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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
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENTAL SWITCHES BY IMPORTIN 5
Loveland, K., Baker, M. A., Hobbs, R. & McLaughlin, E.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
12/01/20 → 11/01/23
Project: Research
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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 → 31/12/24
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. M. E., Schagdarsurengin, U., Schuppe, H. C., Steger, K. & Scheiner-Bobis, G.
1/10/17 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Activin and BMP Signalling in Human Testicular Cancer Cell Lines, and a Role for the Nucleocytoplasmic Transport Protein Importin-5 in Their Crosstalk
Radhakrishnan, K., Luu, M., Iaria, J., Sutherland, J. M., McLaughlin, E. A., Zhu, H. J. & Loveland, K. L., Apr 2023, In: Cells. 12, 7, 21 p., 1000.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
New horizons in testis biology and men's health: a special issue of the XXVIth North American testis workshop
Yan, W. & Loveland, K. L., Jul 2023, In: Andrology. 11, 5, p. 787-788 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Spermatogonial fate in mice with increased activin A bioactivity and testicular somatic cell tumours
Whiley, P. A. F., Nathaniel, B., Stanton, P. G., Hobbs, R. M. & Loveland, K. L., 2023, In: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11, 20 p., 1237273.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Testis exposure to unopposed/elevated activin A in utero affects somatic and germ cells and alters steroid levels mimicking phthalate exposure
Whiley, P. A. F., Luu, M. C. M., O’Donnell, L., Handelsman, D. J. & Loveland, K. L., 2023, In: Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14, 19 p., 1234712.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Activin A and CCR2 regulate macrophage function in testicular fibrosis caused by experimental autoimmune orchitis
Peng, W., Kepsch, A., Kracht, T. O., Hasan, H., Wijayarathna, R., Wahle, E., Pleuger, C., Bhushan, S., Günther, S., Kauerhof, A. C., Planinić, A., Fietz, D., Schuppe, H. C., Wygrecka, M., Loveland, K. L., Ježek, D., Meinhardt, A., Hedger, M. P. & Fijak, M., Dec 2022, In: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 79, 12, 24 p., 602.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access14 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Chair, 2024 North American Testis Workshop
Loveland, Katherine (Recipient), 1 May 2022
Prize: National/international honour
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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