Dr Samudragupta Bora is Honorary Associate Professor and Group Leader of Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up and Outcomes at Mater Research Institute. His research focuses on high-risk infants, particularly those born prematurely, to improve the quality of life of children and their families. His team strives to better understand long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of high-risk infants and the independent and interrelated roles of underlying neurological and social processes. In addition to clinical research, he is committed to mentoring the next generation of scientists and clinician-scientists. He has an extensive portfolio of service and leadership at the local and national/international levels to enhance equity, diversity and inclusion in academic medicine.
Dr Bora is the recipient of several awards and honours, including the Erskine Fellowship at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Sister Michaeleen Ahern Medal at Mater Research Institute and the Leader of the Future Award (Academic) Commendation at the Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. He is the current Chair of the Long-Term Outcomes of High-Risk Babies Subcommittee of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand. He is on the Board of Directors of Barakat Bundle, a non-profit social enterprise incubated at Harvard Business School, USA, to reduce preventable infant and maternal mortality and to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes of children in South Asia.
Journal Article: Visuospatial working memory of children and adults born very preterm and/or very low birth weight
Woodward, Lianne J., Horwood, L. John, Darlow, Brian A. and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Visuospatial working memory of children and adults born very preterm and/or very low birth weight. Pediatric Research, 91 (6), 1436-1444. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01869-w
Journal Article: Associations between malaria in pregnancy and neonatal neurological outcomes
Lawford, Harriet L. S., Nuamah, Mercy A., Liley, Helen G., Griffin, Alison, Lekpor, Cecilia E., Botchway, Felix, Oppong, Samuel A., Samba, Ali, Badoe, Ebenezer V., Kumar, Sailesh, Lee, Anne C. C., Gyasi, Richard K., Adjei, Andrew A. and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Associations between malaria in pregnancy and neonatal neurological outcomes. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 112, 144-151. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.037
Journal Article: Anxiety and depressive disorders in children born preterm: a meta-analysis
Fitzallen, Grace C., Sagar, Yashna K., Taylor, H. Gerry and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Anxiety and depressive disorders in children born preterm: a meta-analysis. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 42 (2), 154-162. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000898
Journal Article: Functional connectivity network disruption underlies domain-specific impairments in attention for children born very preterm
Wheelock, M. D., Lean, R. E., Bora, S., Melzer, T. R., Eggebrecht, A. T., Smyser, C. D. and Woodward, L. J. (2021). Functional connectivity network disruption underlies domain-specific impairments in attention for children born very preterm. Cerebral Cortex, 31 (2), 1383-1394. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa303
Journal Article: Improving the uptake of Kangaroo Mother Care in neonatal units: a narrative review and conceptual framework
Gill, Victoria R., Liley, Helen G., Erdei, Carmina, Sen, Sarbattama, Davidge, Ruth, Wright, Amy L. and Bora, Samudragupta (2020). Improving the uptake of Kangaroo Mother Care in neonatal units: a narrative review and conceptual framework. Acta Paediatrica, 110 (5) apa.15705, 1407-1416. doi: 10.1111/apa.15705
Journal Article: Neonatal neurological examination in a resource-limited setting: what defines normal?
