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Topun Austin is a Consultant Neonatologist at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and holds the title of Honorary Professor in the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at University College London (UCL). Since 2008 he has led neonatal neurocritical care services in Cambridge, secured over £3 million in competitive research funding, and established the Evelyn Perinatal Imaging Centre at the Rosie Hospital.
Education & Clinical Training
- Medical degree and specialist training leading to accreditation as a Consultant Neonatologist (details not specified in text).
Research Interests
Professor Austin’s work centres on three interconnected themes:
- Cerebrovascular physiology in preterm infants – developing novel autoregulation markers and exploring cardiac–cerebrovascular coupling.
- Brain function & behaviour – leading neoLAB, an interdisciplinary Cambridge–UCL collaboration using optical and EEG systems to study functional brain development in healthy and sick newborns.
- Neonatal neurocritical care translation – integrating research findings into award-winning regional neuroprotection services in the East of England.
Research Funding & Awards
His programme has been supported by major funders including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Medical Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Health Foundation, Evelyn Trust, Rosetrees Trust and British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, among others.
Collaborative Networks & Infrastructure
Local collaborations span Cambridge’s Department of Neurosurgery (Prof Marek Czosnyka), Autism Research Centre (Prof Simon Baron-Cohen), Department of Psychiatry (Prof John Suckling) and Department of Psychology (Dr Vicky Leong). National and international partners include UCL’s Department of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering (Profs Jem Hebden & Clare Elwell), Birkbeck Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (Prof Mark Johnson, Dr Sarah Lloyd-Fox) and the Department of Neonatology, University of Copenhagen (Prof Gorm Greisen).
