Dr Louise Hull

Biography/ Background

Current Appointments

• Senior Lecturer - Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health.
• Fertility Consultant and Medical Advisory Board Member- Fertility SA.
• Research Program Leader, Endometriosis Research Group.
• Member of the Research Committee , Research Centre for Reproductive Health, a constituent research centre of the Robinson Institute.

Endometriosis Research Group

Dr Louise Hull MBBS, PhD:Senior Lecturer
Jonathan McGuane PhD:  NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Vicki Nisenblat : PhD Student
Mohammad Zahied Johan: PhD Student.
 

Qualifications

• 2006 Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FRANZCOG).
• 2005 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge. Title: An in vivo model of endometriosis.
• 2000 Diploma of Fertility and Family Planning, Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UK.
• 1999 Member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (MRANZCOG).
• 1995 Masters Paper in Molecular Genetics and Statistical and Research Methods, Lincoln University, NZ.
• 1993 Diploma of Obstetrics, University of Auckland, NZ.
• 1991 Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB, ChB), Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, NZ.
• 1986 Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Biochemistry and Microbiology), University of Otago, NZ.

Awards & Achievements

• Award for Most Outstanding Paper (Basic Research) from the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide (2009)
• Award for Most Outstanding Paper (Basic Research) from the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide (2008)
• Award for Best Scientific Paper, 10th World Congress of Endometriosis (2008)
• Burrough's Wellcome Travel Fellowship for Best Abstract, Society for Gynaecological Investigation (2004).
• Finalist Best Presentation Award, 17th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility(2000).

Research Interests

Endometriosis is a condition where the lining of the womb grows at sites in the pelvis causing period pain and subfertility for 6-10% of reproductive aged women. Sufferers of endometriosis require surgery to obtain a diagnosis and then often require repetitive and chronic treatment for this condition. The aim of the research group is to improve the understanding of the pathophysiology of endometriosis in order to develop better diagnostic and therapeutic tools for this condition. To explore endometriosis further the research team utilises several in vivo models plus sophisticated molecular and cellular laboratory techniques.

Publications

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 20 Jul 2011