Matt Kemp

Professor Matt Kemp completed his undergraduate studies in New Zealand at Otago University. He holds PhDs in Medicine (UNSW) and Education (UWA), and completed postdoctoral training at Oxford University with the support of an MRC Career Development Fellowship before being recruited to Perth in 2009 to lead the Foundation’s sheep-based perinatal research program. Matt is now an Associate Professor (Research), in the UWA Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

His research interests in perinatology are focused on improving outcomes for preterm infants, and include anti-inflammatory and antibiotic therapies, antenatal steroid treatment optimisation, and the development of an artificial uterine life support platform for extremely preterm infants.

Matt’s work has been supported by a range of national and international agencies including the NHMRC, the NIH, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Royal Society, the Ramaciotti Foundations and the Financial Markets Foundation for Children. Matt also works closely with a number of industry partners including GSK, Chiesi S.p.A and Nipro Corporation.

Education

• Program for Leadership Development Harvard Business School (2017 — 2019)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) The University of Western Australia (2010 — 2014)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) UNSW Australia (2001 — 2005)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education University of Oxford (2007 — 2009)
• GAICD Australian Institute of Company Directors (2015 — 2016)
• Postgraduate Diploma of Medical Laboratory Science University of Otago (1999 — 2000)
• Bachelor's Degree University of Otago (1997 — 1999)

Companies

• Associate Professor National University of Singapore (2021)
• Adjunct Professor The University of Western Australia (2021)
• Scientist at Large Women and Infants Research Foundation (2021)
• Honorary Associate Professor Tohoku University (2015)
• Deputy Director Women and Infants Research Foundation (2014 — 2021)
• Professor The University of Western Australia (2020 — 2021)
• Associate Professor The University of Western Australia (2016 — 2020)
• Consultant AAALAC International (2016 — 2019)
• Senior Research Fellow The University of Western Australia (2013 — 2016)

Skills

• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Leadership

Other

Biomedical Sciences, Teaching, Higher Education