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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

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. Advance online publication. 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

Sugrue, V. J., Prescott, M., Glendining, K. A., Bond, D. M., Horvath, S., Anderson, G. M., Garratt, M., Campbell, R. E., & Hore, T. A. (2025). The androgen clock is an epigenetic predictor of long-term male hormone exposure. PNAS, 122(3), e2420087121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2420087121 Journal - Research Article

Stevenson, K. A., Anderson, G. M., Campbell, R. E., & Decourt, C. (2024, August-September). Spironolactone modulation of hyperandrogenism: A potential treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome. Poster session presented at the 18th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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., … Campbell, R. E., & Hore, T. A. (2024, August-September). Androgen-dependent effects on epigenetic aging based on DNA methylation at androgen-regulated loci. Verbal presentation at the 18th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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