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Dr Melanie McDowall
To link to this page, please use the following URL: Biography/ BackgroundPostdoctoral Fellow
Qualifications1998-1999: Bachelor of Science 2000: Bachelor of Science (Honours) 2001-Conferred August 2005: Doctor of Philosophy (Health Science)
Awards & Achievements2012 Society for Reproduction Annual Conference 2011 Australia Society for Medical Research South Australia Conference 2006-2007 Young Tall Poppy Science Award 2007 Australasian Hair and Wool Research Society 2004 Society for Reproductive Biology Annual Conference (Sydney NSW) 2002 North West Adelaide Health Services Research Day 2001 Society for Reproductive Biology Annual Conference (Gold Coast QLD) 2000 North West Adelaide Health Services Research Day
Research InterestsOocyte maturation In vitro embryo production Peri-conceptional environment Glucose and hexose metabolism
PublicationsPlease note: Surname change from Sutton to McDowall, IF = impact factor and RIF = journal rating according to impact factor Manuscripts
Zeng H, Ren Z, Guzman L, Wang X, Sutton-McDowall ML, Ritter LJ, De Vos M, Smitz J, Thompson JG & Gilchrist RB (2012) Heparin and cAMP modulators interact during pre-IVM to affect mouse and human oocyte meiosis and developmental competence, Human Reproduction (submitted) Cagnone GLM,
Dufort I, Sutton-McDowall ML,
Thompson JG & Sirard MA (2012) Developmental competence, ATP/ADP ratio and gene
expression profile in IVC bovine morulae exposed to high glucose during early
cleavage stages. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, Submitted (RD12287) McDowall M, Watson‑Haigh NS, Edwards NM, Kadarmideen HN,
Natrass GS, McGrice HA & Hynd PI (2012)
Transient treatment of pregnant Merino ewes with modulators of
cortisol biosynthesis coinciding with primary wool follicle initiation alters
lifetime wool growth, Animal Production Science, accepted with revisions (AN12193). Frank LA, Sutton-McDowall
ML, Wang X, Feil DK, Russell DL, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG (2012) Effect
of varying glucose and glucosamine concentration in vitro on mouse oocyte
maturation and developmental competence. Reproduction, Fertility and
Development, accepted (RD12275) Rose RD, Gilchrist RB,
Kelly JM, Thompson JG & Sutton-McDowall ML (2012) Regulation of
sheep oocyte maturation using cAMP modulators, Theriogenology, http;//dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.09.020. Sutton-McDowall ML, Mottershead DG, Gardner DK, Gilchrist RB &
Thompson JG (2012) Metabolic differences in bovine cumulus oocyte complexes
matured in vitro in the presence or absence of follicle stimulating hormone and
bone morphogenetic protein 15, Biology of Reproduction, 87:1-8. Sutton-McDowall ML, Feil D, Robker RL, Thompson JG & Dunning KR
(2012) Utilisation of endogenous fatty acid stores for energy production in
bovine pre-implantation embryos, Theriogenology, 77: 1632-41. Hussein TS, Sutton-McDowall ML, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG
(2011) Temporal effects of exogenous oocyte-secreted
factors on bovine oocyte developmental competence during in vitro maturation,
Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 23: 576-84. McDowall ML, Edwards NM & Hynd PI (2011) The effects of
short-term manipulation of thyroid status coinciding with primary wool follicle
development on fleece characteristics in Merino sheep, Animal, 5: 1406-13. Sutton-McDowall ML, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG
(2010) The pivotal role of glucose metabolism in determining oocyte
developmental competence, Reproduction, 139: 685-95. Hynd PI, Edwards NM,
Hebart M, McDowall M & Clark S
(2009) Wool fibre crimp is determined by mitotic asymmetry and position of
final keratinisation and not ortho- and para-cortical segmentation, Animal, 3
(6): 838-43. McDowall M, Edwards NM, Jahoda CAB & Hynd PI (2008) The
role of activins and follistatins in skin and hair follicle development and
function, Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews, 19 (5-6): 415-426. Sutton-McDowall ML, Mitchell M, Cetica P, Dalvit G,
Pantaleon M, Lane M, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG (2006) Glucosamine
supplementation during in vitro maturation inhibits subsequent oocyte
developmental competence: Possible role of the hexosamine pathway as a
regulator of developmental competence, Biology of Reproduction, 74: 881-888.
