John Schjenken

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Dr John Schjenken undertook his undergraduate study and postgraduate work at the University of Newcastle for which he was awarded a PhD in 2011 on the function of the endogenous retroviral envelope protein, syncytin-1 in the human placenta. He is currently an ARC research associate at the Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide working with Prof Sarah Robertson's group responsible for the development of projects utilising animal models that identify and characterise novel seminal fluid signalling mediators and their role in female tract immune function, pregnancy quality and offspring health.

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Dr John Schjenken is an early career researcher establishing himself in the field of reproductive biology and reproductive immunology. His background is in reproductive biology and since beginning his post-doctoral position at the Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School at the University of Adelaide, he has been establishing himself in the field of reproductive immunology. His research interests lie in the broad area of immunology of reproduction focusing on defining the molecular mechanisms that regulate female tract responses to seminal fluid, identifying novel seminal fluid signalling mediators, and determining the impact of these mediators on pregnancy quality and offspring health.

Appointments

Date Position Institution name

2010 - ongoing ARC Research Associate University of Adelaide

Date	Position	Institution name
2010 - ongoing	ARC Research Associate	University of Adelaide

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2016	Award	Best Early Career Researcher Poster Presentation	University of Adelaide	Australia	700
2016	Award	Best Early Career Researcher Oral Presentation	University of Adelaide	Australia	250
2016	Award	Co-recipient of the best presentation from a Robinson Research Institute Member	University of Adelaide	Australia	125
2016	Award	People's Choice Award	University of Adelaide	Australia	250
2015	Award	Best Early Career Researcher Oral Presentation	University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute	Australia	-
2014	Award	Society for Reproductive Biology ECR Collaborative Award	Society for Reproductive Biology	-	$1500
2014	Award	International Best Abstract Award representing Australia	Society for the Study of Reproduction	United States	-
2013	Award	Best ECR Poster Award.	Robinson Research Insitiute, University of Adelaide	Australia	-

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2006 - 2011	University of Newcastle	Australia	PhD
2005 - 2005	University of Newcastle Australia	Australia	Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology Honours Class 1)
2002 - 2004	University of Newcastle Australia	Australia	Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)

