Dr Toni Welsh
Research
Research Interests
Our broad research objective is to investigate the physiological mechanisms that regulate human pregnancy and parturition. I am working to develop an animal model of human pregnancy. The current focus of my project relates to the expression and role of prostaglandin metabolic enzymes in the gestational tissues of the guinea pig during late pregnancy and parturition. I am also interested in the regulation of these enzymes by the steroid hormones oestrogen and progesterone.
Non-refereed Journal Articles
Toni Welsh, Tamas Zakar, Sam Mesiano, Pawel K. Zarzycki. Separation of Bioactive Prostaglandins and their Metabolites using Reversed-Phase Thin-Layer Chromatography. Journal of Planar Chromatography (2003) 16: 95-101.
Abstracts
Toni Welsh, Sam Mesiano and Tamas Zakar. Prostaglandin Dehydrogenase in the Intrauterine Tissues of the Guinea Pig during Late Gestation and Labour. Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting. September 14-17 2003, Melbourne, Australia.
Tamas Zakar, Toni Welsh and Sam Mesiano. Localisation of Prostaglandin H Synthase (PGHS) Types-1 and –2 in the Gestational Tissues of the Guinea Pig. Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting. September 14-17 2003, Melbourne, Australia.
S. Hubbard, T. Welsh, C. Mitchell, T. Zakar, P. Zarzycki. Optimisation of Solid Phase Extraction Procedure for Prostaglandins and Metabolites. Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting. September 14-17 2003, Melbourne, Australia.
Toni Welsh, Sam Mesiano, William A. Walters and Tamas Zakar. Expression and Functional Significance of Prostaglandin H Synthase Types-1 and -2 in the Intrauterine Tissues of the Guinea Pig during Late Gestation and Labor. Society for Gynecologic Investigation 50th Annual Meeting, March 27-30, 2003, Washington D.C., USA.
Toni Welsh, Tamas Zakar, Sam Mesiano and Pawel K. Zarzycki. Separation of prostaglandin (PG)E2 and PGF2a from their tissue metabolites using reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography. Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific meeting, Sept 22-25, 2002, Adelaide, Australia.
Toni Welsh, Sam Mesiano, William Walters and Tamas Zakar. Expression of prostaglandin H synthase (PGHS)-1 and -2 and prostaglandin dehydrogenase type-1 (PGDH) in guinea pig intrauterine tissues during late gestation. Society for Gynecologic Investigation 49th Annual Meeting, March 20-23, 2002, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Toni Welsh, Gemma Madsen, Sam Mesiano, William A Walters, Tamas Zakar. Prostaglandin H synthase type-2 (PGHS-2) and prostaglandin dehydrogenase type-1 (PGDH) expression in gestational tissues of the guinea pig. Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Sept 9-12, 2001, Gold Coast, Australia.
Other
Membership of Societies and Professional Bodies
- Endocrine Society of Australia
- Pulse - Young Medical Researchers
- Australasian Women in Endocrinology