Dr Ann Drummond is a member of the Steroid Receptor Biology Research group in the Centre for Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Areas of interest
Endocrine hypertension Ovarian cancer
Research group
Biography
Dr Drummond completed her PhD studies in the area of testicular physiology. Her first appointment as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry at Monash University combined teaching and research and it was during this period that her research focus turned to regulation of ovarian function. In 1994, she joined Prince Henry’s Institute (PHI) and since this time has pursued the roles of oestrogen and transforming growth factor-beta superfamily members in regulating ovarian follicle development.
Her current research focuses on the regulation of folliculogenesis with an emphasis on local control mechanisms. The results of these studies will lead to a better understanding of and treatments for infertility, premature menopause and ovarian cancer and facilitate the development of new contraceptives.
Dr Drummond’s expertise is in the molecular assessment of the ovary, in vivo models of folliculogenesis
Service to the Scientific Community
- Editorial board, Journal of Endocrinology
- Editorial board, Reproduction
Collaborators
Dr. Simon Chu,Hudson Institute of Medical Research, OCRF L’Oreal Paris Research Fellow
Professor John Funder, Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Professor Tim Cole, Biochemistry, Monash Univeersity
Associate Professor Tom Jobling, Gynaecology Oncology, Monash Health
Professor John Katzenellenbogen, Professor Chemistry, University of Illinois, USA
Professor Christine Clarke, Westmead Hospital
Professor Martin Matzuk, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Professor Michael Karin, University of California, San Diego, USA
Dr Jane Visvader, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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