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Biography
Testis Development and Male Germ Cell Biology Research Group Head
Head, Centre for Reproductive Health, Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Head, Postgraduate Research, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University
Honorary Professor, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Germany
Kate is recognised internationally for investigating the mechanisms that underpin testis development and sperm formation. Her discoveries include key molecular switches that regulate cell fate via the TGFbeta superfamily, Hedgehog and Wnt signaling pathways. Her collaborative research on intracellular signaling molecules relating to nucleocytoplasmic transport and Snail transcription factors has identified new mechanisms that regulate spermatogenesis. She has held nationally competitive grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council and Australian Research Council since 1995, including an NHMRC Fellowship from 2000-2020.
Professor Loveland collaborates with researchers around Australia, in Denmark, Germany, the Czech Republic, USA and Japan. In 2004 she received the American Society for Andrology Young Andrologist Award, their highest distinction for a developing researcher, and she received the Fuller W. Bazer International Scientist Award from the Society for the Study of Reproduction in 2018. In 2010, she received the Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision, and she has supervised more than 20 PhD candidate completions. She currently co-leads a joint-PhD training program with Justus-Liebig University (2013-2022; funded by the German Research Foundation), in which up to 30 students are being trained in the Molecular Pathogenesis of Male Reproduction, and holds a Liebig Professorship in recognition of this role.
Professor Loveland is a reviewer and editor for several specialist journals and is active in the Society for Study of Reproduction and the American Society for Andrology. She will serve as Vice President/President of the ASA in 2022-2024, and as Chair of the North American Testis Workshop in 2024. She has over 160 publications that reflect her keen interest in discovering how cells change from one state of differentiation to the next in normal development and in pathological conditions.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Testis
- Spermatogenesis
- Cell Signalling
- Fertility
- Testicular Cancer
- Reproduction
- Activin
- Nucleocytoplasmic Transport
- Immunology
Network
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Developmental Events Affecting Male Fertility and Reproductive Pathologies
Loveland, K., Rajpert-De Meyts, E., Schuppe, H. C., Meinhardt, A., Almstrup, K., Jorgensen, A. & Guo, J.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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3D Light Sheet Fluorescent Microscopy system
Jenkin, G., Harper, I., Hooper, S., Nold, M., Hickey, M., Kitching, R., Loveland, K., Gargett, C., Ferrero, R. & Lim, R.
Monash University – Internal Department Contribution
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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IRTG: International Research Training Grant (IRTG)_Renewal of Molecular pathogenesis of male reproductive disorders project
Meinhardt, A., Loveland, K., Bhushan, S., Ellem, S. J., Hedger, M., O'Bryan, M., O'Donnell, L., Stanton, P., Risbridger, G., Baker, M. A., Hobbs, R., Loveland, B. E., Exintaris, B., Western, P., McLachlan, R., Whittaker, M., Wagenlehner, F. M. E., Bergmann, M., Diemer, T., Fietz, D., Fijak, M., Konrad, L., Linn, T., Middendorff, R., Pilatz, A., Schagdarsurengin, U., Schuppe, H. C., Steger, K. & Scheiner-Bobis, G.
1/10/17 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Differential roles of gene family members in development of a cell lineage
Hime, G., Loveland, K. & Abud, H.
11/01/17 → 10/01/20
Project: Research
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Overlap of autism and conditions associated with atypical sex hormone levels or response: A systematic review and meta-analysis
May, T., Yi, K. L. J., Loveland, K. L., Vollenhoven, B. & Williams, K., Feb 2021, In: Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 80, 22 p., 101693.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Activin A Determines Steroid Levels and Composition in the Fetal Testis
Whiley, P. A. F., O'Donnell, L., Moody, S. C., Handelsman, D. J., Young, J. C., Richards, E. A., Almstrup, K., Western, P. S. & Loveland, K. L., Jul 2020, In: Endocrinology. 161, 7, 16 p., bqaa058.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus) -
Corrigendum: Deletions on mouse Yq lead to upregulation of multiple X- and Y-linked transcripts in spermatids (Human Molecular Genetics (2005) 14:18 (2705-2715) DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddi304)
Ellis, P. J. I., Clemente, E. J., Ball, P., Touré, A., Ferguson, L., Turner, J. M. A., Loveland, K. L., Affara, N. A. & Burgoyne, P. S., 15 Jan 2020, In: Human Molecular Genetics. 29, 2, p. 351 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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Differential tissue-specific damage caused by bacterial epididymo-orchitis in the mouse
Klein, B., Bhushan, S., Gunther, S., Middendorff, R., Loveland, K. L., Hedger, M. P. & Meinhardt, A., 24 Apr 2020, In: Molecular Human Reproduction. 26, 4, p. 215-227 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus) -
Erratum: WNT signalling in the normal human adult testis and in male germ cell neoplasms (Human Reproduction (2020) 35 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaa150)
Young, J. C., Kerr, G., Micati, D., Nielsen, J. E., Rajpert-De Meyts, E., Abud, H. E. & Loveland, K. L., Nov 2020, In: Human Reproduction. 35, 11, p. 2639 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Fuller W Bazer SSR International Scientist Award
Loveland, Katherine (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Justus-Liebig Professorship
Loveland, Katherine (Recipient), 2014
Prize: National/international honour
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Justus-Liebig Professorship, renewal
Loveland, Katherine (Recipient), 2019
Prize: National/international honour
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Justus-Liebig Professorship, renewal
Loveland, Katherine (Recipient), 2016
Prize: National/international honour
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Monash University Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research, Postgraduate Supervision
Loveland, Katherine (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)