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Philippa T. K. Saunders

Philippa T. K. Saunders

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Medicine

D-Index
98
Citations
28732
World Ranking
9027
National Ranking
878

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Philippa T. K. Saunders is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and has a research portfolio primarily focused on Medicine, with a specialization in Reproductive Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Immunology. Their work addresses various aspects of reproductive health and related immunological factors.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Uterine Myomas and Treatments
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Gynecological conditions and treatments
  • Menstrual Health and Disorders

Among recent significant papers authored or coauthored are:

  • "Endometriosis: Etiology, pathobiology, and therapeutic prospects," 2021, published in Cell
  • "The Influence of Sex Hormones in Liver Function and Disease," 2023, Cells
  • "Rate of replenishment and microenvironment contribute to the sexually dimorphic phenotype and function of peritoneal macrophages," 2020, Science Immunology
  • "Single-cell RNA sequencing redefines the mesenchymal cell landscape of mouse endometrium," 2021, The FASEB Journal
  • "Androgens, oestrogens and endometrium: a fine balance between perfection and pathology," 2020, Journal of Endocrinology

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers in the field, including Andrew W. Horne, Douglas A Gibson, Frances Collins, Phoebe M. Kirkwood, and Paulina Nuñez-Badinez. Publication venues commonly associated with their work include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Reproduction and Fertility
  • Frontiers in Reproductive Health
  • Molecular Human Reproduction

In their career, Philippa T. K. Saunders has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh since 2019, acknowledging their academic contributions.

Best Publications

  • A Sertoli cell-selective knockout of the androgen receptor causes spermatogenic arrest in meiosis.

    Karel De Gendt;Johannes V. Swinnen;Philippa T. K. Saunders;Luc Schoonjans

  • Identification in rats of a programming window for reproductive tract masculinization, disruption of which leads to hypospadias and cryptorchidism

    Michelle Welsh;Philippa T.K. Saunders;Mark Fisken;Hayley M. Scott

  • The mouse Dazla gene encodes a cytoplasmic protein essential for gametogenesis

    Matteo Ruggiu;Robert Speed;Mary Taggart;Stewart J. McKay

  • Endometriosis: Etiology, pathobiology, and therapeutic prospects

    Philippa T.K. Saunders;Andrew W. Horne

  • Expression of oestrogen receptor beta (ER beta) in multiple rat tissues visualised by immunohistochemistry.

    P. T. K. Saunders;S. M. Maguire;J. Gaughan;M. R. Millar

  • Immunohistochemical localization of androgen receptors in the rat testis: evidence for stage-dependent expression and regulation by androgens.

    William J. Bremner;Michael R. Millar;Richard M. Sharpe;Philippa T. K. Saunders

  • Localization of androgen and estrogen receptors in adult male mouse reproductive tract.

    Qing Zhou;Rong Nie;Gail S. Prins;Philippa T. K. Saunders

  • A Single, Mild, Transient Scrotal Heat Stress Causes Hypoxia and Oxidative Stress in Mouse Testes, Which Induces Germ Cell Death

    Catriona Paul;Serena Teng;Philippa T.K. Saunders

  • Expression of oestrogen receptor beta (ER beta) occurs in multiple cell types, including some germ cells, in the rat testis

    P. T. K. Saunders;J. S. Fisher;R. M. Sharpe;M. R. Millar

  • Mouse models of male infertility.

    Howard J. Cooke;Philippa T. K. Saunders

  • Steroid receptor expression in uterine natural killer cells.

    Teresa A. Henderson;Philippa T. K. Saunders;Ashley Moffett-King;Nigel P. Groome

  • New concepts for an old problem: the diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia

    Peter A. Sanderson;Hilary O.D. Critchley;Alistair R.W. Williams;Mark J. Arends

  • Expression of RBM in the nuclei of human germ cells is dependent on a critical region of the Y chromosome long arm

    D. J. Elliott;M. R. Millar;K. Oghene;A. Ross

  • Impact of a mild scrotal heat stress on DNA integrity in murine spermatozoa

    Stephen Banks;Sasha A King;D Stewart Irvine;Philippa T K Saunders

  • A single, mild, transient scrotal heat stress causes DNA damage, subfertility and impairs formation of blastocysts in mice

    Catriona Paul;Alison A Murray;Norah Spears;Philippa T K Saunders

  • Immunolocalisation of oestrogen receptor-α within the testis and excurrent ducts of the rat and marmoset monkey from perinatal life to adulthood

    J S Fisher;M R Millar;G Majdic;P T K Saunders

  • Estrogen receptor beta, but not estrogen receptor alpha, is present in the vascular endothelium of the human and nonhuman primate endometrium

    Hilary O. D. Critchley;Robert M. Brenner;Teresa A. Henderson;Karin Williams

  • Differential expression of oestrogen receptor α and β proteins in the testes and male reproductive system of human and non-human primates

    Philippa T.K. Saunders;Richard M. Sharpe;Karin Williams;Sheila Macpherson

  • Conserved and divergent patterns of expression of DAZL, VASA and OCT4 in the germ cells of the human fetal ovary and testis.

    Richard A Anderson;Norma Fulton;Gillian Cowan;Shona Coutts

  • Androgen action via testicular peritubular myoid cells is essential for male fertility

    Michelle Welsh;Philippa T. K. Saunders;Nina Atanassova;Richard M. Sharpe

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Sharpe
Richard M. Sharpe University of Edinburgh
Hilary O. D. Critchley
Hilary O. D. Critchley University of Edinburgh
Michael Millar
Michael Millar Barts Health NHS Trust
Richard A. Anderson
Richard A. Anderson University of Edinburgh
Nigel P. Groome
Nigel P. Groome Oxford Brookes University
Howard J. Cooke
Howard J. Cooke University of Edinburgh
Adriano G. Rossi
Adriano G. Rossi University of Edinburgh
Alan S. McNeilly
Alan S. McNeilly University of Edinburgh

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