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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 7343
Email
rebecca.campbell@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor and Deputy HOD (Research)
Department
Department of Physiology
Qualifications
BSc PhD
Research summary
Neuroendocrinology

Research

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.

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.

Publications

Glendining, K. A., Prescott, M., Potapov, K., Kip, E., & Campbell, R. E. (2026). Arcuate nucleus-specific progesterone receptor knockdown in female mice is sufficient to induce PCOS-like hyperactivity in the reproductive axis. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 38(4), e70181. doi: 10.1111/jne.70181 Journal - Research Article

MacRae, C. L., & Campbell, R. E. (2026). Androgen actions in metabolic tissues in polycystic ovary syndrome. Endocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqag001 Journal - Research Article

Lott, E. E. A., Prescott, M., Potapov, K., Handelsman, D. J., Glendining, K. A., & Campbell, R. E. (2025). Forebrain AR deletion restores PR expression but not reproduction in prenatally androgenised female mice. Endocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqaf161 Journal - Research Article

Emanuel, R. H. K., Docherty, P. D., Lunt, H., & Campbell, R. E. (2025). What do users in a polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) forum think about the treatments they tried: Analysing treatment sentiment using machine learning. Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 48, 723-741. doi: 10.1007/s13246-025-01539-9 Journal - Research Article

Sugrue, V. J., Prescott, M., Glendining, K. A., Zoller, J. A., Narayan, P., Lu, A. T., Bond, D. M., Ortega-Recalde, O. J., … Anderson, G. M., Garratt, M., Horvath, S., Campbell, R. E., & Hore, T. A. (2025). Building the androgen clock: An epigenetic predictor of long-term male hormone exposure. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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