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Career Summary

Biography

I undertook a PhD at the University of Bristol on the effects of cryopreservation on human gametes and embryos under the supervision of Dr Chris Ford. On completion of my PhD I moved to the Department of Biochemistry on a Wellcome Trust postdoctoral fellowship to work in the lab of Prof Len Hall where I identified genes involved in male fertility and characterised their role in fertilization.

In 2000 I took up a position in the Pest Animal Control CRC in CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems in Canberra where I worked on the development of virally vectored immunocontraception for rabbit control. In 2002 I was recruited to the University of Newcastle where I established my research group. Work in my lab focuses on the RNA binding proteins and their roles in spermatogenesis and folliculogenesis and proteins involved in meiosis. In addition we study cytokines that control the activation of primordial follicles in the mammalian ovary and ovotoxic xenobiotics which cause oocyte loss and early menopause.

I have published in Cell Stem Cell, PNAS, Developmental Biology and Toxicological Sciences . We use a number of mouse models and a wide range of cell and molecular biology techniques to monitor cell signalling dynamics in primary culture, identify novel target proteins, functionally characterise translational repressors and activators and use structural modelling to design inhibitors of these interactions. We collaborate extensively through the ARC Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology and Development as well as with individual groups in the USA and Australia.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Bristol
Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Glasgow - Scotland

Research

Research keywords

Ovarian Biology
Reproductive Sciences
Spermatogonial Stem Cells

Research expertise

My research in the field of testicular biology has focused on spermatogonial development with particular emphasis on the identification and characterization of key regulators of spermatogonial stem cell replication (HOW), microRNA in germ cells, stem cell maintenance (Musashi), and male germ cell differentiation (c-Kit) and sperm function (Fertilin) (see McIver et al 2012 Human Reproduction Update, Monk et al 2010 Cell Stem Cell, Monk et al PLoS One 2012, Siddall et al 2006 PNAS, Prahbu et al 2006 Reproduction, McLaughlin et al 2001 Molecular Human Reproduction).

In addition we study cytokines that control the activation of primordial follicles in the mammalian ovary and ovotoxic xenobiotics which cause oocyte loss and early menopause ( see Sutherland et al 2012 J Cellular Physiology, Sobinoff et al 2012, 2011, 2010 Toxicological Sciences, Blackmore et al 2004 Biology of Reproduction, Holt et al 2006 Developmental Biology, Hutt et al 2006 Biology of Reproduction, McLaughlin & McIver Reproduction 2009).

In addition my lab has contributed to cell and molecular research in human and animal assisted reproduction with an emphasis on the characterization of gene and protein expression and function in male and female gametogenesis, reproductive tracts, roles in fertilization and as contraceptive targets (McLaughlin et al 2001, Asquith et al 2004, 2005, Nixon et al 2007, 2009, McLaughlin et al 2010, Redgrove et al 2011, Walker et al 2011).

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
060199	Biochemistry And Cell Biology Not Elsewhere Classified	55
060699	Physiology Not Elsewhere Classified	30
111499	Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine Not Elsewhere Classified	15

Memberships

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

Programme Committee - Society of Reproductive Biology

Invitations

Primordial follicle activation and development
University of Adelaide, Australia (Invited seminar speaker)

2005

Collaboration

Collaborators include:

Dr Shaun Roman, Dr Brett Nixon, Prof John Aitken, Prof Adam McCluskey (University of Newcastle)

Prof Keith Jones, Dr Janet Holt and Dr Julie Merriman Jones (University of Newcastle)

Dr Gary Hime (University of Melbourne) and Prof Minx Fuller (Standford University)

Prof Kate Loveland & Prof Moira O'Bryan (Monash University)

Dr Darryl Russell and Dr Rebecca Robker (University of Adelaide)

Prof Peter Koopman and Dr Jo Bowles (University of Queensland)

Prof Ken Beagley (QUT) & Dr C Wira (Dartmouth University)

Administrative

Administrative expertise

University Expertise

Animal Ethics Committee Member

Deputy Head of School of Environmental & Life Sciences

Institutional Biosafety Committee Member

ERA Cluster 8 committee member

Animal Ethics Review Committee Member

Faculty of Science Research and Research Training Committee Member

Manager and Instructor-in-charge of Imaging Suite, Life Sciences Building (2001 - present)

Chair of School Committee Review of Induction Materials for Honours students (2002 - 3)

School Representative for Faculty of Science & IT International Committee (2004 - 2005)

Biological Sciences Representative for School Research Higher Degree Progress Committee (2003 - present)

Coordinator Level 1000 Biology - 500 students and 50 staff and Level 2000 Biology - 100 students and 10 staff

Professional Activities

Reviewer Grant Giving Bodies: NHMRC GRP member, Medical Research Council UK, the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council UK, and the Wellcome Trust. I also review for a number of specialist Reproduction journals.