Research Interests

Immunology Reproductive Biology

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Mulhall, J. E., Trigg, N. A., Bernstein, I. R., Anderson, A. L., Murray, H. C., Sipilä, P., . . . Skerrett-Byrne, D. A. (2024). Immortalized mouse caput epididymal epithelial (mECap18) cell line recapitulates the in-vivo environment. Proteomics, 24(7), 2300253-1-2300253-9. DOI Scopus1
2024	Skerrett-Byrne, D. A., Stanger, S. J., Trigg, N. A., Anderson, A. L., Sipilä, P., Bernstein, I. R., . . . Nixon, B. (2024). Phosphoproteomic analysis of the adaption of epididymal epithelial cells to corticosterone challenge. Andrology, 12(5), 1038-1057. DOI
2024	Tamessar, C. T., Anderson, A. L., Bromfield, E. G., Trigg, N. A., Parameswaran, S., Stanger, S. J., . . . Schjenken, J. E. (2024). The efficacy and functional consequences of interactions between human spermatozoa and seminal fluid extracellular vesicles. Reproduction & fertility, 5(4), 20 pages. DOI
2024	Panir, K., Schjenken, J. E., Breen, J., Chan, H. Y., Greaves, E., Robertson, S. A., & Hull, M. L. (2024). RNA sequencing reveals molecular mechanisms of endometriosis lesion development in mice. DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms, 17(10), dmm050566. DOI
2024	Trigg, N., Schjenken, J. E., Martin, J. H., Skerrett-Byrne, D. A., Smyth, S. P., Bernstein, I. R., . . . Nixon, B. (2024). Subchronic elevation in ambient temperature drives alterations to the sperm epigenome and accelerates early embryonic development in mice.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(47), e2409790121. DOI
2023	Nixon, B., Schjenken, J. E., Burke, N. D., Skerrett-Byrne, D. A., Hart, H. M., De Iuliis, G. N., . . . Bromfield, E. G. (2023). New horizons in human sperm selection for assisted reproduction. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 14. DOI Scopus6
2023	Germon, Z. P., Sillar, J. R., Mannan, A., Duchatel, R. J., Staudt, D., Murray, H. C., . . . Dun, M. D. (2023). Blockade of ROS production inhibits oncogenic signaling in acute myeloid leukemia and amplifies response to recision therapies. Science Signaling, 16(778), eabp9586. DOI Scopus11 Europe PMC8
2023	Chan, H. Y., Tran, H. M., Breen, J., Schjenken, J. E., & Robertson, S. A. (2023). The endometrial transcriptome transition preceding receptivity to embryo implantation in mice. BMC Genomics, 24(1), 1-16. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC3
2023	Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Fan, S., & Tao, Y. (2023). Effects of Exogenous Polyphenols Addition on Color and Anthocyanins of Dry Red Wine. Nongye Jixie Xuebao/Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery, 54(4), 399-406. DOI Scopus9
2022	Smyth, S. P., Nixon, B., Anderson, A. L., Murray, H. C., Martin, J. H., MacDougall, L. A., . . . Schjenken, J. E. (2022). Elucidation of the protein composition of mouse seminal vesicle fluid. Proteomics, 22(9), 1-7. DOI Scopus13 WoS7 Europe PMC8
2022	Yu, Y., Chang, H. M., & Schjenken, J. E. (2022). Editorial: Reproduction and the Inflammatory Response. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12. DOI Scopus2
2022	Burke, N. D., Nixon, B., Roman, S. D., Schjenken, J. E., Walters, J. L. H., Aitken, R. J., & Bromfield, E. G. (2022). Male infertility and somatic health - insights into lipid damage as a mechanistic link. Nature Reviews Urology, 19(12), 727-750. DOI Scopus13 WoS5 Europe PMC6
2022	Skerrett-Byrne, D. A., Anderson, A. L., Bromfield, E. G., Bernstein, I. R., Mulhall, J. E., Schjenken, J. E., . . . Nixon, B. (2022). Global profiling of the proteomic changes associated with the post-testicular maturation of mouse spermatozoa. Cell Reports, 41(7), 111655. DOI Scopus19 WoS4 Europe PMC7
2021	Schjenken, J. E., Green, E. S., Overduin, T. S., Mah, C. Y., Russell, D. L., & Robertson, S. A. (2021). Endocrine disruptor compounds-a cause of impaired immune tolerance driving inflammatory disorders of pregnancy?. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12, 607539-1-607539-15. DOI Scopus38 WoS20 Europe PMC16
2021	Schjenken, J. E., Sharkey, D. J., Green, E. S., Chan, H. Y., Matias, R. A., Moldenhauer, L. M., & Robertson, S. A. (2021). Sperm modulate uterine immune parameters relevant to embryo implantation and reproductive success in mice. Communications Biology, 4(1), 1-14. DOI Scopus28 WoS20 Europe PMC21
2021	Skerrett-Byrne, D. A., Trigg, N. A., Bromfield, E. G., Dun, M. D., Bernstein, I. R., Anderson, A. L., . . . Schjenken, J. E. (2021). Proteomic dissection of the impact of environmental exposures on mouse seminal vesicle function. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 20, 100107-1-100107-22. DOI Scopus20 WoS12 Europe PMC6
2021	Schjenken, J. E., Moldenhauer, L. M., Sharkey, D. J., Chan, H. Y., Chin, P. Y., Fullston, T., . . . Robertson, S. A. (2021). High fat diet alters male seminal plasma composition to impair female immune adaptation for pregnancy in mice. Endocrinology, 162(10), 1-20. DOI Scopus19 WoS11 Europe PMC12
2021	Chan, H. Y., Moldenhauer, L. M., Groome, H. M., Schjenken, J. E., & Robertson, S. A. (2021). Toll-like receptor-4 null mutation causes fetal loss and fetal growth restriction associated with impaired maternal immune tolerance in mice.. Scientific reports, 11(1), 1-17. DOI Scopus17 WoS12 Europe PMC10
2021	Skerrett-Byrne, D. A., Nixon, B., Bromfield, E. G., Breen, J., Trigg, N. A., Stanger, S. J., . . . Schjenken, J. E. (2021). Transcriptomic analysis of the seminal vesicle response to the reproductive toxicant acrylamide. BMC Genomics, 22(1), 728-1-728-22. DOI Scopus9 WoS5 Europe PMC4
2021	Tamessar, C. T., Trigg, N. A., Nixon, B., Skerrett-Byrne, D. A., Sharkey, D. J., Robertson, S. A., . . . Schjenken, J. E. (2021). Roles of male reproductive tract extracellular vesicles in reproduction. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 85(2), e13338-1-e13338-12. DOI Scopus46 WoS25 Europe PMC21
2020	McCarron, A., Cmielewski, P., Reyne, N., McIntyre, C., Finnie, J., Craig, F., . . . Donnelley, M. (2020). Phenotypic characterization and comparison of Phe508del and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) knockout rat models of cystic fibrosis generated by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. The American Journal of Pathology, 190(5), 977-993. DOI Scopus32 WoS20 Europe PMC25
