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Director and Principal Investigator

Rebecca Campbell 186x228Professor Rebecca Campbell

Email rebecca.campbell@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 7343
Fax +64 3 479 7323
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Research interests

I am interested in defining how the gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons, well established as the ultimate downstream regulators of the central control of reproductive function, are regulated by the multitude of external and internal cues necessary for successful fertility.

At the Centre for Neuroendocrinology I am investigating the synaptic regulation of GnRH neurons, with particular emphasis on the innervation to their lengthy dendrites, through a variety of morphological imaging and transgenic mouse model approaches. In addition to understanding the regulation of normal fertility, I am also interested in addressing the central neuroendocrine abnormalities of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), the leading cause of infertility in women.

Current and proposed projects:

  • Exploring the neuroendocrine mechanisms of PCOS
  • Mechanisms of pulse generation in the GnRH neuronal network
  • Steroid induced structural plasticity within the GnRH neuronal network

Clinical conditions

  • Infertility
  • Polycystic ovarian syndrome
  • Ciliopathies

Professor Rebecca Campbell's researcher profile

List of publications for Rebecca Campbell (Google Scholar)

Campbell Laboratory staff & students

Maggie Corr Evans_webMaggie Evans, Research Fellow
Email maggie.evans@otago.ac.nz

Kelly Glendining_webKelly Glendining, Research Fellow
Email kelly.glendining@otago.ac.nz

Kyoko Potapov_webKay Potapov, Assistant Research Fellow
Email kyoko.potapov@otago.ac.nz

Mel Prescott_webMel Prescott, Assistant Research Fellow
Role of the brain in PCOS
Email mel.prescott@otago.ac.nz

Celine Camon, PhD studentCeline Camon image
Email: celine.camon@otago.ac.nz

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Research Funders

Publications

Emanuel, R. H. K., Docherty, P. D., Lunt, H., Murray, R., & Campbell, R. E. (2024). Clustering polycystic ovary syndrome laboratory results extracted from a large internet forum with machine learning. Intelligence-Based Medicine, 9, 100135. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmed.2024.100135

Campbell, R. E. (2024). Beyond the ovary: Rewiring our perspective on polycystic ovary syndrome. Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 97, 104850. doi: 10.1038/s41574-024-00963-3

Kerbus, R. I., Decourt, C., Inglis, M. A., Campbell, R. E., & Anderson, G. M. (2024). Androgen receptor actions on AgRP neurons are not a major cause of reproductive and metabolic impairments in peripubertally androgenized mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 36, e13370. doi: 10.1111/jne.13370

Sugrue, V. J., Zoller, J. A., Narayan, P., Lu, A. T., Ortega-Recalde, O. J., Grant, M. J., … Bond, D. M., … Campbell, R., Garratt, M., … Hore, T. A. (2023). Male-specific DNA aging and building the Androgen Clock. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium & Workshops. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go

Prescott, M., Watanabe, Y., Ruddenklau, A., Fisher, L., Jasoni, C. L., & Campbell, R. E. (2023). Kisspeptin neuron projections and expression patterns are unaltered in prenatally androgenized female mice modeling PCOS. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 7(Suppl. 1), (pp. A649-A650). doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvad114.1213

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