Positions in Learned Societies: President elect of Society for Reproductive Biology, Chairman of the British Andrology Society (1997-2000) and a Director of the Journal of Reproduction & Fertility (Ltd.).

Committee member: British Fertility Society Association of Clinical Embryologists, Society for Reproductive Biology and the Society for Low Temperature Biology.

Editor: multiple peer reviewed clinical guidelines and am an adviser to the United States of America Congress, Office of Technology Assessment and the UK Government Department of Health and the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority.

Teaching

Teaching keywords

Biochemistry
Biology
Biotechnology
Immunobiology

Teaching expertise

Senior Lecturer, Tutor & Demonstrator in Cell and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Immunobiology and Biotechnology

(1000,2000 and 3000level)

Implementation first ever Web-based delivery of all Level 1000 courses via Blackboard.

Overseeing implementation of on-line assessments, and simulated laboratory computer experiments.

Implementation Turnitin anti-plagiarism and collusion educational software for BIOL1000 cohort (2004).

Awarded Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching

University of Newcastle 2006

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Publications

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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants	69
Total funding	$28,293,907

For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.

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2013 (4 grants)

Novel function of heat shock protein 2A in the regulation of human sperm-egg interactions$292,182
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$292,182	2013	2015
GNo:G1200193

Leica TP 1020 Automatic Tissue Processor for histology applications$35,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Pradeep Tanwar, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Xu Dong Zhang, Professor Robert Callister, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Professor Hubert Hondermarck, Doctor Jean-Marie Sontag, Professor Dirk Van Helden, Doctor Doug Smith, Doctor Phil Jobling, Associate Professor Estelle Sontag, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Doctor Susan Hua, Doctor Janet Holt, Doctor Jay Horvat, Associate Professor Liz Milward, Professor Adam McCluskey, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Associate Professor Alan Brichta
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$35,000	2013	2013
GNo:G1201185

Dynamin - role in sperm oocyte interaction$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Professor Adam McCluskey
Scheme		Role
Near Miss		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2013	2013
GNo:G1300700

Dynamin - role in sperm oocyte interaction$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Professor Adam McCluskey
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2013	2013
GNo:G1300483

2012 (4 grants)

Role of Musashi in the regulation of cell cycle proteins$280,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Dr Gary Hime, Professor Margaret Fuller
Scheme		Role
Discovery Projects		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$280,000	2012	2014
GNo:G1100068

Hedgehog Signalling in Spermatogenesis$150,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Dr Kate Loveland, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$150,000	2012	2014
GNo:G1101100

BMG SPECTROstar Nano$15,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Ms Belinda Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Doctor Mark Baker, Doctor Geoffry De Iuliis, Doctor Lisa Mitchell, Doctor Matthew Jobling
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$15,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1100971

Ultrasonic Homogenizer System and -80 ºC Freezers for chemical and biological sample storage$10,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Adam McCluskey, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Peter Lewis, Ms Belinda Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Doctor Jennette Sakoff, Doctor Ian Grainge
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2012	2012
GNo:G1100986

2011 (7 grants)

Gamete-specific knockout of Fizzy-Related to examine its meiotic role in oocytes and sperm$600,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Professor Sergio Moreno
Scheme		Role
Discovery Projects		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$600,000	2011	2014
GNo:G1000020

Establishment of a comprehensive regional biophysical analysis facility $500,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Peter Lewis, Professor Nicholas Dixon, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Adam McCluskey, Associate Professor Aaron Oakley, Professor Paul Foster, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Associate Professor Jennifer Beck, Dr Michael Kelso, Professor Graham Nicholson, Associate Professor Elizabeth Harry, Professor Ian Charles, Associate Professor Steven Djordjevic
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$500,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1000630