2020	Schjenken, J. E., Moldenhauer, L. M., Zhang, B., Care, A. S., Groome, H. M., Chan, H. Y., . . . Robertson, S. A. (2020). MicroRNA miR-155 is required for expansion of regulatory T cells to mediate robust pregnancy tolerance in mice. Mucosal Immunology, 13(4), 609-625. DOI Scopus35 WoS28 Europe PMC20
2020	Schjenken, J. E., & Robertson, S. A. (2020). The female response to seminal fluid. Physiological Reviews, 100(3), 1077-1117. DOI Scopus109 WoS58 Europe PMC72
2019	Moldenhauer, L. M., Schjenken, J. E., Hope, C. M., Green, E. S., Zhang, B., Eldi, P., . . . Robertson, S. A. (2019). Thymus-derived regulatory T cells exhibit Foxp3 epigenetic modification and phenotype attenuation after mating in mice. Journal of Immunology, 203(3), 647-657. DOI Scopus31 WoS26 Europe PMC15
2019	Kedzior, S., Bianco-Miotto, T., Breen, J., Diener, K. R., Donnelley, M. W., Dunning, K. R., . . . Rumbold, A. R. (2019). It takes a community to conceive: an analysis of the scope, nature and accuracy of online sources of health information for couples trying to conceive. Reproductive Biomedicine and Society Online, 9, 48-63. DOI Scopus10 Europe PMC8
2019	Schjenken, J. E., Panir, K., Robertson, S. A., & Hull, M. L. (2019). Exosome-mediated intracellular signalling impacts the development of endometriosis-new avenues for endometriosis research. Molecular Human Reproduction, 25(1), 2-4. DOI Scopus17 WoS13 Europe PMC8
2018	Sadlon, T., Brown, C. Y., Bandara, V., Hope, C. M., Schjenken, J. E., Pederson, S. M., . . . Barry, S. C. (2018). Unravelling the molecular basis for regulatory T-cell plasticity and loss of function in disease. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 7(2), e1011-1-e1011-15. DOI Scopus25 WoS16 Europe PMC15
2018	Sharkey, D., Glynn, D., Schjenken, J., Tremellen, K., & Robertson, S. (2018). Interferon-gamma inhibits seminal plasma induction of colony stimulating factor 2 in mouse and human reproductive tract epithelial cells. Biology of Reproduction, 99(3), 514-526. DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC14
2018	Panir, K., Schjenken, J. E., Robertson, S. A., & Hull, M. L. (2018). Non-coding RNAs in endometriosis: a narrative review. Human Reproduction Update, 24(4), 497-515. DOI Scopus120 WoS97 Europe PMC76
2017	Akison, L., Andraweera, P., Bertoldo, M., Brown, H., Cuffe, J., Fullston, T., . . . Schjenken, J. (2017). The current state of reproductive biology research in Australia and New Zealand: core themes from the Society for Reproductive Biology Annual Meeting, 2016. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 29(10), 1883-1889. DOI
2017	Robertson, S., Zhang, B., Chan, H., Sharkey, D., Barry, S., Fullston, T., & Schjenken, J. (2017). MicroRNA regulation of immune events at conception. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 84(9), 914-925. DOI Scopus20 WoS17 Europe PMC16
2016	Dickinson, H., Moss, T., Gatford, K., Moritz, K., Akison, L., Fullston, T., . . . Morrison, J. (2016). A review of fundamental principles for animal models of DOHaD research: an Australian perspective. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 7(5), 449-472. DOI Scopus90 WoS84 Europe PMC49
2016	Schjenken, J. E., Zhang, B., Chan, H. Y., Sharkey, D. J., Fullston, T., & Robertson, S. A. (2016). miRNA Regulation of Immune Tolerance in Early Pregnancy. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 75(3), 272-280. DOI Scopus45 WoS35 Europe PMC28
2016	Kindinger, L. M., Kyrgiou, M., MacIntyre, D. A., Cacciatore, S., Yulia, A., Cook, J., . . . Bennett, P. R. (2016). Preterm birth prevention post-conization: A model of cervical length screening with targeted cerclage. PLoS ONE, 11(11), 15 pages. DOI Scopus42 Europe PMC17
2015	Mitra, A., MacIntyre, D. A., Lee, Y. S., Smith, A., Marchesi, J. R., Lehne, B., . . . Kyrgiou, M. (2015). Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia disease progression is associated with increased vaginal microbiome diversity. Scientific Reports, 5(1), 11 pages. DOI Scopus326 Europe PMC245
2015	Prins, J., Zhang, B., Schjenken, J., Guerin, L., Barry, S., & Robertson, S. (2015). Unstable Foxp3p⁺ regulatory T cells and altered dendritic cells are associated with lipopolysaccharide-induced fetal loss in pregnant interleukin 10-deficient mice. Biology of Reproduction, 93(4), 95-1-95-14. DOI Scopus32 WoS27 Europe PMC16
2015	Sharkey, D., Schjenken, J., Mottershead, D., & Robertson, S. (2015). Seminal fluid factors regulate activin A and follistatin synthesis in female cervical epithelial cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 417(Dec), 178-190. DOI Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC10
2015	Schjenken, J., Glynn, D., Sharkey, D., & Robertson, S. (2015). TLR4 signaling is a major mediator of the female tract response to seminal fluid in mice. Biology of Reproduction, 93(3), 68-1-68-13. DOI Scopus74 WoS54 Europe PMC43
2014	Schjenken, J. E., & Robertson, S. A. (2014). Seminal fluid and immune adaptation for pregnancy - Comparative biology in mammalian species. Reproduction in Domestic Animals: physiology, pathology, biotechnology, 49(s3), 27-36. DOI Scopus98 WoS90 Europe PMC47
2014	Nixon, B., Katen, A., Stanger, S., Schjenken, J., Nixon, B., & Roman, S. (2014). Mouse spermatocytes express CYP2E1 and respond to acrylamide exposure. PLoS One, 9(5), e94904-1-e94904-11. DOI Scopus34 WoS26 Europe PMC17
2014	Bromfield, J., Schjenken, J., Chin, P., Care, A., Jasper, M., & Robertson, S. (2014). Maternal tract factors contribute to paternal seminal fluid impact on metabolic phenotype in offspring. PNAS, 111(6), 2200-2205. DOI Scopus285 WoS251 Europe PMC173
2013	Fung, K., Mangan, N., Cumming, H., Horvat, J., Mayall, J., Stifter, S., . . . Hertzog, P. (2013). Interferon-ε protects the female reproductive tract from viral and bacterial infection. Science, 339(6123), 1088-1092. DOI Scopus184 WoS155 Europe PMC139
2012	Tolosa, J., Schjenken, J., Clifton, V., Vargas, A., Barbeau, B., Lowry, P., . . . Smith, R. (2012). The endogenous retroviral envelope protein syncytin-1 inhibits LPS/PHA-stimulated cytokine responses in human blood and is sorted into placental exosomes. Placenta, 33(11), 933-941. DOI Scopus113 WoS96 Europe PMC84
2007	Tolosa, J., Schjenken, J., Civiti, T., Clifton, V., & Smith, R. (2007). Column-based method to simultaneously extract DNA RNA and proteins from the same sample. Biotechniques, 43(6), 799-804. DOI Scopus42 WoS30 Europe PMC25

