Research groups

Female fertility preservation and hormonal male contraception

Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory. Neuroprotective strategies for babies at risk of brain injury and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes

Contraception, prevention and management of unintended pregnancy and genital tract infection

Menstruation, abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB; including, heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB)), iron deficiency and anemia. Studies on local mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment and impacts.

Prevention, detection and management of cervical cancer and other HPV related diseases

Investigating how the ovary works in health and disease

How does the immune system develop in the embryo? What are the functions of embryonic immune cells? Does maternal adversity perturb immune development, and does this affect health in later life?

How hormones control macrophage function in the womb and how this might affect women's reproductive health

How mRNAs are regulated at the level of translation and the consequences of their mis-regulation

 Endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain and ectopic pregnancy.

Tumour-associated macrophages in breast cancer metastasis

Female infertility in oocyte health, fertilisation and early embryogenesis

Preventitive and therapeutic strategies for abnormal uterine bleeding (problematic periods)

Our research is focused on male fertility preservation, disorders of sex development (DSD) and testicular cancer.

Mechanisms responsible for sex steroids 'master regulators' of health impacts on repair, regeneration and cell replication in both healthy and diseased reproductive and other tissues

Chronic debilitating conditions across the reproductive life-course, including chronic pelvic pain (endometriosis) and abnormal uterine bleeding (fibroids)