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Director and Principal Investigator

Rebecca Campbell 186x228Professor Rebecca Campbell

Email rebecca.campbell@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 7343
Fax +64 3 479 7323
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Research interests

I am interested in defining how the gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons, well established as the ultimate downstream regulators of the central control of reproductive function, are regulated by the multitude of external and internal cues necessary for successful fertility.

At the Centre for Neuroendocrinology I am investigating the synaptic regulation of GnRH neurons, with particular emphasis on the innervation to their lengthy dendrites, through a variety of morphological imaging and transgenic mouse model approaches. In addition to understanding the regulation of normal fertility, I am also interested in addressing the central neuroendocrine abnormalities of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), the leading cause of infertility in women.

Current and proposed projects

  • Exploring the neuroendocrine mechanisms of PCOS
  • Mechanisms of pulse generation in the GnRH neuronal network
  • Steroid induced structural plasticity within the GnRH neuronal network

Clinical conditions

  • Infertility
  • Polycystic ovarian syndrome
  • Ciliopathies

Professor Rebecca Campbell's researcher profile

List of publications for Rebecca Campbell (Google Scholar)

Campbell Laboratory staff and students

Kelly Glendining_webKelly Glendining, Research Fellow
Email kelly.glendining@otago.ac.nz

Kyoko Potapov_webKay Potapov, Assistant Research Fellow
Email kyoko.potapov@otago.ac.nz

Mel Prescott_webMel Prescott, Assistant Research Fellow
Role of the brain in PCOS
Email mel.prescott@otago.ac.nz

Halima Siddiqui, Postdoctoral FellowHalima Siddiqui profile image
Email halima.samiullah@otago.ac.nz

Celine Camon, PhD studentCeline Camon image
Email: celine.camon@otago.ac.nz

Caitlin MacRae, PhD studentCaitlin MacRae image
Email: macca972@student.otago.ac.nz

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Research Funders

Publications

Watanabe, Y., Fisher, L., Campbell, R. E., & Jasoni, C. L. (2024). Developmental expression patterns of gonadal hormone receptors in arcuate kisspeptin and GABA neurons of the postnatal female mouse. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, e13477. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jne.13477 Journal - Research Article

Emanuel, R. H. K., Docherty, P. D., Lunt, H., Campbell, R. E., & Moeller, K. (2024). Extracting features and sentiment from text posts and comments relating to polycystic ovary syndrome. IFAC PapersOnLine, 58(24), (pp. 19-24). doi: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2024.11.005 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Sucquart, I. E., Coyle, C., Rodriguez Paris, V., Prescott, M., Glendining, K. A., Potapov, K., … Campbell, R. E. (2024). Investigating GABA neuron-specific androgen receptor knockout in two hyperandrogenic models of PCOS. Endocrinology, 165, bqae060. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqae060 Journal - Research Article

Camon, C., Prescott, M., Neyt, C., Decourt, C., Stout, M. B., Campbell, R. E., & Garratt, M. (2024). Systemic metabolic benefits of 17α-estradiol are not exclusively mediated by ERα in glutamatergic or GABAergic neurons. GeroScience. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11357-024-01192-2 Journal - Research Article

Villa, P. A., Ruggiero-ruff, R. E., Jamieson, B. B., Campbell, R. E., & Cross, D. (2024). Obesity alters POMC and kisspeptin neuron crosstalk leading to reduced luteinizing hormone in male mice. Journal of Neuroscience. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0222-24.2024 Journal - Research Article

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