Chemical Biology$444,961
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Adam McCluskey, Doctor Warwick Belcher, Doctor Ian Grainge, Professor Christopher Grof, Professor Peter Lewis, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Doctor Shaun Roman, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Doctor Jennette Sakoff, Doctor Nikki Verrills
Scheme		Role
Priority Research Centre		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$444,961	2011	2015
GNo:G1100052

Establishment of a comprehensive regional biophysical analysis facility $230,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Peter Lewis, Professor Nicholas Dixon, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Adam McCluskey, Associate Professor Aaron Oakley, Professor Paul Foster, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Associate Professor Jennifer Beck, Dr Michael Kelso, Professor Graham Nicholson, Associate Professor Elizabeth Harry, Professor Ian Charles, Associate Professor Steven Djordjevic
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$230,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1100484

Towards a Chlamydia vaccine for males: The key role of mucosal IgA$35,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Kenneth Beagley, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$35,000	2011	2011
GNo:G0190618

SLX4 - a key regulator of male germ cell development and DNA repair$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Brett Nixon
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1001000

Eppendorf mastercycler pro with thermomixer comfort and 5430R centrifuge$15,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Peter Lewis, Professor Adam McCluskey, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Doctor Jennette Sakoff, Doctor Ian Grainge, Doctor Janet Holt, Doctor Xiao Yang
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$15,000	2011	2011
GNo:G1100028

2010 (9 grants)

Development of a humane non-surgical sterilization method for domestic animals$1,006,825
Funding Body: Found Animals Foundation Inc

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Adam McCluskey
Scheme		Role
Michelson Grants in Reproductive Biology		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,006,825	2010	2012
GNo:G0900113

Sex Ratio and Sterility for Commercial animal production - round 5 Cluster$700,000
Funding Body: CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Doctor Shaun Roman
Scheme		Role
National Research Flagship Cluster		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$700,000	2010	2013
GNo:G1000045

An Integrated LC-MS-NMR facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$500,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Adam McCluskey, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Paul Dastoor, Professor Phillip Robinson, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Rob Atkin, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Mark Baker, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor Gottfried Otting, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Xiaojing Zhou, Ms Megan Chircop, Doctor Warwick Belcher
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$500,000	2010	2010
GNo:G0190402

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$350,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Doug Smith, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Professor Christopher Grof, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Doctor Brett Graham, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Trevor Day, Professor Robert Callister
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$350,000	2010	2010
GNo:G0190369

An Integrated LC-MS-NMR facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$280,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Adam McCluskey, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Paul Dastoor, Professor Phillip Robinson, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Emeritus Professor Geoffrey Lawrance, Professor Marcel Maeder, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Rob Atkin, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Mark Baker, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor Gottfried Otting, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Xiaojing Zhou, Ms Megan Chircop, Doctor Warwick Belcher
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$280,000	2010	2010
GNo:G1000873

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$215,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Doug Smith, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Professor Christopher Grof, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Doctor Brett Graham, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Trevor Day, Professor Robert Callister
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$215,000	2010	2010
GNo:G1000874

Feasibility of Humane Camel Management$130,000
Funding Body: CRC for Invasive Animals

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$130,000	2010	2017
GNo:G1100665

Waters, Ultra high performance liquid chromatography system (nano-Aquity) $30,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Doctor Mark Baker, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Adam McCluskey, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Professor John Rostas, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$30,000	2010	2010
GNo:G1000051

Electron Multiplier Charge-Coupled Device Camera. Hamamatsu EM-CCD Camera C9100-13$29,079
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Dirk Van Helden, Doctor Rick Thorne
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$29,079	2010	2010
GNo:G1000052

2009 (8 grants)

The role of the Anaphase-Promoting Complex activator Cdh1 in mammalian oocytes and aneuploidy$506,250
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$506,250	2009	2011
GNo:G0188850

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$495,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Adam McCluskey, Doctor Mark Baker, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor Marcel Maeder, Doctor Xiaojing Zhou, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Professor Christopher Grof, Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Professor Alison Jones, Professor Mike Calford, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Doctor Rick Thorne, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Professor John Rostas, Professor Rodney Scott, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor Pablo Moscato, Professor Paul Dastoor, Professor Peter Lewis
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$495,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189122

Characterization of the molecular basis of human sperm-oocyte interaction$474,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Dr M O'Bryan
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$474,000	2009	2011
GNo:G0188867

RNA binding proteins Musashi: role in foliculogenesis and oocyte development$402,750
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Dr Gary Hime
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$402,750	2009	2011
GNo:G0188862