Sutton-McDowall ML, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG
(2005) Effect of hexoses and gonadotrophin supplementation on bovine oocyte
nuclear maturation during in vitro maturation in a synthetic follicular fluid
medium, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 17 (4): 407-415 Sutton-McDowall ML, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG
(2004) Cumulus-expansion and glucose utilisation by bovine cumulus-oocyte
complexes during in vitro maturation: the influence of glucosamine and follicle
stimulating hormone, Reproduction, 128 (3): 313-319 Gangnuss S, Sutton-McDowall ML, Robertson SA &
Armstrong DT (2004) Seminal plasma regulates corpora lutea macrophage
populations during early pregnancy in mice, Biology of Reproduction, 71 (4):
1135-1141 Sutton ML, Cetica PD, Beconi MT, Kind KL, Gilchrist RB &
Thompson JG (2003), The influence of oocyte-secreted factors and culture
duration on the metabolic activity of bovine cumulus cell complexes, Reproduction,
126 (1): 27-34 Sutton ML, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG (2003), Effects of
in vivo and in vitro environments on metabolism of the cumulus-oocyte complex
and its influence on oocyte developmental capacity, Human Reproduction Update,
9 (1): 35-48
Peer Reviewed Conference ProceedingsFrank LA, Sutton-McDowall ML, Russel DL, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG (2011) Proteomic analysis of β-O-linked glycosylated proteins extracted from glucosamine-treated mouse cumulus-oocyte complexes reveals HSP90 glycosylation as a potential regulator of oocyte competence. Society for the Study of Reproduction conference, Portland Orgeon USA. Accepted Hynd PI, McDowall M, Edwards NM & Prisciandaro L (2010) Glucose supplied to pregnant mice increases hair follicle initiation in the resulting pups, 6th World Congress for Hair Research, Cairns, Australia, Experimental Dermatology, 19 (6): 615. Sutton-McDowall ML, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG (2010) Modulation of porcine nuclear maturation status using a specific phosphodiesterase inhibitor, International Embryo Transfer Society conference, Cordoba, Argentina, Abstract #356. Frank L, Sutton-McDowall ML, Russell D, Lane M, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG (2009) The effect of altering glucose levels during collection and maturation of mouse oocytes on subsequent developmental competence, Society for Reproductive Biology conference, Adelaide, South Australia, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, Hynd PI, Bawden CS, Rufaut N, Norris B, McDowall M, Nixon A, Yu Z, Pearson A, Nattrass G, Gordon-Thompson C, Moore GP & Dunn S (2009) An integrated genomics approach to improving wool productivity and quality, 30th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Barossa Valley, South Australia. McDowall ML, McGrice H, Penno NM, Nattrass G, Hebart ML & Hynd PI (2007) Activin A and follistatin influence pelage hair follicle development in mice, 5th International Congress of Hair Research, Vancouver, Canada, Abstract P-168. Sutton-McDowall ML, Gilchrist RB and Thompson JG (2005), Glucosamine supplementation during in vitro maturation leads to perturbed developmental capacity of bovine cumulus oocyte complexes, International Embryo Transfer Society conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 17 (1-2), Abstract 300. Sutton-McDowall ML, Gilchrist RB and Thompson JG (2004), Regulation of bovine oocyte meiotic and developmental capacity by glucose and glucosamine, Society for Reproductive Biology, Sydney, New South Wales, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 16 (supplement), Abstract 204. Sutton-McDowall ML, Gilchrist RB and Thompson JG (2004), The effects of glucose and glucosamine on cumulus expansion and nuclear maturation of bovine cumulus oocyte complexes, Proceedings from the International Embryo Transfer Society conference, Portland, Oregon, USA, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 16 (1-2), Abstract 317. Sutton ML, Cetica PD, Gilchrist RB and Thompson JG (2003), The metabolic profiles of bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes: effects of oocyte-secreted factors and stimulation of cumulus expansion, Proceedings from the International Embryo Transfer Society conference, Auckland, New Zealand, Theriogenology, 59 (1), Abstract 500. Sutton ML, Cetica PD, Gilchrist RB and Thompson JG (2002), The influence of the oocyte during in vitro maturation on the metabolism of bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes, Proceedings from the Society for Reproductive Biology, Adelaide, South Australia, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 14 (supplement), Abstract 63. Sutton ML, Robertson SA and Armstrong DT (2001), Effects of insemination on corpus luteum macrophage populations and progesterone secretion in mice, Proceedings from the Society for Reproductive Biology conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Abstract 70. Non-Peer Reviewed Conference ProceedingsThompson JG, Schelbach S, McDowall M, Gilchrist R & Kind K (2009) Sore Knees or Infertility? Complementary Medicines affecting fertility. Scientists in Reproductive Technology Conference, Adelaide, South Australia. McDowall ML, Penno NM, Jahoda C & Hynd PI (2006) Optimizing a fetal skin organ culture system: how hairy fetal skin aids developmental biology, Australian Society for Medical Research South Australian Annual Conference, Adelaide, South Australia. McDowall ML, Penno NM, Jahoda C & Hynd PI (2006) Optimizing a Fetal Skin Organ Culture System to Study Pelage Hair Folliculogenesis in Mice, 2nd Stradie Skin and Hair Meeting, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. Sutton-McDowall ML, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG (2004) Glucosamine supplementation during in vitro maturation perturbs bovine oocyte developmental capacity, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Day, Woodville, South Australia. Sutton-McDowall ML & Thompson JG (2003) The importance of cellular communication during bovine oocyte maturation, Australian Embryo Transfer Society, Gold Coast, Queensland. Sutton ML, Gilchrist RB & Thompson JG (2002) The influence of bovine oocytes on cumulus complex metabolism during in vitro maturation, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Day, Woodville, South Australia. Sutton ML & Armstrong DT (2000) The effect of uterine exposure to seminal plasma on murine ovarian function, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Day, Woodville, South Australia.
Professional Associations2001-2004, 2009-present: Society for Reproductive Biology
2004-2008: Sheep Genomics
Community Engagement2012: Contributer to "The Conversation" website 2006-2008: Tall Poppies Reaching Kids 2005-2007: Regular contributions to the "Can You Believe It" column in The Advertiser 2006-2008: Web site administrator for the Wool sub-program of Sheep Genomic
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