Lawford, Harriet L.S., Nuamah, Mercy A., Liley, Helen G., Lee, Anne C. C., Kumar, Sailesh, Adjei, Andrew A., Bora, Samudragupta and IMPRINT Study Group (2020). Neonatal neurological examination in a resource-limited setting: what defines normal?. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 29, 71-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.08.010
Journal Article: Academic outcomes of school-aged children born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis
McBryde, Melinda, Fitzallen, Grace C., Liley, Helen G., Taylor, H. Gerry and Bora, Samudragupta (2020). Academic outcomes of school-aged children born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 3 (4), e202027. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2027
Journal Article: Neonatal cerebral morphometry and later risk of persistent inattention/hyperactivity in children born very preterm
Bora, Samudragupta, Pritchard, Verena E., Chen, Zhe, Inder, Terrie E. and Woodward, Lianne J. (2014). Neonatal cerebral morphometry and later risk of persistent inattention/hyperactivity in children born very preterm. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55 (7), 828-838. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12200
(2019–2024) NHMRC Project Grant
Preterm Birth and its Impact on the Maturation of Executive Function
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
BURDEN: Burnout and engagement of doctors and nursing staff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Doctor Philosophy
The Joey Project: Increasing the Efficacy and Uptake of Kangaroo Mother Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Doctor Philosophy
Visuospatial working memory of children and adults born very preterm and/or very low birth weight
Woodward, Lianne J., Horwood, L. John, Darlow, Brian A. and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Visuospatial working memory of children and adults born very preterm and/or very low birth weight. Pediatric Research, 91 (6), 1436-1444. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01869-w
Associations between malaria in pregnancy and neonatal neurological outcomes
Lawford, Harriet L. S., Nuamah, Mercy A., Liley, Helen G., Griffin, Alison, Lekpor, Cecilia E., Botchway, Felix, Oppong, Samuel A., Samba, Ali, Badoe, Ebenezer V., Kumar, Sailesh, Lee, Anne C. C., Gyasi, Richard K., Adjei, Andrew A. and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Associations between malaria in pregnancy and neonatal neurological outcomes. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 112, 144-151. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.037
Anxiety and depressive disorders in children born preterm: a meta-analysis
Fitzallen, Grace C., Sagar, Yashna K., Taylor, H. Gerry and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Anxiety and depressive disorders in children born preterm: a meta-analysis. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 42 (2), 154-162. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000898
Wheelock, M. D., Lean, R. E., Bora, S., Melzer, T. R., Eggebrecht, A. T., Smyser, C. D. and Woodward, L. J. (2021). Functional connectivity network disruption underlies domain-specific impairments in attention for children born very preterm. Cerebral Cortex, 31 (2), 1383-1394. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa303
Gill, Victoria R., Liley, Helen G., Erdei, Carmina, Sen, Sarbattama, Davidge, Ruth, Wright, Amy L. and Bora, Samudragupta (2020). Improving the uptake of Kangaroo Mother Care in neonatal units: a narrative review and conceptual framework. Acta Paediatrica, 110 (5) apa.15705, 1407-1416. doi: 10.1111/apa.15705
Neonatal neurological examination in a resource-limited setting: what defines normal?
Lawford, Harriet L.S., Nuamah, Mercy A., Liley, Helen G., Lee, Anne C. C., Kumar, Sailesh, Adjei, Andrew A., Bora, Samudragupta and IMPRINT Study Group (2020). Neonatal neurological examination in a resource-limited setting: what defines normal?. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 29, 71-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.08.010
Academic outcomes of school-aged children born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis
McBryde, Melinda, Fitzallen, Grace C., Liley, Helen G., Taylor, H. Gerry and Bora, Samudragupta (2020). Academic outcomes of school-aged children born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 3 (4), e202027. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2027
Bora, Samudragupta, Pritchard, Verena E., Chen, Zhe, Inder, Terrie E. and Woodward, Lianne J. (2014). Neonatal cerebral morphometry and later risk of persistent inattention/hyperactivity in children born very preterm. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55 (7), 828-838. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12200
Harrington, John W. and Bora, Samudragupta (2018). Autism spectrum disorder. Integrative medicine. (pp. 64-73.e4) edited by David Rakel. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-35868-2.00008-6
The body dysmorphic disorder: how vulnerable are university students?
Bora, S., Batra, K. and Thoibi, P. (2007). The body dysmorphic disorder: how vulnerable are university students?. Mindscapes: Global Perspectives on Psychology in Mental Health. (pp. 458-461) edited by K. Rao. Bangalore, Karnataka, India: National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences.
