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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Ellery is an NHMRC Peter Doherty Early Career Research Fellow, with a primary interest in uteroplacental and fetal energy homeostasis during pregnancy. She completed her PhD at The Ritchie Centre, Monash University Australia, in February of 2015. The focus of her PhD studies was an investigation of the adverse outcomes of intrapartum asphyxia on renal function, together with an evaluation of prenatal [maternal] administration of creatine to protect the fetal/neonatal kidney. During these studies, Dr Ellery identified maternal adaptations to creatine homeostasis during pregnancy, suggesting this is an essential pathway for buffering the fluctuating energy demands of the developing placenta and fetus.
Stacey’s fellowship is extending the work completed during her PhD, but with a focus on maternal nutrition, placentology, factors leading to fetal growth deficiencies and energy homeostasis during pregnancy. She is currently investigating whether adjustments to maternal diet and creatine availability can improve outcomes in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia, fetal growth retardation, preterm birth, and intrapartum asphyxia.
To achieve this, Dr Ellery has developed a research program that includes retrospective and prospective clinical studies as well as the use of numerous animal models (spiny mouse, sheep, rhesus macaque). This program comprises international teams of clinicians (neonatologists, pediatric radiologists and developmental therapists) and laboratory-based (biomedical scientists, neuroscientists and analytical chemists) across Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Obstetrics, PhD, Studies on the Importance of Creatine for the Mother and newborn
Award Date: 24 Feb 2015
Biomedical Science, BBioMedSc (Hons), Deakin University
Award Date: 31 Oct 2010
Research area keywords
- hypoxia
- Neonatal brain injury
- nutrition
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy disorders
- Fetal Physiology
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Elucidating the role of the endometrium in predicting pregnancy outcomes
Davies, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cousins, F. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Gargett, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Palmer, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ellery, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Vollenhoven, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Gordon, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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The Endometrial Environment: A New Target to Understand and Prevent Preterm Stillbirth. The Nadia Project.
Davies, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Gargett, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ellery, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vollenhoven, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Filby, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cousins, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Palmer, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/06/21 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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Creatine and Pregnancy Outcomes
Ellery, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
GS & YJ Wilson Andrea Joy Logan Trust Fund
1/08/18 → 31/08/19
Project: Research
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Maternal creatine supplementation to protect babies from birth asphyxia
Ellery, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Kelleher, M. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walker, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sherman, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Snow, R. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Fahey, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/18 → 30/06/21
Project: Other
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Plasma lipidomic signatures for risk prediction and prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus
Mousa, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Ellery, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal School Contribution
15/03/18 → 31/01/19
Project: Research
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Creatine and pregnancy outcomes: a prospective cohort study of creatine metabolism in low-risk pregnant females
de Guingand, D. L., Palmer, K. R., Callahan, D. L., Snow, R. J., Davies-Tuck, M. L. & Ellery, S. J., Mar 2024, In: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 119, 3, p. 838-849 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Investigating Menstruation and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Oxymoron or New Frontier? A Narrative Review
Tindal, K., Cousins, F. L., Ellery, S. J., Palmer, K. R., Gordon, A., Filby, C. E., Gargett, C. E., Vollenhoven, B. & Davies-Tuck, M. L., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13, 15, 16 p., 4430.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
The composition of menstrual fluid, its applications, and recent advances to understand the endometrial environment: a narrative review
Tindal, K., Filby, C. E., Cousins, F. L., Ellery, S. J., Vollenhoven, B., Palmer, K., Gordon, A., Gargett, C. E. & Davies-Tuck, M., Jul 2024, In: F and S Reviews. 5, 3, 28 p., 100075.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Aspects of human uterine creatine metabolism during the menstrual cycle and at term pregnancy
Philip, M., Snow, R. J., Della Gatta, P. A., Callahan, D. L., Bellofiore, N., Salamonsen, L. A., Palmer, K. R. & Ellery, S. J., 1 Dec 2023, In: Biology of Reproduction. 109, 6, p. 839-850 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Maternal diet quality and associations with plasma lipid profiles and pregnancy-related cardiometabolic health
van der Pligt, P. F., Kuswara, K., McNaughton, S. A., Abbott, G., Islam, S. M. S., Huynh, K., Meikle, P. J., Mousa, A. & Ellery, S. J., Dec 2023, In: European Journal of Nutrition. 62, 8, p. 3369–3381 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australian Postgraduate Award
Ellery, Stacey (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best 3rd year PhD Presentation
Ellery, S. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 2 Non-HDR Supervisions
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Honours supervision: Effect of a dietary resistant starch supplement on menstrual associated pain, gastrointestinal and emotional symptoms: a randomised controlled trial
Kellow, N. (Supervisor) & Ellery, S. (Supervisor)
1 Mar 2021 → 1 Dec 2021Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
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Honours supervision: Modulating menstrual-associated pain, gastrointestinal and emotional symptoms via dietary intervention
Kellow, N. (Supervisor) & Ellery, S. (Supervisor)
1 Mar 2020 → 20 Nov 2020Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
Press/Media
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Food for Thought - Gym Junkie Hope for Premature Bubs
30/05/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Creatine: what is it and should we supplement our diets with it?
2/09/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment