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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 8207
Email
jenny.clarkson@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Fellow
Department
Department of Physiology
Qualifications
BPhEd MPhEd PhD
Research summary
Investigating the neural control of hot flushes in menopause

Research

I am a Research Fellow leading a research project that is investigating the neural mechanism that drives hot flushes in menopause.

Publications

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 Journal - Research Article

Clarkson, J., Han, S. Y., Piet, R., McLennan, T., Kane, G. M., Ng, J., Porteous, R. W., Kim, J. S., … Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2017). Definition of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generator in mice. PNAS, 114(47), E10216-E10223. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1713897114 Journal - Research Article

Han, S. Y., Clarkson, J., Piet, R., & Herbison, A. E. (2018). Optical approaches for interrogating neural circuits controlling hormone secretion [Mini-review]. Endocrinology, 159(11), 3822-3833. doi: 10.1210/en.2018-00594 Journal - Research Other

Clarkson, J., Busby, E. R., Kirilov, M., Schütz, G., Sherwood, N. M., & Herbison, A. E. (2014). Sexual differentiation of the brain requires perinatal kisspeptin-GnRH neuron signaling. Journal of Neuroscience, 34(46), 15297-15305. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3061-14.2014 Journal - Research Article

Kirilov, M., Clarkson, J., Liu, X., Roa, J., Campos, P., Porteous, R., … Herbison, A. E. (2013). Dependence of fertility on kisspeptin—Gpr54 signalling at the GnRH neuron. Nature Communications, 4, 2492. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3492 Journal - Research Article

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