Professor Peter Anderson is a Principal Research Fellow at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Professorial Fellow in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne. He is Group Leader of the Victorian Infant Brain Studies (VIBeS) team, which has an international reputation for studying the impact brain injury and brain development has on cognitive, motor, educational and behavioural outcomes in high-risk infants. Prof Anderson is on the executive of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine. He is also a senior researcher in the Victorian Infant Collaborative Study Group (VICS) and co-director of the Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychological Studies (AC-CNS).Prof Anderson is a psychologist interested in the cognitive development of children, and for the past 15 years has focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying cognitive and learning problems in children born very preterm. He is involved in observational outcome studies, longitudinal neuroimaging studies, and numerous randomised controlled trials assessing the long-term benefits and consequences of a range of obstetric, perinatal, and developmental interventions. A/Prof Anderson is currently a NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, and his research has been continuously funded by NHMRC for the past 12 years.He is an ambassador for the Life's Little Treasures Foundation, a charity dedicated to providing support, friendship and information specifically for families of children born premature or sick.

Psychology,Paediatrics,Dentistry and Health Sciences