Thinking more lowers hand waving: dual task damps hand movements during mental rotation
Chandrasekharan, S., Bora, S., Athreya, D. and Srinivasan, N. (2007). Thinking more lowers hand waving: dual task damps hand movements during mental rotation. Proceedings of the 29th Annual Cognitive Science Society. (pp. 857-862) edited by D. S. McNamara and J. G. Trafton. Austin, TX, United States: Cognitive Science Society.
Clifton, Vicki L., Kumar, Sailesh, Borg, Danielle, Rae, Kym M., Boyd, Roslyn N., Whittingham, Koa, Moritz, Karen M., Carter, Hannah E., McPhail, Steven M., Gannon, Brenda, Ware, Robert, Dixson, Barnaby J. W., Bora, Samudragupta and Hurst, Cameron (2022). Associations between COVID-19 lockdown and post-lockdown on the mental health of pregnant women, postpartum women and their partners from the Queensland family cohort prospective study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22 (1) 468, 468. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04795-9
Self‐reported executive function problems in adults born very low birthweight
Kim, Hyun Min, Horwood, L. John, Harris, Sarah L., Bora, Samudragupta, Darlow, Brian A. and Woodward, Lianne J. (2022). Self‐reported executive function problems in adults born very low birthweight. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. doi: 10.1111/ppe.12891
Lawford, Harriet L.S., Sazon, Hannah, Richard, Celine, Robb, Michael P. and Bora, Samudragupta (2022). Acoustic cry characteristics of infants as a marker of neurological dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Neurology, 129, 72-79. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.10.017
Visuospatial working memory of children and adults born very preterm and/or very low birth weight
Woodward, Lianne J., Horwood, L. John, Darlow, Brian A. and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Visuospatial working memory of children and adults born very preterm and/or very low birth weight. Pediatric Research, 91 (6), 1436-1444. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01869-w
Associations between malaria in pregnancy and neonatal neurological outcomes
Lawford, Harriet L. S., Nuamah, Mercy A., Liley, Helen G., Griffin, Alison, Lekpor, Cecilia E., Botchway, Felix, Oppong, Samuel A., Samba, Ali, Badoe, Ebenezer V., Kumar, Sailesh, Lee, Anne C. C., Gyasi, Richard K., Adjei, Andrew A. and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Associations between malaria in pregnancy and neonatal neurological outcomes. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 112, 144-151. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.037
Morris, Alyssa R., Bora, Samudragupta, Austin, Nicola C. and Woodward, Lianne J. (2021). Mental health, neurodevelopmental, and family psychosocial profiles of children born very preterm at risk of an early‐onset anxiety disorder. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 63 (8), 954-962. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14859
Queensland Family Cohort: a study protocol
Borg, Danielle, Rae, Kym, Fiveash, Corrine, Schagen, Johanna, James-McAlpine, Janelle, Friedlander, Frances, Thurston, Claire, Oliveri, Maria, Harmey, Theresa, Cavanagh, Erika, Edwards, Christopher, Fontanarosa, Davide, Perkins, Tony, de Zubicaray, Greig, Moritz, Karen, Kumar, Sailesh, Clifton, Vicki, Queensland Family Cohort Research Collaborative, Hamilton-Williams, Emma and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Queensland Family Cohort: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 11 (6) e044463, 1-13. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044463
Elliott, Catherine, Alexander, Caroline, Salt, Alison, Spittle, Alicia J., Boyd, Roslyn N., Badawi, Nadia, Morgan, Catherine, Silva, Desiree, Geelhoed, Elizabeth, Ware, Robert S., Ali, Alishum, McKenzie, Anne, Bloom, David, Sharp, Mary, Ward, Roslyn, Bora, Samudragupta, Prescott, Susan, Woolfenden, Susan, Le, Vuong, Davidson, Sue-Anne, Thornton, Ashleigh, Finlay-Jones, Amy, Jensen, Lynn, Amery, Natasha, Early Moves Clinical Working Group and Valentine, Jane (2021). Early Moves: a protocol for a population-based prospective cohort study to establish general movements as an early biomarker of cognitive impairment in infants. BMJ Open, 11 (4) e041695, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041695
Anxiety and depressive disorders in children born preterm: a meta-analysis
