Isaiah Cheong

2025

Journal - Research Article

Ladyman, S. R., Georgescu, T. R., Stewart, A. M., Khant Aung, Z., Cheong, I., Grattan, D. R., & Brown, R. S. E. (2025). Prolactin modulation of thermoregulatory circuits provides resilience to thermal challenge of pregnancy. Cell Reports, 44(4), 115567. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115567

2024

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McQuillan, H. J., Perkinson, M. R., Cheong, I., Grattan, D. R., & Brown, R. S. E. (2024, August-September). Transitioning from hostility to caring: Defining a dopamine related neural signature of paternal behaviour in mice. Verbal presentation at the 18th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2023

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Cheong, I., Clarkson, J., & Brown, R. S. E. (2023, August). Dynamic changes in hormone receptor expressionin galanin neurons in the MPOA of pregnant and lactating female mice. Poster session presented at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Shuen, M. W., Fomison-Nurse, I., Cheong, I., Coffey, S., Lamberts, R. R., & Sheard, P. W. (2023, August). Age-related changes to nuclear pore complex proteins in human myocardium. Poster session presented at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Clarkson, J., Cheong, I., Grattan, D. R., & Brown, R. S. E. (2023, August). Stimulating mothers: Dissecting the maternal behaviour neural circuitry using optogenetics. Verbal presentation at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2022

Journal - Research Article

McQuillan, H. J., Clarkson, J., Kauff, A., Han, S. Y., Yip, S. H., Cheong, I., Porteous, R., Heather, A. K., & Herbison, A. E. (2022). Definition of the estrogen negative feedback pathway controlling the GnRH pulse generator in female mice. Nature Communications, 13, 7433. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-35243-z

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Cheong, I., Brown, C. H., Sethi, S., & Lamberts, R. R. (2022, August-September). Time course of central nervous activation in type 2 diabetic rats. Poster session presented at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Wragg, L. J., Cheong, I., & Brown, R. S. E. (2022, August-September). Estrogen regulation of maternal aggression: A role for VMHvl in regulating fertility? Poster session presented at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2021

Journal - Research Article

Sethi, S., Augustine, R. A., Bouwer, G. T., Perkinson, M. R., Cheong, I., Bussey, C. T., Schwenke, D. O., Brown, C. H., & Lamberts, R. R. (2021). Increased neuronal activation in sympathoregulatory regions of the brain and spinal cord in type 2 diabetic rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 33, e13016. doi: 10.1111/jne.13016

Perkinson, M., Augustine, R. A., Bouwer, G. T., Brown, E. F., Cheong, I., Seymour, A. J., Fronius, M., & Brown, C. H. (2021). Plasticity in intrinsic excitability of hypothalamic magnocellular neurosecretory neurons in late-pregnant and lactating rats. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(13), 7140. doi: 10.3390/ijms22137140

Liu, X., Yeo, S.-H., McQuillan, H. J., Herde, M. K., Hessler, S., Cheong, I., Porteous, R., & Herbison, A. E. (2021). Highly redundant neuropeptide volume co-transmission underlying episodic activation of the GnRH neuron dendron. eLIFE, 10, e62455. doi: 10.7554/eLife.62455

Yip, S. H., Liu, X., Hessler, S., Cheong, I., Porteous, R., & Herbison, A. E. (2021). Indirect suppression of pulsatile LH secretion by CRH neurons in the female mouse. Endocrinology, 162(3), 1-17. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqaa237

2020

Journal - Research Article

Han, S. Y., Cheong, I., McLennan, T., & Herbison, A. E. (2020). Neural determinants of pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion in male mice. Endocrinology, 161(2), 1-10. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqz045

2019

Journal - Research Article

McQuillan, H. J., Han, S. Y., Cheong, I., & Herbison, A. E. (2019). GnRH pulse generator activity across the estrous cycle of female mice. Endocrinology, 160(6), 1480-1491. doi: 10.1210/en.2019-00193

Han, S. Y., Kane, G., Cheong, I., & Herbison, A. E. (2019). Characterization of GnRH pulse generator activity in male mice using GCaMP fiber photometry. Endocrinology, 160(3), 557-567. doi: 10.1210/en.2018-01047

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mathiesen, S. N., Ohline, S. M., Wicky, H. E., Cheong, M. Y. I., Abraham, W. C., & Hughes, S. M. (2019). Assessing the efficacy of a novel adeno-associated viral capsid in targeting the brain. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1499), (pp. 87). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McQuillan, H. J., Han, S. Y., Cheong, I., & Herbison, A. E. (2019, August-September). Characterising the GnRH pulse generator in female mice. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2016

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mercer, S., Cheong, M. Y. I., Abraham, W., & Hughes, S. (2016). In vivo tolerability and effects of autophagy enhancers as potential therapeutic interventions for Alzheimer's disease. Proceedings of the Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://www.ans.org.au

Mercer, S. A., Cheong, M. Y. I., Abraham, W. C., & Hughes, S. M. (2016). In vivo tolerability and effects of autophagy enhancers as potential therapeutic interventions for Alzheimer’s disease. In B. Leitch (Ed.), Proceedings of the 34th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research. (pp. 38). AWCBR. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/awcbr

2012

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Campbell, A. W., Maclennan, G., Lindsay, S., Behrent, M. R., Cheong, I., & Kerslake, J. I. (2012). Exploring the effects of growth rate and meat yield on lamb meat quality. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, 72, (pp. 150-151). [Full Paper]