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Live Cell Imaging$275,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Professor Dirk Van Helden, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Rick Thorne, Professor Mike Calford
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$275,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189038

Aging eggs: understanding the molecular mechanisms of declining female fertility$79,489
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$79,489	2009	2010
GNo:G0189795

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$50,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Adam McCluskey, Doctor Mark Baker, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor Marcel Maeder, Doctor Xiaojing Zhou, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Professor Christopher Grof, Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Professor Alison Jones, Professor Mike Calford, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Doctor Rick Thorne, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Professor John Rostas, Professor Rodney Scott, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor Pablo Moscato, Professor Paul Dastoor, Professor Peter Lewis
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$50,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189948

LAS-4000 Chemiluminescence imaging system$25,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Peter Lewis, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$25,000	2009	2009
GNo:G0189852

2008 (10 grants)

Centre for Biotechnology and Development$6,420,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Dr Gary Hime, Professor M Holland, Professor D Jans, Professor P Koopman, Dr Kate Loveland, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Dr M O'Bryan, Doctor Shaun Roman, Assoc. Prof A Sinclair
Scheme		Role
ARC Centres of Excellence		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$6,420,000	2008	2010
GNo:G0188624

Xenobiotics - ocidative stress in the mammalian ovary$362,625
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$362,625	2008	2010
GNo:G0187620

Centre for Biotechnology and Development$297,273
Funding Body: NSW Department of State and Regional Development

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Dr Gary Hime, Professor M Holland, Professor D Jans, Professor P Koopman, Dr Kate Loveland, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Dr M O'Bryan, Doctor Shaun Roman, Assoc. Prof A Sinclair
Scheme		Role
Centres of Excellence (Partner)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$297,273	2008	2010
GNo:G0189183

Cellular signals controlling oocyte activation$270,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Dr Darryl Russell, Dr Rebecca Robker
Scheme		Role
Discovery Projects		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$270,000	2008	2010
GNo:G0187536

CEF Admin Relief McLaughlin$50,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Hugh Dunstan, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Career Enhancement Fellowship for Academic Women		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$50,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0189257

Understanding the aetiology of human male infertility: Elucidation of the mechanisms underpinning sperm-egg interaction$21,650
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$21,650	2008	2008
GNo:G0188465

Characterization of the molecular basis of mouse sperm-oocyte interaction$18,285
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$18,285	2008	2008
GNo:G0188405

Programmed mammalian oocyte activation: the production line model of primordial follicle development$14,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones
Scheme		Role
Pilot Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$14,700	2008	2008
GNo:G0189084

Personal career development within the University of Newcastle in 2008$8,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Career Enhancement Fellowship for Academic Women		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$8,000	2008	2008
GNo:G0188507

41st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction $2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Travel Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,500	2008	2008
GNo:G0188937

2007 (9 grants)

FACSAria - Fluorescence activated cell sorter$300,000
Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

Project Team
Doctor Nikki Verrills, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Alistair Sim, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Jennette Sakoff
Scheme		Role
Infrastructure Grants		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$300,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0187666

Biotechnology applications in the veterinary pharmacuetical industry: Pharmacological manipulation of ovarian function in domestic animals$134,998
Funding Body: Pestat Pty Ltd

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Laureate Professor John Aitken
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$134,998	2007	2010
GNo:G0188204

Centre for Biotechnology and Development.$96,220
Funding Body: NSW Department of State and Regional Development

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Dr Kate Loveland, Professor P Koopman, Assoc. Prof A Sinclair, Professor D De Krester, Dr M O'Bryan, Dr Gary Hime, Professor D Jans, Doctor Shaun Roman, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor C Goodnow, Professor M Holland
Scheme		Role
Centres of Excellence (Partner)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$96,220	2007	2007
GNo:G0187937

HMRI Contribution toward FACSAria - Fluorescence activated cell sorter$52,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Doctor Nikki Verrills, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Alistair Sim, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Jennette Sakoff
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$52,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0188207

High speed/sensitivity CCD camera$30,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Gordon Burns, Doctor Rick Thorne, Dr Marcus Howlett, Doctor Mohammad Imtiaz, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Callister, Doctor Brett Graham, Associate Professor Derek Laver, Associate Professor Liz Milward, Doctor John Holdsworth
Scheme		Role
Equipment Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$30,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0188196