Fitzallen, Grace C., Sagar, Yashna K., Taylor, H. Gerry and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Anxiety and depressive disorders in children born preterm: a meta-analysis. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 42 (2), 154-162. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000898
Wheelock, M. D., Lean, R. E., Bora, S., Melzer, T. R., Eggebrecht, A. T., Smyser, C. D. and Woodward, L. J. (2021). Functional connectivity network disruption underlies domain-specific impairments in attention for children born very preterm. Cerebral Cortex, 31 (2), 1383-1394. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa303
Lawford, Harriet L.S., Nuamah, Mercy A., Liley, Helen G., Lee, Anne CC, Botchway, Felix, Kumar, Sailesh, Adjei, Andrew A. and Bora, Samudragupta (2021). Gestational age-specific distribution of the Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination scores among low-risk neonates in Ghana. Early Human Development, 152 105133, 105133. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105133
Gill, Victoria R., Liley, Helen G., Erdei, Carmina, Sen, Sarbattama, Davidge, Ruth, Wright, Amy L. and Bora, Samudragupta (2020). Improving the uptake of Kangaroo Mother Care in neonatal units: a narrative review and conceptual framework. Acta Paediatrica, 110 (5) apa.15705, 1407-1416. doi: 10.1111/apa.15705
Neonatal neurological examination in a resource-limited setting: what defines normal?
Lawford, Harriet L.S., Nuamah, Mercy A., Liley, Helen G., Lee, Anne C. C., Kumar, Sailesh, Adjei, Andrew A., Bora, Samudragupta and IMPRINT Study Group (2020). Neonatal neurological examination in a resource-limited setting: what defines normal?. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 29, 71-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.08.010
George, Joanne M., Pagnozzi, Alex M., Bora, Samudragupta, Boyd, Roslyn N., Colditz, Paul B., Rose, Stephen E., Ware, Robert S., Pannek, Kerstin, Bursle, Jane E., Fripp, Jurgen, Barlow, Karen, Iyer, Kartik, Leishman, Shaneen J. and Jendra, Rebecca L. (2020). Prediction of childhood brain outcomes in infants born preterm using neonatal MRI and concurrent clinical biomarkers (PREBO-6): study protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 10 (5) e036480, e036480. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036480
Academic outcomes of school-aged children born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis
McBryde, Melinda, Fitzallen, Grace C., Liley, Helen G., Taylor, H. Gerry and Bora, Samudragupta (2020). Academic outcomes of school-aged children born preterm: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 3 (4), e202027. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2027
What do we know about the preterm behavioral phenotype? A narrative review
Fitzallen, Grace C., Taylor, H. Gerry and Bora, Samudragupta (2020). What do we know about the preterm behavioral phenotype? A narrative review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11 154, 154. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00154
Lee, Samantha J., Bora, Samudragupta, Austin, Nicola C., Westerman, Anneliese and Henderson, Jacqueline M. T. (2019). Neurodevelopmental outcomes of children born to opioid-dependent mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Academic Pediatrics, 20 (3), 308-318. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.11.005
Establishing a conceptual framework of the impact of placental malaria on infant neurodevelopment
Lawford, Harriet L.S., Lee, Anne C. C., Kumar, Sailesh, Liley, Helen G. and Bora, Samudragupta (2019). Establishing a conceptual framework of the impact of placental malaria on infant neurodevelopment. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 84, 54-65. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.04.019
Altered functional network connectivity relates to motor development in children born very preterm
Wheelock, M. D., Austin, N. C., Bora, S., Eggebrecht, A. T., Melzer, T. R., Woodward, L. J. and Smyser, C. D. (2018). Altered functional network connectivity relates to motor development in children born very preterm. NeuroImage, 183, 574-583. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.08.051
Peer relationship outcomes of school-age children born very preterm
Ritchie, Kirsten, Bora, Samudragupta and Woodward, Lianne J. (2018). Peer relationship outcomes of school-age children born very preterm. The Journal of Pediatrics, 201, 238-244. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.05.034
Attention and regional gray matter development in very preterm children at age 12 years
