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Alan S. McNeilly is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, particularly focusing on Neuroscience, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Computer Science. Within these areas, they have contributed notably to subfields including Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Plant Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

McNeilly's recent scholarly works reflect an interdisciplinary approach combining biological rhythms, reproductive physiology, and artificial intelligence. Their publications include:

  • Circadian clock mechanism driving mammalian photoperiodism, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Circadian clock mechanism driving mammalian photoperiodism, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Elementary School Teachers' Perspectives on Utilizing Artificial Intelligence for Developing Learning Media, 2024, Journal of Integrated Elementary Education
  • Evolutionary survival strategies of the female giant panda: optimizing energy resources and expenditure prior to pregnancy by postponing corpus luteum reactivation, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The novel use of urinary androgens to optimise detection of the fertile window in giant pandas, 2022, Reproduction and Fertility

Their research topics cover areas such as:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Light effects on plants
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • AI in Service Interactions
  • Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)

Frequent coauthors in McNeilly's research include Shona H. Wood, Matthew Hindle, Yasutaka Mizoro, Yuanyuan Cheng, and Ben Saer. Their collaborations span diverse subject areas, contributing to their multi-disciplinary research profile.

The primary publication venues for their recent works are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Journal of Integrated Elementary Education, and Reproduction and Fertility. This variety indicates engagement with both preprint repositories and peer-reviewed journals in biological science and educational technology.

Best Publications

  • A possible role for prolactin in control of steroid secretion by the human Graafian follicle

    K P McNatty;R S Sawers;A S McNeilly

  • Theca: the forgotten cell of the ovarian follicle.

    Julia Young;Alan S McNeilly

  • The Booroola (FecB) phenotype is associated with a mutation in the bone morphogenetic receptor type 1 B (BMPR1B) gene.

    C J H Souza;C MacDougall;B K Campbell;A S McNeilly

  • Detection of dimeric inhibin throughout the human menstrual cycle by two-site enzyme immunoassay.

    N. P. Groome;P. J. Illingworth;M. O'Brien;I Cooke

  • Pulsatile secretion of LH, FSH, prolactin, oestradiol and progesterone during the human menstrual cycle.

    C. T. Bäckström;A. S. McNEILLY;R. M. Leask;D. T. Baird

  • Inhibin-B: A likely candidate for the physiologically important form of inhibin in men

    Peter J. Illingworth;Nigel P. Groome;William Byrd;William E. Rainey

  • Inhibin B as a serum marker of spermatogenesis: correlation to differences in sperm concentration and follicle-stimulating hormone levels. A study of 349 Danish men

    Tina Kold Jensen;Anna-Maria Andersson;Niels Henrik I. Hjollund;Thomas Scheike

  • Consensus Statement on the Use of Breastfeeding as a Family Planning Method

    Kathy L. Kennedy;Roberto Rivera;Alan S. McNeilly

  • A model for follicle selection and the determination of ovulation rate in the ewe

    RJ Scaramuzzi;NR Adams;DT Baird;BK Campbell

  • Regulation of folliculogenesis and the determination of ovulation rate in ruminants.

    Rex Scaramuzzi;D.T. Baird;B.K. Campbell;M.A. Driancourt

  • Changes in the concentration of pituitary and steroid hormones in the follicular fluid of human graafian follicles throughout the menstrual cycle.

    K. P. McNATTY;W. M. Hunter;A. S. McNEILLY;R. S. Sawers

  • Lactational control of reproduction.

    Alan S. McNeilly

  • The differential secretion of FSH and LH: regulation through genes, feedback and packaging

    AS McNeilly;JL Crawford;C Taragnat;L Nicol

  • Homozygosity for a single base-pair mutation in the oocyte-specific GDF9 gene results in sterility in Thoka sheep.

    Linda Nicol;Stephen C Bishop;Ricardo Pong-Wong;Christian Bendixen

  • Effect of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) on oestradiol and inhibin A production by sheep granulosa cells, and localization of BMP receptors in the ovary by immunohistochemistry.

    C J H Souza;B K Campbell;A S McNeilly;D T Baird

  • Effect of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist-induced suppression of LH and FSH on follicle growth and corpus luteum function in the ewe

    A. S. McNeilly;H. M. Fraser

  • Nutrition and lactational control of fertility in red deer.

    Andrew S. I. Loudon;Alan S. McNeilly;John A. Milne

  • Suppression of follicular development after chronic LHRH immunoneutralization in the ewe.

    A. S. McNeilly;J. A. Jonassen;H. M. Fraser

  • Comparison of inhibin immunological and in vitro biological activities in human serum.

    D. M. Robertson;C. G. Tsonis;R. I. Mclachlan;D. J. Handelsman

  • Cloning and sequencing of the sheep pituitary gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor and changes in expression of its mRNA during the estrous cycle.

    J. Brooks;P.L. Taylor;P.T.K. Saunders;K.A. Eidne

Frequent Co-Authors

David T. Baird
David T. Baird University of Edinburgh
Antonio Gonzalez-Bulnes
Antonio Gonzalez-Bulnes Complutense University of Madrid
Richard M. Sharpe
Richard M. Sharpe University of Edinburgh
John J. Mullins
John J. Mullins University of Edinburgh
David G. Spiller
David G. Spiller University of Manchester
Graeme Martin
Graeme Martin University of Western Australia
Philippa T. K. Saunders
Philippa T. K. Saunders University of Edinburgh
Richard A. Anderson
Richard A. Anderson University of Edinburgh
Michael R. H. White
Michael R. H. White University of Manchester
Antonio López-Sebastián
Antonio López-Sebastián Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply

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