Chemokines and spermatogenesis: roles of SDF-1 and CXCR-4 in the establishment of spermatogenesis$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Brett Nixon
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0187197

Cytokines and Folliculogenesis$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$20,000	2007	2007
GNo:G0187187

Musashi 1 and 2 - role of RNA binding proteins in oocyte maturation$14,550
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Pilot Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$14,550	2007	2007
GNo:G0186712

2007 SRB Annual Scientific Conference to be held in cnjunction with the ESA, Christchurch Convention Centre, New Zealand, 2/9/2007 - 5/9/2007$2,099
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Travel Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$2,099	2007	2007
GNo:G0188058

2006 (4 grants)

PRC - Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science$544,282
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Conjoint Professor Warwick Giles, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Conjoint Associate Professor Rick Nicholson, Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds
Scheme		Role
Priority Research Centre		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$544,282	2006	2013
GNo:G0186945

Environmental impacts on female fertility and the menopause$17,273
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Doctor Shaun Roman
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$17,273	2006	2006
GNo:G0186620

Cytokine signalling pathway and ovarian folliculogenesis$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Dr Darryl Russell
Scheme		Role
Near Miss Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2006	2006
GNo:G0186066

American Society of Andrology 31st Annual Conference, April 8 -11, 2006$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Travel Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$1,500	2006	2006
GNo:G0186466

2005 (3 grants)

High throughput proteomics - Thermo Finnigan ProteomeX LCQ Integrated Proteomicis Workstation$207,189
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor Peter Lewis, Conjoint Associate Professor Renate Griffith, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Professor Adam McCluskey, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Professor John Rostas, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Alistair Sim, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Dr Fraser Ross
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$207,189	2005	2005
GNo:G0184185

SOCS-4 - modulation of cytokine and growth factor signalling in the mammalian ovary$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Associate Professor Renate Griffith
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$10,000	2005	2005
GNo:G0184635

Oolemmal receptors - the role of the tetraspanin CD151 in sperm-egg fusion$7,537
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$7,537	2005	2005
GNo:G0184625

2004 (6 grants)

Multifunctional confocal laser scanning microscope with time resolved and two photon imaging and fluorescence correlation capabilities $579,230
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Scheme		Role
		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$579,230	2004	2004
GNo:15155235

Biotechnology applications in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry: Pharmacological manipulation of ovarian function in domestic animals$465,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Dr J O'Brien
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$465,000	2004	2006
GNo:G0183627

Biotechnology applications in the veterinary pharmacuetical industry: Pharmacological manipulation of ovarian function in domestic animals$298,368
Funding Body: Jurox

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Dr J O'Brien
Scheme		Role
Linkage Projects Partner funding		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$298,368	2004	2006
GNo:G0183816

High-Speed Confocal Microscope Live Cell Recording System$274,692
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Professor Dirk Van Helden, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Associate Professor J Keast, Dr J Brock, Dr S Head
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$274,692	2004	2004
GNo:G0183031

High-speed Confocal Microscope Live Cell Recording System$30,000
Funding Body: University of New South Wales

Project Team
Professor Dirk Van Helden, Associate Professor J Keast, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Dr J Brock, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Dr S Head, Associate Professor Alan Brichta
Scheme		Role
Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) Partner funding		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$30,000	2004	2004
GNo:G0183841

Activation of the mammalian primordial follicle.$8,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$8,500	2004	2004
GNo:G0183443

2003 (4 grants)

Centre for Biotechnology and Development.$9,458,900
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Project Team
Laureate Professor John Aitken, Dr Kate Loveland, Professor P Koopman, Assoc. Prof A Sinclair, Professor D De Krester, Dr M O'Bryan, Dr Gary Hime, Professor D Jans, Doctor Shaun Roman, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Professor C Goodnow, Professor M Holland
Scheme		Role
ARC Centres of Excellence		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$9,458,900	2003	2007
GNo:G0182214

The role of cytokines in the activation of the ovarian follicle.$17,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Laureate Professor John Aitken
Scheme		Role
Research Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$17,000	2003	2003
GNo:G0182197

Oolemmal Proteomics - identification of oocyte cell surface protein complexes involved in sperm-egg interaction$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Laureate Professor John Aitken
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$12,000	2003	2003
GNo:G0182320

Profiling germ cell gene expression during spermatogonial differentiation$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Doctor Shaun Roman, Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
Project Grant		Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$5,000	2003	2003
GNo:G0182402

2002 (1 grants)

Oocyte selection in the female germ line - survival of the fittest?$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Project Team
Professor Eileen McLaughlin
Scheme		Role
New Staff Grant		Chief Investigator
Total Amount	Funding Start	Funding Finish
$12,000	2002	2002
GNo:G0182024

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Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions	9
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL	3.55

For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.

