac TRPM6 and 7 piglets. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/0dac82b

  • Yvonne Eiby (2009). Incubation biology of the Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami). PhD Thesis, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland.

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor

Possible Research Projects

Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.

  • There is very little known about the lymphatic function of premature babies. We have shown in our preterm piglet model that there are substantial reductions in lymphatic flow over the first day of life. This project will investigate how clinical management strategies influence flow rates with a view to develop novel interventions to reduce the high rates of disability in this vulnerable population.