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2018	Schjenken, J. E., Sharkey, D. J., & Robertson, S. A. (2018). Seminal vesicle-Secretion. In M. K. Skinner (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Reproduction (pp. 349-354). Academic Press. DOI Scopus6
2016	Fullston, T., Shehadeh, H., Schjenken, J. E., McPherson, N. O., Robertson, S. A., Zander-Fox, D., & Lane, M. (2016). Paternal obesity and programming of offspring health. In L. R. Green, & R. L. Hester (Eds.), Parental Obesity: Intergenerational Programming and Consequences (1 ed., pp. 105-131). New York, NY: Springer. DOI
2015	Robertson, S., Chin, P. -Y., Schjenken, J., & Thompson, J. (2015). Female tract cytokines and developmental programming in embryos. In H. Leese, & D. Brison (Eds.), Cell signalling during mammalian early embryo development (Vol. 843, 1 ed., pp. 173-213). New York: Springer. DOI Scopus38 WoS27 Europe PMC12
2015	Schjenken, J., & Robertson, S. (2015). Seminal fluid signalling in the female reproductive tract: Implications for reproductive success and offspring health. In R. Bronson (Ed.), The Male Role in Pregnancy Loss and Embryo Implantation Failure (Vol. 868, pp. 127-158). Switzerland: Springer. DOI Scopus59 WoS52 Europe PMC38
2015	Robertson, S. A., Sharkey, D. J., Schjenken, J. E., Care, A. S., & Moldenhauer, L. M. (2015). Pathways for activating implantation tolerance in early pregnancy.. In G. CHAOUAT (Ed.), Immunology of Pregnancy (Vol. 2, pp. 1835-1874). Bentham Science Publishers. DOI Scopus35
2013	A. Robertson, S., J. Sharkey, D., E. Schjenken, J., S. Care, A., & M. Moldenhauer, L. (Eds.) (2013). Part F: Pathways for Activating Implantation Tolerance in Early Pregnancy. In Immunology of Pregnancy 2013 (pp. 592-613). BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS. DOI
2012	Schjenken, J., Tolosa, J., Paul, J., Clifton, V., & Smith, R. (2012). Mechanisms of maternal immune tolerance during pregnancy. In J. Zheng (Ed.), Recent Advances in Research on the Human Placenta (1 ed., pp. 211-242). Croatia: InTech. DOI