Lean, Rachel E., Melzer, Tracy R., Bora, Samudragupta, Watts, Richard and Woodward, Lianne J. (2017). Attention and regional gray matter development in very preterm children at age 12 years. International Neuropsychological Society, 23 (7), 539-550. doi: 10.1017/S1355617717000388
Madore, Laura S., Bora, Samudragupta, Erdei, Carmina, Jumani, Tina, Dengos, Allison R. and Sen, Sarbattama (2017). Effects of donor breastmilk feeding on growth and early neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants: an observational study. Clinical Therapeutics, 39 (6), 1210-1220. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.05.341
Neonatal infection and later neurodevelopmental risk in the very preterm infant
Rand, Katherine M., Austin, Nicola C., Inder, Terrie E., Bora, Samudragupta and Woodward, Lianne J. (2016). Neonatal infection and later neurodevelopmental risk in the very preterm infant. Journal of Pediatrics, 170, 97-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.11.017
Social development of children born very preterm: A systematic review
Ritchie, Kirsten, Bora, Samudragupta and Woodward, Lianne J. (2015). Social development of children born very preterm: A systematic review. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 57 (10), 899-918. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.12783
Identifying very preterm children at educational risk using a school readiness framework
Pritchard, Verena E., Bora, Samudragupta, Austin, Nicola C., Levin, Karelia J. and Woodward, Lianne J. (2014). Identifying very preterm children at educational risk using a school readiness framework. Pediatrics, 134 (3), e825-e832. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-3865
Bora, Samudragupta, Pritchard, Verena E., Chen, Zhe, Inder, Terrie E. and Woodward, Lianne J. (2014). Neonatal cerebral morphometry and later risk of persistent inattention/hyperactivity in children born very preterm. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55 (7), 828-838. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12200
Very preterm birth: maternal experiences of the neonatal intensive care environment
Woodward, L. J., Bora, S., Clark, C. A. C., Montgomery-Hoenger, A., Pritchard, V. E., Spencer, C. and Austin, N. C. (2014). Very preterm birth: maternal experiences of the neonatal intensive care environment. Journal of Perinatology, 34 (7), 555-561. doi: 10.1038/jp.2014.43
Woodward, Lianne J., Clark, Caron A. C., Bora, Samudragupta and Inder, Terrie E. (2012). Neonatal White Matter Abnormalities an Important Predictor of Neurocognitive Outcome for Very Preterm Children. PLoS One, 7 (12) e51879, e51879. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051879
Emotional and behavioural adjustment of children born very preterm at early school age
Bora, Samudragupta, Pritchard, Verena E., Moor, Stephanie, Austin, Nicola C. and Woodward, Lianne J. (2011). Emotional and behavioural adjustment of children born very preterm at early school age. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 47 (12), 863-869. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02105.x
(2019–2024) NHMRC Project Grant
BURDEN: Burnout and engagement of doctors and nursing staff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
The Joey Project: Increasing the Efficacy and Uptake of Kangaroo Mother Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up of Children with Congenital Heart Defects
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Psychosocial Perspective
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Nurturing ChAMPs: Child and Adolescent mental health and Maternal wellbeing following Preterm birth.
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
The LEAF Study: Long-term Experiences of Impact and Adaptation to Disease in Families with a Child with Transposition of the Great Arteries
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Identifying earlier biomarkers for neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants born very preterm: The ability of early and term equivalent age MRI to determine 6-year motor outcomes and cerebral palsy in infants born <31 weeks gestational age.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Preterm Birth and its Impact on the Maturation of Executive Function
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
IMPRINT: The Impact of Malaria in Pregnancy on Infant Neurodevelopment
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors: