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Laureate Prof. Robert (John) Aitken

Work Phone(02) 4921 2082
Fax(02) 4921 6308
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OfficeLS4-32, Life Sciences

Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions11
Total current UoN Masters EFTSL0.9
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL4.18

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

CommencedProposed
Completion
ProgramSupervisor TypeResearch Title
20132017PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorPhage Peptides Fertility Control
20132017PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorStudy the Pattern and Kinetics of Spermatogenesis in a Native Marine Invertebrate Galeolaria Caespitosa and Investigate it's Potential to be a Bio-Monitor Species for Seawater Contaminations Along the South-Eastern Coast of Australia
20132017PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorAnalysis of Metabolic Mechanisms Controlling Glucose Metabolism in Mammalian Spermatozoa
20132017PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorPhage Display as a Tool for Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Mouse Sperm-Oolemma Interactions
20132017PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorDissecting the Molecular Mechanisms of the Oviduct
20122014M Philosophy (Biological Sc)Principal SupervisorCell Biology of Equine Spermatoza
20122016PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorThe Function of Molecular Chaperones in The Regulation of Human Sperm-Egg Interaction.
20122016PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorCell Biology of Apoptosis in the Oocyte
20102014PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorInvestigating Membrane Trafficking Proteins and Their Potential Role During Fertilisation
20092013PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorNew Insights into the Molecular Basis of Human Sperm-Egg Interaction
20082012PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorThe Genesis and Consequences of DNA Damage in the Male Germ Line

Past Supervision

YearProgramSupervisor TypeResearch Title
2012PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorThe Molecular Basis of Sperm - Oocyte Interactions
2011M Philosophy (Medical Genetic)Principal SupervisorEpigenetic Modification in Human Male Germ Line
2010PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorSignificance of Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Male Infertility
2010PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorLarge-Scale Proteomic Screen and Signal Transduction Analysis Used to Study Embryonic Gonad and Germ Cell Development
2009PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorThe Molecular Basis of Human Sperm-Zona Pellucida Interaction
2009PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorFunctional Maturation of Mouse Epididymal Spermatozoa
2008PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorOolemmal Proteomics: Identification of Oocyte Cell Surface Protein Complexes Involved in Murine Fertilisation
2007M Philosophy (Biological Sc)Principal SupervisorIdentification of NADPH Oxidase in Mouse Spermatozoa
2007PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorDogs, Dwellings and Disease: A Study of Free - Roaming Dogs in a Remote Aboriginal Community
2007PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorMechanisms of Quinone Spermostatic Activity and Toxicity
2007PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorThe Development of a Novel Electrophoretic System for the Isolation of Human Spermatozoa
2006PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorGene Expression During Development of the Mammalian Ovarian Primordial Follicle
2006PhD (Biological Sciences)Co-SupervisorNon-Surgical Sterilisation of Female Domesticated Animals
2006PhD (Biological Sciences)Sole SupervisorRedox Activity and DNA Damage in the Male Germ Line
2005PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorThe Molecular Basis of Sperm-Oocyte Interaction in the Mouse
2004M Sc (Biological Sc) [R]Principal SupervisorA Novel GTPase Activating Protein, RhoGaps, in the Male Gamete
2004PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorActivation of motility in spermatozoa from the cauda epididymidis of the rat
2003PhD (Biological Sciences)Principal SupervisorThe Regulation of Tyrosine Phosphorylation in Mouse Spermatozoa