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2019	Arthurs, A., Lumbers, E., de Meaultsart, C. C., Robertson, S., Schjenken, J., & Pringle, K. (2019). MIR-155 REGULATES PLACENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND FETAL GROWTH, PROBABLY BY INHIBITING THE EXPRESSION OF ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR (AT(1)R). In PLACENTA Vol. 83 (pp. E98-E99). Tokyo, JAPAN: W B SAUNDERS CO LTD. DOI
2019	Panir, K., Schjenken, J. E., Breen, J., Greaves, E., Robertson, S. A., & Hull, M. L. (2019). Lesion Development in Endometriosis is Regulated by <i>miR</i>-<i>223</i> Mediated Macrophage Activity.. In REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES Vol. 26 (pp. 375A-376A). Paris, FRANCE: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
2018	Robertson, S. A., Zhang, B., Barry, S. C., Schjenken, J. E., & Moldenhauer, L. M. (2018). miRNA-155 is required to induce competent regulatory T cells and to protect against inflammation-induced fetal loss in mice. In CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY Vol. 89 (pp. 36-37). Perth, AUSTRALIA: WILEY.
2016	Robertson, S., Zhang, B., Moldenhauer, L., & Schjenken, J. (2016). MicroRNA regulation of endometrial macrophages and DCs at conception. In JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY Vol. 115 (pp. 50-51). Erfurt, GERMANY: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD. DOI
2009	Schjenken, J. (2009). Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone Modulates the Production of Immunosuppressive Factors FasL, Syncytin and Exosomes by the Human Placenta. In 56th Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Investigation Annual Meeting Vol. 16 (pp. 0 pages). Glasgow, Scotland: Springer Science and Business Media LLC. DOI
2007	Schjenken, J. (2007). Immunosuppressive properties of a synthetic peptide analogous to human syncytin immunosuppressive peptide. In Proceedings of Endocrine Society of Australia (ESA) & Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB) Annual Scientific Meeting (pp. 0 pages). Christchurch, New Zealand.
2007	Schjenken, J. (2007). Potential role of CRH in mediating immune function during pregnancy. In Proceedings of Endocrine Society of Australia (ESA) & Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB) Annual Scientific Meeting (pp. 0 pages). Christchurch, New Zealand.
2007	Schjenken, J. (2007). An improved method to simultaneously extract DNA, RNA and protein from the same sample. In Proceedings of Endocrine Society of Australia (ESA) & Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB) Annual Scientific Meeting (pp. 0 pages). Christchurch, New Zealand: Endocrine Journal.
2007	Tolosa, J., Schjenken, J., Clifton, V., & Smith, R. (2007). Evidence for Syncytin Expression in Human Placental Exosomes. In Reproductive Sciences Vol. 14 (pp. 136). Sage Publications. DOI
2007	Schjenken, J. (2007). Expression and activity of Phase I detoxifying enzymes in the male germ line of the mouse. In 7th Hunter Cell Biology Meeting (pp. 0 pages). Pokolbin, NSW.
2005	Schjenken, J. (2005). Cytochrome P450 2E1 as a mediator of transgenerational toxicity. In 44th ASMR National Scientific Conference on Hormones Fertility and Cancer (pp. 80). Australia: Australian Society for Medical Research.
2005	Schjenken, J., Aitken, R., & Roman, S. (2005). CYP gene expression profiling in the mouse male germ line. In 28th Annual Meeting of the United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society Vol. 20 (pp. 486). United Kingdom: Mutagenesis. DOI