Current Supervision

Commenced	Proposed Completion	Program	Supervisor Type	Research Title
2013	2017	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Principal Supervisor	Phage Peptides Fertility Control
2013	2017	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Principal Supervisor	The Impact of Maternal Ageing and Chemotoxicants on Female Fertility
2012	2016	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Principal Supervisor	Investigation into the Mechanisms Controlling Mammalian Spermatogenesis and Folliculogenesis: A Focus on the Essential Roles of the Musashi Family of RNA Binding Proteins
2012	2016	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Co-Supervisor	Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Inhibitors as Cancer Suppressing Agents
2011	2016	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Principal Supervisor	Gamete-Specific Knockout of Fizzy-Related 1 to Examine its Meiotic Role in Spermatozoa
2010	2014	PhD (Human Physiology)	Co-Supervisor	Elucidation of Higher Meiotic Errors on Oocyte from Advanced Maternat Ages through Kinetochore Tracking
2007	2007	Honours Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor	Musashi 1 and 2 RNA binding proteins role in mammalian folliculogenesis
2007	2007	Honours Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor	Oxidiative stress and Folliculogenesis
2007	2007	Honours Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor	Chemokines and spermatogenesis

Past Supervision

Year	Program	Supervisor Type	Research Title
2013	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Co-Supervisor	New Insights into the Molecular Basis of Human Sperm-Egg Interaction
2013	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Principal Supervisor	Regulation of the Transition from Gonocytes to Spermatogonia
2013	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Principal Supervisor	Translational Control of Mouse Folliculogenesis and Oocyte Development
2012	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Principal Supervisor	Xenobiotics; Effects on Female Fertility
2008	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Principal Supervisor	Oolemmal Proteomics: Identification of Oocyte Cell Surface Protein Complexes Involved in Murine Fertilisation
2006	Honours Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor	Non genomic action of progesterone in human spermatozoa
2006	Honours Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor	Xenobiotics Effects on mammalian folliculogenesis
2006	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Principal Supervisor	Gene Expression During Development of the Mammalian Ovarian Primordial Follicle
2006	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Principal Supervisor	Non-Surgical Sterilisation of Female Domesticated Animals
2005	Honours Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor	Supressors of Cytokine Signalling
2005	PHD Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd Australian National University	Consultant Supervisor	The role of Kit Ligand in primordial follicle activation in the juvenile rabbit ovary
2005	PhD (Biological Sciences)	Co-Supervisor	The Molecular Basis of Sperm-Oocyte Interaction in the Mouse
2004	Masters Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor	A novel GTPase activating protein RhGAPs in the male gamete
2003	Honours Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle	Co-Supervisor	Characterisation of the sperm progesterone receptor

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Professor Eileen McLaughlin

Work Phone	(02) 4921 2005 PVC Unit (02) 4921 5708 Biological Sciences
Cell / Mobile Phone	0437 091293
Fax	(02) 4921 7949 PVC Unit (02) 4921 6308 Biological Sciences
Email	Eileen.McLaughlin@newcastle.edu.au
Position	Deputy Head of Faculty PRC in Chemical Biology PRC in Reproductive Science School of Environmental and Life Sciences Faculty of Science and Information Technology The University of Newcastle, Australia
Focus Area	Biological Sciences
Office	V201B PVC Unit LS4 38 Biological Sciences, Life Sciences, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
URL:	www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/eileen-mclaughlin

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2013 (4 grants)

Novel function of heat shock protein 2A in the regulation of human sperm-egg interactions$292,182Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Leica TP 1020 Automatic Tissue Processor for histology applications$35,000Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Dynamin - role in sperm oocyte interaction$10,000Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Dynamin - role in sperm oocyte interaction$10,000Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2012 (4 grants)

Role of Musashi in the regulation of cell cycle proteins$280,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Hedgehog Signalling in Spermatogenesis$150,000Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

BMG SPECTROstar Nano$15,000Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Ultrasonic Homogenizer System and -80 ºC Freezers for chemical and biological sample storage$10,000Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2011 (7 grants)

