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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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Activin A and Sertoli Cells: Key to Fetal Testis Steroidogenesis
O’Donnell, L., Whiley, P. A. F. & Loveland, K. L., 24 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13, 7 p., 898876.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Examination of testicular lumicrine regulation of activins and immunoregulatory genes in the epididymal caput
Wijayarathna, R., Genovese, R., Meinhardt, A., Loveland, K. L., Groome, N. P., Hinton, B. T. & Hedger, M. P., Jan 2022, In: Andrology. 10, 1, p. 190-201 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Genetics of testicular cancer: A review
Martin, F. C., Conduit, C., Loveland, K. L., Thomas, B., Lewin, J. & Tran, B., 1 Sep 2022, In: Current Opinion in Urology. 32, 5, p. 481-487 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Importins: Diverse roles in male fertility
Nathaniel, B., Whiley, P. A. F., Miyamoto, Y. & Loveland, K. L., Jan 2022, In: Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 121, p. 82-98 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Regulation of macrophage number and gene transcript levels by activin A and its binding protein, follistatin, in the testes of adult mice
Biniwale, S., Wijayarathna, R., Pleuger, C., Bhushan, S., Loveland, K. L., Meinhardt, A. & Hedger, M. P., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 151, 8 p., 103618.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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), 2016
Prize: National/international honour
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Justus-Liebig Professorship, renewal
Loveland, Katherine (Recipient), 2019
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)