Contact Details
- Position
- PhD Student
- Department
- Department of Physiology
- Qualifications
- BSc(Hons) MBioMedSci
- Research summary
- Investigating the neuronal pathways through which androgen excess influences the development of PCOS
Research
My work currently involves investigating the neuronal pathways through which androgen excess influences the development of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), as well as evaluating whether anti-androgenic therapies can prevent or treat PCOS.
Publications
Watson, L. E., Annandale, M., MacRae, C. L., Bai, J., Dayaram, J., Burgess, N., … Fleming, N., … Mellor, K. M. (2026). An IL6 variant -174 G-C alters cardiac hypertrophy but not cardiometabolic responses to HFD in mice. npj Metabolic Health & Disease, 4(1), 13. doi: 10.1038/s44324-026-00107-3 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