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Rebecca L. Robker

Rebecca L. Robker

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
12817
World Ranking
14916
National Ranking
408

Overview

Rebecca L. Robker is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and the biological sciences, with a particular concentration on reproductive biology and related fields.

The main fields of study associated with their work include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, their subfields of expertise feature Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Reproductive Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Among their recent publications are:

  • Female reproductive life span is extended by targeted removal of fibrotic collagen from the mouse ovary, 2022, Science Advances
  • Mitochondria-targeted therapeutics, MitoQ and BGP-15, reverse aging-associated meiotic spindle defects in mouse and human oocytes, 2020, Human Reproduction
  • Sex-Specific Control of Human Heart Maturation by the Progesterone Receptor, 2021, Circulation
  • OXIDATIVE STRESS AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION: Reactive oxygen species in the mammalian pre-implantation embryo, 2022, Reproduction
  • Obesity and oocyte quality: significant implications for ART and emerging mechanistic insights, 2021, Biology of Reproduction

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Darryl L. Russell
  • Yasmyn E. Winstanley
  • Macarena B. Gonzalez
  • Ryan Rose
  • Doan T. Dinh

Their work has been published often in several key academic venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances
  • Human Reproduction
  • Reproduction
  • Biology of Reproduction

Best Publications

  • Cyclin D2 is an FSH-responsive gene involved in gonadal cell proliferation and oncogenesis

    Piotr Sicinski;Joana Liu Donaher;Yan Geng;Susan B. Parker

  • Progesterone-regulated genes in the ovulation process: ADAMTS-1 and cathepsin L proteases

    R. L. Robker;D. L. Russell;L. L. Espey;J. P. Lydon

  • Hormone-Induced Proliferation and Differentiation of Granulosa Cells: A Coordinated Balance of the Cell Cycle Regulators Cyclin D2 and p27Kip1

    Rebecca L. Robker;JoAnne S. Richards

  • Molecular mechanisms of ovulation: co-ordination through the cumulus complex

    Darryl L. Russell;Rebecca L. Robker

  • Obese Women Exhibit Differences in Ovarian Metabolites, Hormones, and Gene Expression Compared with Moderate-Weight Women

    Rebecca L. Robker;Lisa K. Akison;Brenton D. Bennett;Penny N. Thrupp

  • Beta-Oxidation Is Essential for Mouse Oocyte Developmental Competence and Early Embryo Development

    Kylie R. Dunning;Kara Cashman;Darryl L. Russell;Jeremy G. Thompson

  • Lipids and oocyte developmental competence: the role of fatty acids and β-oxidation.

    Kylie R Dunning;Darryl L Russell;Rebecca L Robker

  • Macrophage contributions to ovarian function

    Ruijin Wu;Kylie H. Van der Hoek;Natalie K. Ryan;Robert J. Norman

  • High-fat diet causes lipotoxicity responses in cumulus-oocyte complexes and decreased fertilization rates.

    Linda Lin Yan Wu;Kylie R. Dunning;Xing Yang;Xing Yang;Darryl L. Russell

  • Parenting from before conception

    Michelle Lane;Rebecca L. Robker;Sarah A. Robertson

  • Molecular mechanisms of ovulation and luteinization.

    Jo Anne S. Richards;Darryl L. Russell;Rebecca L. Robker;Maya Dajee

  • Hormonal Control of the Cell Cycle in Ovarian Cells: Proliferation Versus Differentiation

    Rebecca L. Robker;Jo Anne S. Richards

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction in oocytes of obese mothers: transmission to offspring and reversal by pharmacological endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibitors

    Linda Wu;Darryl L Russell;Siew Leng Wong;Miaoxin Chen

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Agonist Rosiglitazone Reverses the Adverse Effects of Diet-Induced Obesity on Oocyte Quality

    Cadence E. Minge;Brenton D. Bennett;Robert J. Norman;Rebecca L. Robker

  • Ovulation: a multi-gene, multi-step process.

    R L Robker;D L Russell;S Yoshioka;S C Sharma

  • Evidence that obesity alters the quality of oocytes and embryos.

    Rebecca L. Robker

  • Ovarian expression of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs during ovulation in the gonadotropin-primed immature rat.

    Lawrence L. Espey;Shinya Yoshioka;Darryl L. Russell;Rebecca L. Robker

  • Coordination of Ovulation and Oocyte Maturation: A Good Egg at the Right Time.

    Rebecca L Robker;Jon D Hennebold;Jon D Hennebold;Darryl L Russell

  • ADAMTS1 Cleavage of Versican Mediates Essential Structural Remodeling of the Ovarian Follicle and Cumulus-Oocyte Matrix During Ovulation in Mice

    Hannah M Brown;Kylie R Dunning;Rebecca L Robker;Derek Boerboom

  • Inflammatory pathways linking obesity and ovarian dysfunction

    Rebecca L. Robker;Linda L.-Y. Wu;Xing Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Darryl L. Russell
Darryl L. Russell University of Adelaide
Robert J. Norman
Robert J. Norman University of Adelaide
Michelle Lane
Michelle Lane University of Adelaide
Jeremy G. Thompson
Jeremy G. Thompson University of Adelaide
Sarah A. Robertson
Sarah A. Robertson University of Adelaide
C. Wayne Smith
C. Wayne Smith Baylor College of Medicine
JoAnne S. Richards
JoAnne S. Richards Baylor College of Medicine
Eileen A. McLaughlin
Eileen A. McLaughlin University of Wollongong
John L. Carroll
John L. Carroll University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Gary A. Wittert
Gary A. Wittert University of Adelaide

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