Renea Taylor

Assoc Professor

Associate Professor, Physiology
Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2609-2380

EmailRenea.Taylor@monash.edu

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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 → 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 Global Action Plan

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, Australia - India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF)

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, The Foundation Daw Park Grants For Medical Research; Repatriation General Hospital, South Australia

2011

External Reviewer, American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS), New York

2010

Grant Review Committee Member, Cancer Australia (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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7 Active
35 Finished

Targeted Reprogramming of Prostate Cancer
Polo, J., Taylor, R., Lister, N. & Pook, D.
1/09/20 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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
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 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
“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., 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.
Cancer Australia (Australia)
1/07/19 → 30/06/21
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

62 Article
4 Chapter (Book)
4 Comment / Debate
4 Review Article
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Alterations in the methylome of the stromal tumour microenvironment signal the presence and severity of prostate cancer
Lawrence, M. G., Pidsley, R., Niranjan, B., Papargiris, M., Pereira, B. A., Richards, M., Teng, L., Norden, S., Ryan, A., Frydenberg, M., Stirzaker, C., Taylor, R. A., Risbridger, G. P. & Clark, S. J., 18 Mar 2020, In : Clinical Epigenetics. 12, 1, 18 p., 48.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access
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2 Citations (Scopus)
Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score and Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk
Kramer, I., Hooning, M. J., Mavaddat, N., Hauptmann, M., Keeman, R., Steyerberg, E. W., Giardiello, D., Antoniou, A. C., Pharoah, P. D. P., Canisius, S., Ful, Z. A., Andrulis, I. L., Anton-Culver, H., Aronson, K. J., Augustinsson, A., Becher, H., Beckmann, M. W., Behrens, S., Benitez, J., Bermisheva, M. & 123 others, Bogdanova, N. V., Bojesen, S. E., Bolla, M. K., Bonanni, B., Brauch, H., Bremer, M., Brucker, S. Y., Burwinkel, B., Castelao, J. E., Chan, T. L., Chang-Claude, J., Chanock, S. J., Chenevix-Trench, G., Choi, J. Y., Clarke, C. L., NBCS Collaborators, Margriet, J. C., Couch, F. J., Cox, A., Cross, S. S., Czene, K., Daly, M. B., Devilee, P., Dörk, T., dos-Santos-Silva, I., Dunning, A. M., Dwek, M., Eccles, D. M., Evans, D. G., Fasching, P. A., Flyger, H. L., Dominguez, M. G., García-Closas, M., Garciá-Saénz, J. A., Giles, G. G., Goldgar, D. E., Gonz'lez-Neira, A., Haiman, C. A., Håkansson, N., Hamann, U., Hartman, M., Heemskerk-Gerritsen, B. A. M., Hollestelle, A., Hopper, J. L., Hou, M. F., Howell, A., ABCTB Investigators, kConFab Investigators, Ito, H., Jakimovska, M., Jakubowska, A., Janni, W., John, E. M., Jung, A., Kang, D., Kets, M., Khusnutdinova, E., Koto, Y. D., Kristensen, V. N., Kurian, A. W., Kwong, A., Lambrechts, D., Marchand, L. L., Li, J., Lindblom, A., Lubinski, J., Mannermaa, A., Manoochehri, M., Margolin, S., Matsuo, K., Mavroudis, D., Meindl, A., Milne, R. L., Mulligan, A. M., Muranen, T., Neuhausen, S. L., Nevanlinna, H., Newman, P. W. G., Olshan, A. F., Olson, J. E., Olsson, H., Park-Simon, T-W., Peto, J., Petridis, C., Plaseska-Karanfilska, D., Presneau, N., Pylkäs, K., Radice, P., Rennert, G., Romero, A., Roylance, R., Saloustros, E., Sawyer, E. J., Schmutzler, R. K., Schwentner, L., Scott, C., See, M. H., Shah, M., Shen, C. Y., Shu, X. O., Siesling, S., Slager, S., Sohn, C., Southey, M. C., Spinelli, J. J., Stone, J., Tapper, W. J., Tengström, M., Soo-Hwang, T., Terry, M. B., Tollenaar, R. A. E. M., Tomlinson, I., Troester, M. A., Vachon, C. M., van Ongeval, C., van Veen, E. M., Winqvist, R., Wolk, A., Zheng, W., Ziogas, A., Easton, D. F., Hall, P. & Schmidt, M. K., 5 Nov 2020, In : American Journal of Human Genetics. 107, 5, p. 837-848 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Early intervention exercise training does not delay prostate cancer progression in Pten^−/− mice
Taylor, R. A., Farrelly, S. G., Clark, A. K. & Watt, M. J., Aug 2020, In : The Prostate. 80, 11, p. 906-914 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Genomic analysis of male puberty timing highlights shared genetic basis with hair colour and lifespan
Hollis, B., Day, F. R., Busch, A. S., Thompson, D. J., Soares, A. L. G., Timmers, P. R. H. J., Kwong, A., Easton, D. F., Joshi, P. K., Timpson, N. J., The PRACTICAL consortium, 23andMe Research Team, Ong, K. K. & Perry, J. R. B., 24 Mar 2020, In : Nature Communications. 11, 1, 10 p., 1536.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

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1 Citation (Scopus)
Impact of human visceral and glutealfemoral adipose tissue transplant on glycemic control in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity
Tsiloulis, T., Raajendiran, A., Keenan, S. N., Ooi, G., Taylor, R. A., Burton, P. & Watt, M. J., Sep 2020, In : American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 319, 3, p. E519-E528 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Advancing Women’s Success Grant
Taylor, Renea (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Australian Postgraduate Award
Taylor, Renea (Recipient), 1998
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
Finalist, National Young Researcher of the Year
Taylor, Renea (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Other distinction
Grisha Sklovsky Memorial Prize, Monash Institute for Medical Research
Taylor, Renea (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Inaugural Monash University Distinguished Young Alumni Award
Taylor, Renea (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)