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2015	Schjenken, J., Hewson, L., Zhang, B., & Robertson, S. (2015). THE ROLE OF MICRORNA MIR223 IN IMMUNE ADAPTATION FOR PREGNANCY AND FETAL-PLACENTAL DEVELOPMENT. Poster session presented at the meeting of PLACENTA. W B SAUNDERS CO LTD. DOI WoS2
2014	Prins, J. R., Guerin, L. R., Zhang, B., Schjenken, J. E., Barry, S. C., & Robertson, S. A. (2014). Interleukin-10 deficiency causes dysregulation of the regulatory T cell response to pregnancy in mice. Poster session presented at the meeting of Reproductive Sciences. Florence, Italy: SAGE Publications. DOI
2013	Schjenken, J. E., & Robertson, S. A. (2013). Induction of endogenous miR223 expression by sperm in the female reproductive tract following mating in mice. Poster session presented at the meeting of American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. Shanghai, China: John Wiley & Sons. DOI WoS2
2011	Schjenken, J. E., & Robertson, S. A. (2011). Sperm-borne miRNAs: a regulatory role in the endometrium following mating?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Biology of Reproduction. Portland, Oregon: Society for the Study of Reproduction. DOI
2010	Schjenken, J. E., Tolosa, J. M., Clifton, V. L., & Smith, R. (2010). The endogenous retroviral envelope protein syncytin-1 inhibits the release of TNFα and IFNγ in human blood cells. Poster session presented at the meeting of XI International Congress of Reproductive Immunology. Broome, Australia: Elsevier. DOI
2010	Tolosa, J. M., Schjenken, J. E., Clifton, V. L., & Smith, R. (2010). The retroviral envelope protein syncyin-1 is immunosuppressive and has hijacked the exosomal pathway in the human placenta. Poster session presented at the meeting of Placenta. Santiago, Chile: Elsevier. DOI WoS1

Media

Year Citation

- Norman, R., Fernandez, R., Schjenken, J., & Robertson, S. (n.d.). Making Babies in the 21st Century.
DOI

Year	Citation
-	Norman, R., Fernandez, R., Schjenken, J., & Robertson, S. (n.d.). Making Babies in the 21st Century. DOI

Date	Project/ No.	Investigators	Funding Body	Amount
2011	Faculty International Conference Award	Schjenken JE	University of Adelaide, Faculty of Health Sciences	$2400
2013	Robinson Institute ECR International Travel Grant	Schjenken JE	University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute	$3375
2014	Healthy Development Adelaide Travel Grant	Schjenken JE	Healthy Development Adelaide	$1000
2014	The role of distal regulatory elements in setting SATB1 expression levels in Tregs; implications in autoimmune disease and maternal immune tolerance to the foetus.	Sadlon T and Schjenken JE	University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute Innovation Seed Funding Grant	$25,000
2015	Perturbation of Seminal Fluid Signalling in the Female Reproductive Tract in a Mouse Model of Paternal Obesity.	Schjenken JE and Fullston T	University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute Innovation Seed Funding Grant	$30,000
2016	In vivo functional validation of a disease linked super enhancer in IBD	Sadlon T and Schjenken JE	University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute Innovation Seed Funding Grant	$25,000
2016	“The conception of a preconception resource-#rightmessage #rightaudience #righttime #conceptionhealthmatters”	Brown HM, Rumbold A, Penno M, Bianco-Miotto T, Diener K, Breen, J, Fullston T, Schjenken JE, Donnelley M and Sharkey D	University of Adelaide, Robinson Research Institute Engaging Opportunities Program	$25,000
2016	Impact of Phthalate exposure on paternal programming of offspring neurological phenotype	Rissman E, Robertson SA and Schjenken JE	CHHE Pilot Project Program supported in part by NIEHS under award number P30ES025128	$37,875 USD

Teaching

Student Assessment: University of Adelaide Honours (2012-present)

Bachelor of Health Sciences - HRHII lecture - Immune system in pregnancy (2015-present)

Robinson Research Institute Honours Program - Tutorial - Data collection and Recording (2014-present)

Research Project in Reproductive Health workshop - Tutorial - Laboratory Experimental Design (2015-present)

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2016 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	The contribution of immune regulatory MicroRNAs in endometriosis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Kavita Panir
2015 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Regulators of Seminal Fluid Signalling and their Impact on Gene Expression during the Peri-Implantation Period of Pregnancy	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Hon Yeung Chan
2013 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	T Regulatory Cells in Early Pregnancy in Mice	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Bihong Zhang

Other Supervision Activities

Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
2018 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Macrophage alterations in microRNA deficient mouse models of endometriosis	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours) (First Class Honours Award)	Honours	Full Time	Kavita Bikram Shah

Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2017 - ongoing	Council	American Society for Reproductive Immunology - Social Media Committee	-	United States
2016 - ongoing	Member	Society for Reproductive Biology Council	SRB	Australia
2016 - ongoing	Member	School of Medicine and Robinson Research Institute Honours Committee	University of Adelaide	-
2014 - ongoing	Member	Society for Reproductive Biology Early Career Researcher Representative	Society for Reproductive Biology	Australia
2014 - ongoing	Member	School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide. ECR committee	University of Adelaide	Australia
2012 - ongoing	Member	Society for the Study of Reproduction Trainee Affairs Committee	Society for the Study of Reproduction	United States

Memberships

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2012 - ongoing	Member	Healthy Development Adelaide	Australia
2012 - ongoing	Member	Society for Reproductive Biology	Australia
2011 - ongoing	Member	Society for the Study of Reproduction	United States
2011 - ongoing	Member	Society for Reproduction and Fertility	United Kingdom

Email: john.schjenken@adelaide.edu.au