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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.
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):
External positions
Chair, Research Committee, Australian Prostate Cancer Bio-Resource
2018 → 2019
Editorial Board, American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology & Metabolism
2017 → …
Convenor, 2nd Australian Cancer and Metabolism Meeting
2016 → 2017
Executive Member, Australian Prostate Cancer Bio-Resource
2016 → 2017
Chair - Open Day Committee (Dept of Physiology)
2016 → …
Convenor of Program Committee, Endocrine Society of Australia
2016 → 2018
Member of International Xenografting Consortium - Endocrinology & Metabolism, Movember Foundation
2016 → 2017
Grant Review Panel Member - Cancer Biology Panel 5C, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
2016
Editorial Board, The Prostate
2016 → …
Member of the Academic Progress Committee, Monash University
2015 → …
Grant Review Panel Member - Cancer Biology Panel 1E, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
2014
External Reviewer, AISRF - Australia India Strategic Research Fund
2012
Grant Review Panel Member - Cancer Biology Panel 1E, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
2012
Member of Review Panel, Melbourne Health Expert Scientific (BioGrid, Victoria)
2011 → …
External Reviewer, Repat Foundation Incorporated (trading as Foundation Daw Park Inc)
2011
External Reviewer, American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS), New York
2010
Grant Review Committee Member, Cancer Australia
2010
Convenor, Seminar Series, MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research
2008 → 2009
Grant Review Panel Member - Cancer Biology Panel 1D, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
2008 → 2009
External Reviewer, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
2008 → …
External Reviewer, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
2007 → …
Member - Early Careers Innovators Network, Victorian Cancer Agency
2007 → 2008
Member, Australian Prostate Cancer Bio-Resource
2003 → 2005
Victorian Board Member, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)
2003 → 2010
Member - Student Open Day Committee, Monash University
2003 → 2004
Student Member, Monash University
2000
Student Liason for Monash Institute of Reproduction & Development, Monash Postgraduate Association
1999 → 2000
Student Representative - Postgraduate Student Committee, Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, Monash University
1999 → 2000
Research area keywords
- 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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Pre-clinical testing of emerging prostate cancer therapies
Risbridger, G., Taylor, R., Lawrence, M. & Porter, L.
15/03/22 → 14/03/24
Project: Research
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Developing novel CAR T cell therapy approaches to treat prostate cancer
Taylor, R., Porter, L., Trapani, J., Darcy, P., Neeson, P., Risbridger, G., Risbridger, G., Solomon, B. J., Azad, A. & Furic, L.
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Inherited Pathogenic Mutations in Prostate Cancer: The Next Generation
Taylor, R., Thorne, H. J., Frydenberg, M., Risbridger, G., Batra, J. & Schoch, W.
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Resolving and translating communication within the prostate cancer microenvironment
Daly, R., Horvath, L. G., Taylor, R., Timpson, P., Cox, T. R., Song, J., Risbridger, G., Kench, J. G. & Jorgensen, C.
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
1/09/19 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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“Up-Front PSMA” Alliance: Using Theranostics Early to Eradicate Prostate Cancer and Developing Novel Strategies for PSMA-negative disease
Azad, A., Hoffman, M., Murphy, D. G., Risbridger, G., Trapani, J., Williams, S. G., Lawrentschuk, N., Francis, R., Vela, I., Taylor, R., Sandhu, S., Violet, J., Pattison, D. A., Porter, L., Lister, N., Alinezhad, S., Iravani, A. & Zhu, J.
1/07/19 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Androgen receptor enhancer amplification in matched patient-derived xenografts of primary and castrate-resistant prostate cancer
Porter, L. H., Bakshi, A., Pook, D., Clark, A., Clouston, D., Kourambas, J., MURAL investigators, Goode, D. L., Risbridger, G. P., Taylor, R. A. & Lawrence, M. G., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Pathology. 254, 2, p. 121-134 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
CX-5461 sensitizes DNA damage repair-proficient castrate-resistant prostate cancer to PARP inhibition
Lawrence, M. G., Porter, L. H., Choo, N., Pook, D., Grummet, J. P., Pezaro, C. J., Sandhu, S., Ramm, S., Luu, J., Bakshi, A., Goode, D. L., Sanij, E., Pearson, R. B., Hannan, R. D., Simpson, K. J., Taylor, R. A., Risbridger, G. P. & Furic, L., Nov 2021, In: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 20, 11, p. 2140-2150 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
CYP3A7*1C allele: linking premenopausal oestrone and progesterone levels with risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers
NBCS Collaborators, AOCS Group, ABCTB Investigators & kConFab Investigators, 16 Feb 2021, In: British Journal of Cancer. 124, 4, p. 842-854 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
High-Throughput Imaging Assay for Drug Screening of 3D Prostate Cancer Organoids
Choo, N., Ramm, S., Luu, J., Winter, J. M., Selth, L. A., Dwyer, A. R., Frydenberg, M., Grummet, J., Sandhu, S., Hickey, T. E., Tilley, W. D., Taylor, R. A., Risbridger, G. P., Lawrence, M. G. & Simpson, K. J., Oct 2021, In: SLAS Discovery. 26, 9, p. 1107-1124 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Mast cell‐derived samd14 is a novel regulator of the human prostate tumor microenvironment
Teng, L. K. H., Pereira, B. A., Keerthikumar, S., Huang, C., Niranjan, B., Lee, S. N., Richards, M., Schittenhelm, R. B., Furic, L., Goode, D. L., Lawrence, M. G., Taylor, R. A., Ellem, S. J., Risbridger, G. P. & Lister, N. L., 2 Mar 2021, In: Cancers. 13, 6, 23 p., 1237.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Advancing Women’s Success Grant
Taylor, Renea (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Finalist, National Young Researcher of the Year
Taylor, Renea (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Other distinction
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Grisha Sklovsky Memorial Prize, Monash Institute for Medical Research
Taylor, Renea (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Inaugural Monash University Distinguished Young Alumni Award
Taylor, Renea (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)