DrLuba Sominsky
Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
Orcid identifier0000-0002-0674-8824 (opens in a new tab)
- Senior Research FellowFaculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
- +61 3 522 73077 (Work)
- HERB, Health, Education and Research Building (HERB), Level 1, 285 Ryrie Street, Geelong
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research interests: perinatal mental health, inflammation, placental biology, neurodevelopment.
My research focuses on neuroimmune, metabolic and psychosocial pathways in perinatal depression. This research aims to improve early identification and prevention of perinatal mental health challenges, to support child developmental outcomes and family wellbeing.
GRANTS
- GRANTFoundations of a Resilient Microbiome: The Barwon Infant Study2 Mar 2026 - 1 Mar 2027People funded by this grant:
- Vuillermin P,
- Mcgee S,
- Sominsky L,
- O'Hely M,
- Dawson S
- GRANTA midwife-delivered prenatal dietary intervention to prevent perinatal depression and child neurocognitive vulnerability in regional and rural communities: a randomised controlled trial1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030People funded by this grant:
- Vuillermin P,
- Dawson S,
- Jacka F,
- Alston L,
- Sominsky L
- GRANTUsing placental transcriptomics for molecular detection and improved outcomes in autism1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2027People funded by this grant:
- Vuillermin P,
- Ponsonby A-L,
- Sominsky L,
- Saffery R,
- Drummond K
- GRANTBiological programming of child mental health in early life: understanding mechanisms and their timing1 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 2027People funded by this grant:
- Ponsonby A-L,
- Vuillermin P,
- O'Hely M,
- Sominsky L
- GRANTIdentifying biological mechanisms and targets for prevention of perinatal depression24 Oct 2024 - 30 Apr 2026People funded by this grant:
- Sominsky L,
- Yung A,
- Vuillermin P
- GRANTPathways of Influence through the Gut Microbiome in Post-Acute COVID-19 Sequelae: The RECOVERy Study1 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2026People funded by this grant:
- McGuinness A,
- Jacka F,
- El-Omar E,
- Dudley J,
- Berk M
- INTERNAL GRANTPlacental mitochondrial function and ASD risk in the Barwon Infant StudyDeakin University, IMPACT Seed Funding1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Sominsky L,
- O'Hely M
- INTERNAL GRANTPlacental mitochondrial function and autism spectrum disorder in the Barwon Infant StudyFaculty of Health ReseArch Capacity Building Grant ScHeme (HAtCH)1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024People funded by this grant:
- Sominsky L,
- O'Hely M
- PRIZE / AWARDBarwon Health Deakin University Research Symposium Best Paper of the Year Award28 Nov 2023
- PRIZE / AWARDPsychoneuroimmunology Research Society1 Jun 2023
- GRANTEffects of early-Stress On Lipid mediators and Inflammation for early Detection of neurodegeneration (SOLID)31 May 2022 - 30 May 2025People funded by this grant:
- Spencer S,
- Sominsky L
- CONTRACT RESEARCHInvestigating whether the expression of immune related genes in the placenta influence the baby's risk of developing food allergy.1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Vuillermin P,
- Sominsky L
