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Biography
Dr Renea Taylor is a Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow in the Department of Physiology and Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University. She graduated with a PhD in Reproductive Endocrinology in 2003 at Monash University and completed her postdoctoral training in Stem Cell Biology at the Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories. She pursued her research interest in hormone-dependent cancer, specialising in prostate cancer. The focus of her research program is the hormonal regulation of prostate stem cells and their interaction with the tumour microenvironment. More recently, Dr Taylor’s team has focused on elucidating the endocrine and metabolic changes that occur in obesity that may contribute to prostate cancer disease progression. She has established a translational approach to her research, developing and applying clinically relevant models to study prostate cancer, in collaboration with urology, pathology and oncology colleagues. In her academic role at Monash University, she is committed to training the future research scientists in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses and is a particular advocate for young women. She plays a key role in science communication and dedicates significant time to the promotion of prostate cancer awareness in the community.
External positions
Chair, Research Committee, Australian Prostate Cancer Bio-Resource
2018 → 2019Editorial Board, American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology & Metabolism
2017 → …Convenor, 2nd Australian Cancer and Metabolism Meeting
2016 → 2017Executive Member, Australian Prostate Cancer Bio-Resource
2016 → 2017Chair - Open Day Committee (Dept of Physiology)
2016 → …Member of International Xenografting Consortium - Endocrinology & Metabolism, Movember Global Action Plan
2016 → 2017Grant Review Panel Member - Cancer Biology Panel 5C, National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
2016Convenor of Program Committee, The Endocrine Society of Australia
2016 → 2018Editorial Board, The Prostate
2016 → …Member of the Academic Progress Committee, Monash University
2015 → …Grant Review Panel Member - Cancer Biology Panel 1E, National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
2014External Reviewer, Australia - India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF)
2012Grant Review Panel Member - Cancer Biology Panel 1E, National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
2012Member of Review Panel, Melbourne Health Expert Scientific (BioGrid, Victoria)
2011 → …External Reviewer, The Foundation Daw Park Grants For Medical Research; Repatriation General Hospital, South Australia
2011External Reviewer, American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS), New York
2010Grant Review Committee Member, Cancer Australia
2010Convenor, Seminar Series, MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research
2008 → 2009Grant Review Panel Member - Cancer Biology Panel 1D, National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
2008 → 2009External Reviewer, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
2008 → …External Reviewer, National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
2007 → …Member - Early Careers Innovators Network, Victorian Cancer Agency
2007 → 2008Member, Australian Prostate Cancer Bio-Resource
2003 → 2005Victorian Board Member, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)
2003 → 2010Member - Student Open Day Committee, Monash University
2003 → 2004Student Member, Monash University
2000Student Representative - Postgraduate Student Committee, Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development
1999 → 2000Student Liason for Monash Institute of Reproduction & Development, Monash Postgraduate Association
1999 → 2000Keywords
- Prostate Cancer
- Stem Cells
- Tumour Microenvironment
- cancer
- stromal cells
- experimental models
- immune-deficient models
- stem cell-microenvironment interactions
- tissue-specific stem cells
- embryonic stem cells
- exper
- castration
- steroid receptors
- selective estrogen receptor modulators
- cell cell interaction
- stromal epithelial signaling
- reproductive and developmental biology
- stem ce
- ex vivo culture
- hsp90 inhibitors
- human explants
- proliferation
- prostate cancer
- xenografting
- tissue recombination
- immuno-compromised mice
- stromal niche
- prostate
- stem cell differentiation
- stem cell research
- adult
- tissue culture
- androgen receptor
- stem cells
- urogenital sinus mesenchyme epithelium induction differentiation recombinant surothelium secretion e
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Projects 2003 2023
New combination therapies for castration-resistant prostat e cancer
Lawrence, M., Risbridger, G., Azad, A. & Taylor, R.
15/02/19 → 14/02/23
Project: Research
Investigating the origins of neuroendocrine prostate cancer
Toivanen, R., Risbridger, G., Taylor, R., Goode, D., Clouston, D. & Murphy, D.
15/02/19 → 14/02/23
Project: Research
Novel targeting of therapy-resistant prostate cancer cells.
Taylor, R., Risbridger, G., Azad, A. & Nim, H.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Dual Targeting of the Androgen Receptor for Effective and Durable Control of Lethal Prostate Cancer
Tilley, W. D., Risbridger, G., Raj, G. V., Selth, L., Taylor, R. & Joshua, A. M.
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1/01/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Research Output 1997 2019
Characterization of the ERG-regulated Kinome in Prostate Cancer Identifies TNIK as a Potential Therapeutic Target
Lee, R. S., Zhang, L., Berger, A., Lawrence, M. G., Song, J., Niranjan, B., Davies, R. G., Lister, N. L., Sandhu, S. K., Rubin, M. A., Risbridger, G. P., Taylor, R. A., Rickman, D. S., Horvath, L. G. & Daly, R. J., 1 Apr 2019, In : Neoplasia (United States). 21, 4, p. 389-400 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Identification of Metabolically Distinct Adipocyte Progenitor Cells in Human Adipose Tissues
Raajendiran, A., Ooi, G., Bayliss, J., O'Brien, P. E., Schittenhelm, R. B., Clark, A. K., Taylor, R. A., Rodeheffer, M. S., Burton, P. R. & Watt, M. J., 30 Apr 2019, In : Cell Reports. 27, 5, p. 1528-1540 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Suppressing fatty acid uptake has therapeutic effects in preclinical models of prostate cancer
Watt, M. J., Clark, A. K., Selth, L. A., Haynes, V. R., Lister, N., Rebello, R., Porter, L. H., Niranjan, B., Whitby, S. T., Lo, J., Huang, C., Schittenhelm, R. B., Anderson, K. E., Furic, L., Wijayaratne, P. R., Matzaris, M., Montgomery, M. K., Papargiris, M., Norden, S., Febbraio, M. & 4 others, 6 Feb 2019, In : Science Translational Medicine. 11, 478, 12 p., eaau5758.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Tissue engineered human prostate microtissues reveal key role of mast cell-derived tryptase in potentiating cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF)-induced morphometric transition in vitro
Pereira, B. A., Lister, N. L., Hashimoto, K., Teng, L., Flandes-Iparraguirre, M., Eder, A., Sanchez-Herrero, A., Niranjan, B., Melbourne Urological Research Alliance (MURAL), Frydenberg, M., Papargiris, M. M., Lawrence, M. G., Taylor, R. A., Hutmacher, D. W., Ellem, S. J., Risbridger, G. P. & De-Juan-Pardo, E. M., 1 Mar 2019, In : Biomaterials. 197, p. 72-85 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Enduring epigenetic landmarks define the cancer microenvironment
Pidsley, R., Lawrence, M. G., Zotenko, E., Niranjan, B., Statham, A., Song, J., Chabanon, R. M., Qu, W., Wang, H., Richards, M., Nair, S. S., Armstrong, N., Nim, H. T., Papargiris, M., Balanathan, P., French, H., Peters, T., Norden, S., Ryan, A., Pedersen, J. & 9 others, 1 May 2018, In : Genome Research. 28, 5, p. 625-638 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
Advancing Women’s Success Grant
Renea Taylor (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Finalist, National Young Researcher of the Year
Renea Taylor (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Other distinction
Grisha Sklovsky Memorial Prize
Renea Taylor (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Inaugural Monash University Distinguished Young Alumni Award
Renea Taylor (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)