SEMINAR:
  Kisspeptin, Fertility and Fatness
  - School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology Seminar Series
		
Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:00 - Room 1.81, Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology buiding north
		
Jeremy Smith, Future Fellow School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology, UWA
The Seminar: Jeremy’s work represents an exciting new field of
neuroendocrinology. The recent discovery of mice and humans lacking the
kisspeptin receptor (Kiss1R) and their subsequent infertility has
sparked scientists to explore the actions of kisspeptin. Kisspeptin is a
neuropeptide and regulates reproduction by signalling directly to GnRH
neurons. In addition to being expressed in GnRH neurons, Kiss1R is also
expressed in other brain areas, suggesting that kisspeptin may have
additional functions outside of governing reproduction. New research has
now uncovered that this peptide plays an equally exciting role in the
control of adiposity.

 The Speaker:  Jeremy Smith began his research career at The University
of Western Australia, where he completed his PhD with Distinction in
2004. In 2003, Jeremy was awarded a NICHD Fellowship (US) and began
post-doctoral research at the University of Washington. Here, Jeremy
worked extensively on kisspeptin, a novel neuropeptide, vital in the
neuroendocrine control of GnRH secretion and reproductive function. In
2006, Dr Smith was awarded a NHMRC Biomedical Fellowship and returned to
Australia to work at the Department of Physiology, Monash University.
Jeremy has now returned to UWA and the School of Anatomy, Physiology and
Human Biology to continue his work and is funded by the NHMRC, ARC and
is a recipient of an ARC Future Fellowship.
		
For more information:
  Debbie Hull
  debbie.hull@uwa.edu.au
  6488 3313

Starts       : Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:00
Ends         : Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:00
		
Last Updated : Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:54