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Dave Grattan 186x228Professor Dave Grattan

Professor Dave Grattan's biography
Email dave.grattan@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 7442
Fax +64 3 479 7254
Department of Anatomy website

Research interests

My group within the Centre for Neuroendocrinology is interested in the neuroendocrine functions of the hormone prolactin, and in particular, the role of prolactin in the neuroendocrine and neurobiological adaptations of the maternal brain.

Specific interests include the control of appetite and body weight during pregnancy and obesity, plasticity in oxytocin neurons during late pregnancy and lactation, and role of prolactin in changes in mood and behaviour in the post-partum period.

Clinical conditions

  • Hyperprolactinaemia
  • Infertility
  • Post-partum anxiety
  • Post-partum depression

List of publications for Dave Grattan (Google Scholar)

Grattan Laboratory staff and students

Shalhd Al-Isawi imageShahd Al-Isawi, PhD student
Email alish382@student.otago.ac.nz

Jenny Clarkson_webJenny Clarkson, Research Fellow
Neural circuits required for maternal adaptation to pregnancy
Email jenny.clarkson@otago.ac.nz

charlie fang imageCharlie Fang, PhD student
Email fanch297@student.otago.ac.nz

alice freeman imageAlice Freeman, PhD student
Email alice.freeman@postgrad.otago.ac.nz

Teodora Georgescu_webTeodora Georgescu, Research Fellow
Cellular actions of prolactin on neurons
Email teodora.georgescu@otago.ac.nz

Zin Khant Aung_webZin Khant-Aung, Scientific Officer
Hormonal regulation of metabolism
Email zin.khantaung@otago.ac.nz

Pene Knowles_webPene Knowles, Research Technician
Prolactin neuroendocrinology
Email pene.knowles@otago.ac.nz

Sharon Ladyman_webSharon Ladyman, Senior Research Fellow
Regulation of energy homeostasis during pregnancy
Email sharon.ladyman@otago.ac.nz

Mo Rizwan_webMohammed Rizwan, Research Fellow
Hypothalamic regulation of bodyweight and glucose metabolism
Email mohammed.rizwan@otago.ac.nz

Aliya Cross, Honours student

Lydia Fay, Honours student

Andrew Lee, Honours student

Andy Stewart, Masters student

Visit Our people for an alphabetical list of all Centre for Neuroendocrinology staff.

Research Funders

Publications

Grattan, D. R. (2024). Does the brain make prolactin? Journal of Neuroendocrinology, e13432. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jne.13432 Journal - Research Other

Le Tissier, P. R., & Grattan, D. R. (2024). Physiology is all about interactions: The prolactin and growth hormone systems as exemplars. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jne.13416 Journal - Research Other

Brunton, P. J., & Grattan, D. R. (Eds.). (2024). Neuroendocrine regulation of mammalian pregnancy and lactation. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 321p. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-51138-7 Edited Book - Research

Szawka, R. E., Bunn, S. J., Le Tissier, P., Yip, S. H., & Grattan, D. R. (2024). Lactation and the control of the prolactin secretion. In P. J. Brunton & D. R. Grattan (Eds.), Neuroendocrine regulation of mammalian pregnancy and lactation. (pp. 181-221). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-51138-7_7 Chapter in Book - Research

Grattan, D. R., & Ladyman, S. R. (2024). Maternal recognition of pregnancy. In P. J. Brunton & D. R. Grattan (Eds.), Neuroendocrine regulation of mammalian pregnancy and lactation. (pp. 1-20). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-51138-7_1 Chapter in Book - Research

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