Dr Katja Hummitzsch
NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Officer
South Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
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Dr. Katja Hummitzsch is a Senior Research Associate in the Ovarian Developmental Group of Prof. Raymond Rodgers. Her current work focuses on novel aspects of ovarian development [characterisation of a fetal precursor cell (GREL cell), the role of stroma in the development of the ovarian surface epithelium], and the fetal origins of polycystic ovary syndrome, as well as the relationship between steroidogenesis, oxidative stress and antioxidants in bovine granulosa cells.
Her research findings have led to a new model of how the mammalian ovary develops and to the identification of a novel ovarian precursor cell for granulosa and surface epithelial cells, called Gonadal Ridge Epithelial-like (GREL) cell. YouTube video showing the formation of the ovary as a comic:
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2023 - ongoing Research Coordinator University of Adelaide 2009 - ongoing Senior Research Associate The University of Adelaide 2001 - 2002 Part-time Tutor for First Year Biochemistry Degree Leipzig University of Applied Sciences -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2021 Fellowship Career Development Fellowship Robinson Research Institute Australia $100,000 2021 Award Seed Grant And Project Support CRE WHiRL Australia $13,250 2021 Award Building On Ideas Robinson Research Institute Australia $5,000 2013 Award Cook Medical Travel Award - - $5,000 2006 Award 4th Prize at the Biotechnology Symposium - Germany - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review German Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2005 - 2009 University of Leipzig Germany Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry 2000 - 2005 University of Leipzig Germany German Diploma Biochemistry -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2000 Medical Technical Laboratory Assistant Medical School, Chemnitz Germany -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2019 Hummitzsch, K., Irving-Rodgers, H., Schwartz, J., & Rodgers, R. J. (2019). Development of the Mammalian Ovary and Follicles. In P. Leung, & E. Adashi (Eds.), The Ovary (3 ed., pp. 71-82). United Kingdom: Academic press. -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2011 Irving-Rodgers, H., Hatzirodos, N., Hummitzsch, K., Lee, S., Bonner, W., Sabatier, L., . . . Rodgers, R. J. (2011). Expression of Fibrillins, Latent TGFbeta Binding Proteins and TGFbetas in the Bovine Fetal Ovary. In BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION Vol. 85 (pp. 2 pages). Portland, OR: SOC STUDY REPRODUCTION. 2009 Tsikolia, N., Hummitzsch, K., Sass, K., Spanel-Borowski, K., & Ricken, A. (2009). Fetal Leydig precursor cells are strongly positive for KIT. In REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS Vol. 44 (pp. 37-38). Leipzig, GERMANY: WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC. 2007 Erdmann, S., Ricken, A., Hummitzsch, K., & Spanel-Borowski, K. (2007). Increase in extracellular procathepsin D levels by cytokines: a possible mechanism to gain influence on endothelial cells?. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY Vol. 86 (pp. 47). Johann Wolfgang Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Frankfurt, GERMANY: ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG. 2007 Hummitzsch, K., Ricken, A., Kloss, D., Erdmann, S., Rothermel, A., Robitzki, A., & Spanel-Borowski, K. (2007). Granulosa cell spheroids provide a better model for luteinization than monolayers. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY Vol. 86 (pp. 27). Johann Wolfgang Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Frankfurt, GERMANY: ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG.
Grants and Funding
2020 |
Robinson Research Institute Career Development Fellowship CRE WHiRL Seed Grant and Project Support Robinson Research Institute Building On Ideas Grant |
$100,000 $13,250 $5,000 |
2013 | Cook Medical Travel Award | $5,000 |
2012 |
Robinson Institute Travel Grant SRB Early Career Researcher Registration Subsidy |
$900 $200 |
2011 | Research Centre for Reproductive Health Travel Grant | $500 |
Teaching
2016 |
3007MSC Histology for Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science [accredited by the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS) and the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)], Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland; Lecture "Female Reproductive Tract" and Laboratory Demonstrating "H&E staining and tissue section evaluation" |
2014 | Research Project in Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide, Lecture "Presenting research results – figures, tables & text" |
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2020 Co-Supervisor Meiotic Drive and Chromosome Segregation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Feng Tang -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2021 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Steroidogenesis, Reactive Oxygen Species and Female Reproduction Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Feng Tang 2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Genetic and Fetal Origins of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Rafiatu Azumah 2017 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Studies of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Candidate Genes and the Developing Fetal Ovary Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Menghe Liu 2014 - 2019 Co-Supervisor The Development of Bovine Fetal Ovary and Its Relationship with Reproductive Disease Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Monica Dwi Hartanti -
Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2014 - 2014 Co-Supervisor Fibrillin 3 and its regulation during fetal ovarian development The University of Adelaide - Honours - Nicole Anne Bastian
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2019 - 2019 Member Organising Committee for New Frontiers for a Healthy Start to Life Conference Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2021 - ongoing Member Healthy Development Adelaide Australia 2020 - ongoing Member Reproductive Health Australia Australia 2018 - ongoing Member Faculty of 1000 United Kingdom 2014 - 2015 Member International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease - 2012 - ongoing Member Society of Reproductive Biology - 2009 - 2010 Member Australian Society for Medical Research - -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2015 - ongoing Editor Frontiers in Endocrinology Frontiers Switzerland -
Offices Held
Date Office Name Institution Country 2021 - 2021 Postgraduate Coordinator (AHMS Precinct) The University of Adelaide Australia -
Review, Assessment, Editorial and Advice
Date Title Type Institution Country 2019 - ongoing Human Reproduction Peer Review N/A - 2019 - ongoing International Journal of Molecular Sciences Peer Review N/A - 2018 - ongoing Animal Reproductive Science Peer Review N/A - 2017 - 2017 Research Project Reviewer for Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences Thesis Review Griffith University - 2017 - ongoing Theriogenology Peer Review N/A - 2017 - ongoing Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces Peer Review N/A - 2017 - ongoing Reproductive Health Peer Review N/A - 2017 - ongoing Frontiers in Endocrinology, Section Genomic Endocrinology Peer Review N/A - 2016 - ongoing American Journal of Physiology – Cell Physiology Peer Review N/A - 2016 - ongoing Endocrinology Peer Review N/A - 2015 - ongoing Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry Peer Review N/A - 2015 - ongoing Cell & Tissue Research Peer Review N/A - 2014 - ongoing BMC Developmental Biology Peer Review N/A - 2014 - 2014 Review of submitted abstracts for 9th International Ruminant Reproduction Symposium, Japan Conference Review N/A - 2014 - ongoing Honours Thesis Reviewer for Paediatrics and Reproductive Health Thesis Review The University of Adelaide - 2014 - ongoing Molecular Human Reproduction Peer Review N/A - 2012 - ongoing Reproduction, Fertility and Development Peer Review N/A - 2010 - ongoing Reproduction Peer Review N/A - 2010 - ongoing Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Peer Review N/A -
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