Gamete-specific knockout of Fizzy-Related to examine its meiotic role in oocytes and sperm$600,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Establishment of a comprehensive regional biophysical analysis facility $500,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Chemical Biology$444,961Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Establishment of a comprehensive regional biophysical analysis facility $230,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Towards a Chlamydia vaccine for males: The key role of mucosal IgA$35,000Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

SLX4 - a key regulator of male germ cell development and DNA repair$25,000Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Eppendorf mastercycler pro with thermomixer comfort and 5430R centrifuge$15,000Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2010 (9 grants)

Development of a humane non-surgical sterilization method for domestic animals$1,006,825Funding Body: Found Animals Foundation Inc

Sex Ratio and Sterility for Commercial animal production - round 5 Cluster$700,000Funding Body: CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

An Integrated LC-MS-NMR facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$500,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$350,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

An Integrated LC-MS-NMR facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$280,000Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$215,000Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Feasibility of Humane Camel Management$130,000Funding Body: CRC for Invasive Animals

Waters, Ultra high performance liquid chromatography system (nano-Aquity) $30,000Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Electron Multiplier Charge-Coupled Device Camera. Hamamatsu EM-CCD Camera C9100-13$29,079Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2009 (8 grants)

The role of the Anaphase-Promoting Complex activator Cdh1 in mammalian oocytes and aneuploidy$506,250Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$495,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Characterization of the molecular basis of human sperm-oocyte interaction$474,000Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

RNA binding proteins Musashi: role in foliculogenesis and oocyte development$402,750Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Live Cell Imaging$275,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Aging eggs: understanding the molecular mechanisms of declining female fertility$79,489Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$50,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

LAS-4000 Chemiluminescence imaging system$25,000Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

2008 (10 grants)

Centre for Biotechnology and Development$6,420,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Xenobiotics - ocidative stress in the mammalian ovary$362,625Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Centre for Biotechnology and Development$297,273Funding Body: NSW Department of State and Regional Development

Cellular signals controlling oocyte activation$270,000Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

CEF Admin Relief McLaughlin$50,000Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Understanding the aetiology of human male infertility: Elucidation of the mechanisms underpinning sperm-egg interaction$21,650Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Characterization of the molecular basis of mouse sperm-oocyte interaction$18,285Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Programmed mammalian oocyte activation: the production line model of primordial follicle development$14,700Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Personal career development within the University of Newcastle in 2008$8,000Funding Body: University of Newcastle

41st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction $2,500Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2007 (9 grants)

FACSAria - Fluorescence activated cell sorter$300,000Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

Biotechnology applications in the veterinary pharmacuetical industry: Pharmacological manipulation of ovarian function in domestic animals$134,998Funding Body: Pestat Pty Ltd

Centre for Biotechnology and Development.$96,220Funding Body: NSW Department of State and Regional Development

HMRI Contribution toward FACSAria - Fluorescence activated cell sorter$52,000Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

High speed/sensitivity CCD camera$30,000Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Chemokines and spermatogenesis: roles of SDF-1 and CXCR-4 in the establishment of spermatogenesis$20,000Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Cytokines and Folliculogenesis$20,000Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Musashi 1 and 2 - role of RNA binding proteins in oocyte maturation$14,550Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2007 SRB Annual Scientific Conference to be held in cnjunction with the ESA, Christchurch Convention Centre, New Zealand, 2/9/2007 - 5/9/2007$2,099Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2006 (4 grants)

Novel function of heat shock protein 2A in the regulation of human sperm-egg interactions$292,182
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Leica TP 1020 Automatic Tissue Processor for histology applications$35,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Dynamin - role in sperm oocyte interaction$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Dynamin - role in sperm oocyte interaction$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Role of Musashi in the regulation of cell cycle proteins$280,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Hedgehog Signalling in Spermatogenesis$150,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

BMG SPECTROstar Nano$15,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Ultrasonic Homogenizer System and -80 ºC Freezers for chemical and biological sample storage$10,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Gamete-specific knockout of Fizzy-Related to examine its meiotic role in oocytes and sperm$600,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Establishment of a comprehensive regional biophysical analysis facility $500,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Chemical Biology$444,961
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Establishment of a comprehensive regional biophysical analysis facility $230,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Towards a Chlamydia vaccine for males: The key role of mucosal IgA$35,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

