Miss Jessie Walker
Grant-Funded Research Associate
School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
College of Health
Preterm birth is the leading global cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Current therapeutics that aim to prevent preterm birth predominantly target downstream symptoms of underlying inflammatory pathology. My research seeks to understand the upstream mechanisms that underlie inflammatory disorders of pregnancy. Maternal immune adaptations are essential for successful pregnancy. I am particularly interested in the role of the adaptive immune system during pregnancy, and how this may be perturbed in complicated gestations. Applying emerging paradigms of T cell immunology will greatly increase our understanding of the complex maternal immune response to pregnancy.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | PhD Candidate | Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Award | Robinson Research Institute Oral Presentation Award 2022 | Australian Society for Medical Research | Australia | 250 |
| 2022 | Award | Best early higher degree research presentation | Fetal and Neonatal Workshop of Australia and New Zealand 2022 | Australia | 100 |
| 2021 | Award | Australian Society for Medical Research South Australian Meeting 2021 Honours Oral Presentation Award | Australian Society for Medical Research | Australia | - |
| 2020 | Scholarship | Repromed Reproductive Health Scholarship | Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide | Australia | 5000 |
| 2020 | Award | Microbiology & Immunology - Derrick Rowley Prize for Honours | The University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2019 | Scholarship | Adelaide Summer Research Scholarship | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2019 | Award | The Sir Ronald Fisher Prize for Genetics III | Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2019 | Award | Outstanding Academic Achievement Award | Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2018 | Award | Outstanding Academic Achievement Award | Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2017 | Award | Outstanding Academic Achievement Award | Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD in Medicine |
| 2020 - 2020 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Honours (Molecular and Biomedical Science) |
| 2016 - 2019 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Science (Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Walker, J. R., Foyle, K. L., Moldenhauer, L. M., & Robertson, S. A. (2023). Regulatory T Cell Deficiency in Periconception Impairs Late Gestation Pregnancy Outcomes and Increases Susceptibility to Inflammation Induced Preterm Birth in Mice. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Vol. 30 (pp. 49A). Brisbane, AUSTRALIA: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | Australian Society for Medical Research South Australian Committee | Australian Society for Medical Research | Australia |
| Date | Topic | Presented at | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Regulatory T cell insufficiency in periconception predisposes mice to late gestation pregnancy pathology | Australian Society for Medical Research South Australian Scientific Meeting 2022 | Australian Society for Medical Research | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Periconception Insufficiency in Regulatory T Cells Results in Late Gestation Pregnancy Pathology in the Mouse | Fetal and Neonatal Workshop of Australia and New Zealand | Perinatal Society of Australia & New Zealand | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Proinflammatory phenotypic plasticity of maternal regulatory T cells precedes interleukin 1β-induced preterm birth in mice | ESA-SRB-ANZBMS 2021 - SRB Orals: Pregnancy Parturition and Placenta | The Society for Reproductive Biology | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Regulatory T cell phenotypic changes in interleukin 1 beta-induced preterm birth in mice | Adelaide Immunology Retreat 2021 | Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Maternal immune adaptations in periconception and later susceptibility to immune dysfunction and preterm birth | 15th Annual Florey Postgraduate Research Conference | University of Adelaide Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences | Australia |
| 2021 - ongoing | Lineage stability of maternal regulatory T cells is maintained during physiological parturition and interleukin 1β-induced preterm labour in mice | SA ASMR 2021 Scientific Meeting | ASMR | Australia |
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