Congratulations to the Centre’s 2022 Honours students on their scholarship awards and we wish them all the best for their research and training
Validation of the Male Depression Risk Scale short form in a cross-sectional study of Australian men. Herreen D, Rice S, Zajac I. Brief assessment of male depression in clinical care:BMJ Open. 2022 Mar 28;12(3):e053650. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053650.
Contact: Dr Ian Zajac
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Centre is highlighting some of the fantastic women of men’s health that have been supported by the Centre and are achieving great work in the field. FCMHW encourages and commends the involvement of women in men’s health and hopes to further support it in the future.
Understanding the nexus between alcohol consumption, social and emotional wellbeing, and higher education outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males in Australia
H Gupta, JA Smith, JJ Fleay, CPB Lesiter, K Canuto. International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health 4 (1), e28-e37.
Contact: Gupta Himanshu
Androgen receptor signaling in prostate cancer genomic subtypes. Jillson LK, Yette GA, Laajala TD, Tilley WD, Costello JC, Cramer SD.Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jun 30;13(13):3272. doi: 10.3390/cancers13133272.PMID: 34208794 Review.
Contact: Wayne Tilley
What farmers want from mental health and wellbeing-focused websites and online interventions,. Gunn KM, Barrett A, Hughes-Barton D, Turnbull D, Short CE, Brumby S, Skaczkowski G, Dollman J. Journal of Rural Studies, 2021, ISSN 0743-0167, doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.06.016.
Contact: Kate Gunn
Regulation of mRNA translation by hormone receptors in breast and prostate cancer. Xie J, Kusnadi EP, Furic L, Selth LA. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jun 29;13(13):3254. doi: 10.3390/cancers13133254.PMID: 34209750 Review.
Contact: Luke Selth
Volunteers aged 50+ years are being sought for a study that aims to develop a test of genetic risk for eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration. Participants will be asked to provide single blood or saliva sample at Flinders Medical Centre and undergo a comprehensive eye examination after 12 months. Information sheet Register your interest
Contact: Dr Georgie Hollitt
Men aged 35–54 years, who are not currently playing team-sport, are invited to take part in a 12-week (2x per week) exercise program (Australian Rules Football or circuit-based training) at the University of South Australia Mawson Lakes campus and undergo some health testing.
Contact: UniSA research or Ph. 8302 1365.
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
The Centre congratulates the following students on being awarded FCMHW Honours Scholarships for 2021 and wish them all the best for their research and Honours year.
Mr Sam Ziesing
Bachelor of Psychology, University of Adelaide
Project: Men’s usage and satisfaction with Telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supervisors: Prof Deborah Turnbull and
Dr Melissa Opozda
Mr Murray Nankivell
Bachelor of Psychological Science,
University of Adelaide
Project: Self-reported alcohol use during COVID-19 in men.
Supervisors: Professor Deborah Turnbull,
Dr Melissa Opozda
Mr Dale Woolford
Bachelor of Psychology,
University of South Australia
Project: Understanding self-help strategies male farmers use to maintain good mental health and their ideas on how to mitigate the barriers they face to seeking professional mental health help.
Supervisors: Dr Kate Gunn, Professor Deborah Turnbull, and Dr Maatthew Smoutit
Ms Patience Castleton
Bachelor of Health & Medical Sciences,
The University of Adelaide
Project: Evaluating the interplay between semen ROS concentrations, sperm function and seminal plasma cytokine abundance in men.
Supervisors: Dr Nicole McPherson,
Dr David Sharkey
Albumin used in human IVF contain different levels of lipids and modify embryo and fetal growth in a mouse model. Zander-Fox D, Villarosa L, McPherson NO.J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Jun 11. doi: 10.1007/s10815-021-02255-5. PMID: 34114110Z
Contact: Nicole McPherson
High-throughput imaging assay for drug screening of 3D prostate cancer organoids. Choo N, Ramm S, Luu J, Winter JM, Selth LA, Dwyer AR, Frydenberg M, Grummet J, Sandhu S, Hickey TE, Tilley WD, Taylor RA, Risbridger GP, Lawrence MG, Simpson KJ.SLAS Discov. 2021 Jun 11:24725552211020668. doi: 10.1177/24725552211020668.
Contact: Wayne Tilley
Participation in physical activity is associated with reduced nocturnal hypoxaemia in males. Stevens D, Appleton S, Melaku Y, Martin S, Adams R, Wittert G.ERJ Open Res. 2021 May 24;7(2):00852-2020. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00852-2020. eCollection 2021 Apr.PMID: 34046492.
Contact: Gary Wittert
Primary Gleason grade and Gleason grade group at positive surgical margins: a systematic review and meta-analysis.John A, John H, Catterwell R, Selth LA, Callaghan MO.BJU Int. 2021 May;127 Suppl 1:13-22. doi: 10.1111/bju.15316.PMID: 33973331
Contact: Michael O’Callaghan
