McPherson NO, Grieger JA. The science of preconception. .International Journal of Birth and Parent Education. 2022;9(2):9-14.
Contact: Nicole Mcpherson
The science of preconception
Measuring Reactive Oxygen Species in Semen for Male Preconception Care
Measuring Reactive Oxygen Species in Semen for Male Preconception Care: A Scientist Perspective.
Castleton, P.E.; Deluao, J.C.; Sharkey, D.J.; McPherson, N.O. Antioxidants 2022, 11, 264. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11020264
Contact: Nicole Mcpherson
Diet4Dads clinical trial of nutrition and sperm quality : Males 18-45 years, Adelaide region eligible
Researchers are seeking men who are overweight, aged 18-50 years to participate in a 12 week Adelaide based trial of an dietician led nutrient-sense diet on sperm quality.
Lead site: The University of Adelaide
Contact: Nicole McPherson
May FCMHW SA/NT Research Seminar program - 27 May 2021
12 midday - 1.30pm (SA Time).
L6 AHMS Building Rm 6052a/6052b and ZOOM
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Speaker 1: Mr Jacob Truong (MPhil candidate, The University of Adelaide, SAHMRI and Freemasons Centre for Male Health & Wellbeing)
Topic: Characterising the dynamic lipid profile changes in prostate cancer recurrence.
Speaker 2: Dr Melissa Opozda (Early Career Research Fellow, Freemasons Centre for Male Health & Wellbeing – SA Division)
Topic: E-health interventions for common mental health problems in men: what do we know, and what do we need to know?
Speaker 3: Dr Andrew Vincent (Senior Biostatistician, Freemasons Centre for Male Health & Wellbeing – SA Division)
Topic: Novel design for proof of concept studies.
April FCMHW SA/NT Research Seminar program - 29 April
12 midday - 1.30pm (SA Time).
L6 AHMS Building Rm 6052a/6052b and ZOOM
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Speaker 1: Nathan and Daniel Bolton (The Bolton Brothers Psychology) and Mr Callum MacPherson.
Topic: Masculinity and mental health workshop concept.
Speaker 2: Elizabeth Adamson (Research Fellow, Freemason Centre for Male Health & Wellbeing – NT Division)
Topic: The experience of migrant fathers in Darwin – Renegotiating gender roles and family responsibilities: Early findings and next steps.
Speaker 3: Mr Alex Brae (PhD student, Freemasons Centre for Male Health & Wellbeing – SA Division)
Topic: Developing a signalling model of male help-seeking behaviour.
March FCMHW SA/NT Research Seminar program
12 midday - 1.30pm (SA Time) by Zoom meeting only.
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1. Dr Nicole McPherson: NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Head of the Sperm and Embryo Biology Research Group, FCMHW-SA Division & Robinson Research Institute, the Uni of Adelaide.
Presentation title: Can we make SpermFAST!!!
2. Patience Castleton Honours student, Sperm and Embryo Biology Research Group, FCMHW-SA Division & Robinson Research Institute, the Uni of Adelaide.
Presentation title: Evaluating the interplay between semen ROS concentrations, sperm function and seminal plasma cytokine abundance in men.
3. Dr Himanshu Gupta: Research Fellow, FCMHW–NT Division, Wellbeing and Preventable Chronic Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research.
Presentation title: Supporting higher education for Indigenous men - program overview.
Dr Nicole McPherson awarded Lloyd Cox Fellowship: supporting male preconception health research
The Centre congratulates Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Dr Nicole McPherson (pictured with Cooper McPherson), on being honoured with the award of 2021 Lloyd Cox Fellow from the Robinson Research Institute. Nicole is currently a National Health & Medical Research Council Career Fellow who leads the Sperm and Embryo Biology Research Group. This new fellowship, which begins in April, will allow Nicole to further develop her research into dietary interventions for optimal male preconception health for which she has received seed funding from the Robinson Research Institute.
The Lloyd Cox Fellowship was named after Professor Lloyd Cox AM (1919 - 2001), a highly-respected leader in the field of reproductive health and medicine more broadly. In 1958, Lloyd was appointed Foundation Professor in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) Department at the University of Adelaide. He was influential in state policy on reproductive technology and family planning. Lloyd was also a member of the University’s Commission on Medical Schools and successfully promoted Adelaide's need for a new medical school.
Professor Cox was appointed a Member of The Order of Australia in 1981 for services to women's health.
ROSS fertility and sperm health study seeking men aged 18-45 years in Adelaide
Pre-conception health, sperm health and child health outcomes
The responsibilities of fatherhood start well before conception. Our research examines the biology of how disease risk is transferred via sperm and use this knowledge to develop tests of risk and interventions targeting men at the family planning stage.
The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
Contact: Dr Nicole McPherson