SLX4 - a key regulator of male germ cell development and DNA repair$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Eppendorf mastercycler pro with thermomixer comfort and 5430R centrifuge$15,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Development of a humane non-surgical sterilization method for domestic animals$1,006,825
Funding Body: Found Animals Foundation Inc

Sex Ratio and Sterility for Commercial animal production - round 5 Cluster$700,000
Funding Body: CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

An Integrated LC-MS-NMR facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$500,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$350,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

An Integrated LC-MS-NMR facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$280,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$215,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Feasibility of Humane Camel Management$130,000
Funding Body: CRC for Invasive Animals

Waters, Ultra high performance liquid chromatography system (nano-Aquity) $30,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Electron Multiplier Charge-Coupled Device Camera. Hamamatsu EM-CCD Camera C9100-13$29,079
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

The role of the Anaphase-Promoting Complex activator Cdh1 in mammalian oocytes and aneuploidy$506,250
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$495,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Characterization of the molecular basis of human sperm-oocyte interaction$474,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

RNA binding proteins Musashi: role in foliculogenesis and oocyte development$402,750
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Live Cell Imaging$275,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Aging eggs: understanding the molecular mechanisms of declining female fertility$79,489
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

An Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility for Applications in Proteomics and Organic Chemistry$50,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

LAS-4000 Chemiluminescence imaging system$25,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Centre for Biotechnology and Development$6,420,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Xenobiotics - ocidative stress in the mammalian ovary$362,625
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Centre for Biotechnology and Development$297,273
Funding Body: NSW Department of State and Regional Development

Cellular signals controlling oocyte activation$270,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

CEF Admin Relief McLaughlin$50,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Understanding the aetiology of human male infertility: Elucidation of the mechanisms underpinning sperm-egg interaction$21,650
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Characterization of the molecular basis of mouse sperm-oocyte interaction$18,285
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Programmed mammalian oocyte activation: the production line model of primordial follicle development$14,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Personal career development within the University of Newcastle in 2008$8,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

41st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction $2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

FACSAria - Fluorescence activated cell sorter$300,000
Funding Body: Cancer Institute NSW

Biotechnology applications in the veterinary pharmacuetical industry: Pharmacological manipulation of ovarian function in domestic animals$134,998
Funding Body: Pestat Pty Ltd

Centre for Biotechnology and Development.$96,220
Funding Body: NSW Department of State and Regional Development

HMRI Contribution toward FACSAria - Fluorescence activated cell sorter$52,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

High speed/sensitivity CCD camera$30,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)

Chemokines and spermatogenesis: roles of SDF-1 and CXCR-4 in the establishment of spermatogenesis$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Cytokines and Folliculogenesis$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Musashi 1 and 2 - role of RNA binding proteins in oocyte maturation$14,550
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2007 SRB Annual Scientific Conference to be held in cnjunction with the ESA, Christchurch Convention Centre, New Zealand, 2/9/2007 - 5/9/2007$2,099
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

PRC - Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science$544,282
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Environmental impacts on female fertility and the menopause$17,273
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Cytokine signalling pathway and ovarian folliculogenesis$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

American Society of Andrology 31st Annual Conference, April 8 -11, 2006$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

High throughput proteomics - Thermo Finnigan ProteomeX LCQ Integrated Proteomicis Workstation$207,189
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

SOCS-4 - modulation of cytokine and growth factor signalling in the mammalian ovary$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Oolemmal receptors - the role of the tetraspanin CD151 in sperm-egg fusion$7,537
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Multifunctional confocal laser scanning microscope with time resolved and two photon imaging and fluorescence correlation capabilities $579,230
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

Biotechnology applications in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry: Pharmacological manipulation of ovarian function in domestic animals$465,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

Biotechnology applications in the veterinary pharmacuetical industry: Pharmacological manipulation of ovarian function in domestic animals$298,368
Funding Body: Jurox

High-Speed Confocal Microscope Live Cell Recording System$274,692
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

High-speed Confocal Microscope Live Cell Recording System$30,000
Funding Body: University of New South Wales

Activation of the mammalian primordial follicle.$8,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Centre for Biotechnology and Development.$9,458,900
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)

The role of cytokines in the activation of the ovarian follicle.$17,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Oolemmal Proteomics - identification of oocyte cell surface protein complexes involved in sperm-egg interaction$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Profiling germ cell gene expression during spermatogonial differentiation$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

Oocyte selection in the female germ line - survival of the fittest?$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle