Stacey Holman

Mrs Stacey Holman

Research Associate, Early Origins of Adult Health

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science

College of Health


Stacey Holman is an Academic Research Assistant in the Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group at the University of South Australia. I graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science with Honours at the University of Adelaide and have over 15 years of experience working in scientific research laboratories. My research interests centre on understanding the mechanisms of normal and abnormal development in the fetus to improve the health of mothers and their babies.

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2025 Amanollahi, R., Holman, S. L., Bertossa, M. R., Meakin, A. S., Thornburg, K. L., McMillen, I. C., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2025). Ontogeny of Fetal Cardiometabolic Pathways: The Potential Role of Cortisol and Thyroid Hormones in Driving the Transition from Preterm to Near-Term Heart Development in Sheep. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 12(2), 21 pages.
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2025 Cho, S. K. S., Darby, J. R. T., Williams, G. K., Holman, S. L., Rai, A., Van Amerom, J. F. P., . . . Seed, M. (2025). Post-myocardial infarction remodeling and hyperkinetic remote myocardium in sheep measured by cardiac MRI feature tracking. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 61(3), 1323-1335.
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2025 Bertossa, M. R., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Cho, S. K. S., Meakin, A. S., Lock, M. C., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2025). Fetal glucose availability: a key regulator of the metabolic, hormonal and contractility profiles of the fetal sheep heart. Journal of Physiology, 23 pages.
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2025 Amanollahi, R., Holman, S. L., Bertossa, M. R., Meakin, A. S., Clifton, V. L., Thornburg, K. L., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2025). Elevated cortisol concentration in preterm sheep fetuses impacts heart development. Experimental Physiology, online(12), 1-20.
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2025 Amanollahi, R., Holman, S. L., Meakin, A. S., Padhee, M., Botting-Lawford, K. J., Zhang, S., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2025). In Vitro Embryo Culture Impacts Heart Mitochondria in Male Adolescent Sheep. Journal of Developmental Biology, 13(2), 17-1-17-20.
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2025 Meakin, A. S., Lock, M. C., Holman, S. L., Robinson, J. L., Clifton, V. L., Roberts, C. T., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2025). Sex-specific effects of betamethasone on glucocorticoid and apoptotic signalling pathways in the sheep placenta. Journal of Physiology, 603(17), 4867-4886.
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2025 Amanollahi, R., Meakin, A. S., Holman, S. L., Clifton, V. L., Thornburg, K. L., Wiese, M. D., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2025). Antenatal betamethasone impairs markers of cardiac development and function in near-term lambs. Experimental Physiology, online, EP093025-1-EP093025-20.
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2025 Flouri, D., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Williams, G., Vavourakis, V., David, A. L., . . . Melbourne, A. (2025). Feasibility of multimodal magnetic resonance imaging to assess maternal hyperoxygenation in sheep pregnancy. The Journal of Physiology, 603(5), 1029-1044.
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2024 McGillick, E. V., Orgeig, S., Allison, B. J., Brain, K. L., Bertossa, M. R., Holman, S. L., . . . Giussani, D. A. (2024). Chronic fetal hypoxia and antenatal Vitamin C exposure differentially regulate molecular signalling in the lung of female lambs in early adulthood. Frontiers in Physiology, 15, 14 pages.
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2024 Dimasi, C. G., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Quinn, M., Meakin, A. S., Seed, M., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2024). Cardiac growth patterns and metabolism before and after birth in swine: Role of miR in proliferation, hypertrophy and metabolism. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus, 9(100084), 14 pages.
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2024 Dimasi, C. G., Darby, J. R. T., Cho, S. K. S., Saini, B. S., Holman, S. L., Meakin, A. S., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2024). Reduced in utero substrate supply decreases mitochondrial abundance and alters the expression of metabolic signalling molecules in the fetal sheep heart. Journal of Physiology, 602(21), 5901-5922.
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2024 Bertossa, M. R., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Meakin, A. S., Li, C., Huber, H. F., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2024). Maternal high fat–high energy diet alters metabolic factors in the non-human primate fetal heart. Journal of Physiology, 602(17), 4251-4269.
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2024 Darby, J. R. T., Saini, B. S., Holman, S. L., Hammond, S. J., Perumal, S. R., Macgowan, C. K., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2024). Acute-on-chronic: using magnetic resonance imaging to disentangle the haemodynamic responses to acute and chronic fetal hypoxaemia. Frontiers in Medicine, 11, 1340012-1-1340012-14.
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2024 Robinson, J. L., Roff, A. J., Hammond, S. J., Darby, J. R. T., Meakin, A. S., Holman, S. L., . . . Gatford, K. L. (2024). Betamethasone improved near-term neonatal lamb lung maturation in experimental maternal asthma. Experimental Physiology, 109(11), 1967-1979.
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2024 Cho, S. K. S., Darby, J. R. T., Saini, B. S., Holman, S. L., Lock, M. C., Perumal, S. R., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2024). Late-gestation maternal undernutrition induces circulatory redistribution while preserving uteroplacental function independent of fetal glycaemic state. Journal of Physiology, 602(24), 7065-7083.
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2024 Darby, J. R. T., Flouri, D., Cho, S. K. S., Williams, G. K., Holman, S. L., Meakin, A. S., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2024). Maternal tadalafil treatment does not increase uterine artery blood flow or oxygen delivery in the pregnant ewe. Experimental Physiology, 109(6), 980-991.
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2023 Darby, J. R. T., Zhang, S., Holman, S. L., Muhlhausler, B. S., McMillen, I. C., & Morrison, J. L. (2023). Cardiac growth and metabolism of the fetal sheep are not vulnerable to a 10 day increase in fetal glucose and insulin concentrations during late gestation. Heliyon, 9(7), e18292-1-e18292-14.
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2023 Meakin, A. S., Amirmostofian, M., Darby, J. R., Holman, S. L., Morrison, J. L., & Wiese, M. D. (2023). Characterisation of cytochrome P450 isoenzyme activity in sheep liver and placental microsomes. Placenta, 131, 82-89.
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2023 Darby, J. R. T., Williams, G. K., Cho, S. K. S., Meakin, A. S., Holman, S. L., Quinn, M., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2023). Acute resveratrol exposure does not impact hemodynamics of the fetal sheep. Physiological Reports, 11(12), 12 pages.
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2022 Flouri, D., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Cho, S. K. S., Dimasi, C. G., Perumal, S. R., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2022). Placental MRI predicts fetal oxygenation and growth rates in sheep and human pregnancy. Advanced Science, 9(30, article no. 2203738), 1-14.
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2022 Meakin, A. S., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Wiese, M. D., & Morrison, J. L. (2022). Maternal-placental-fetal drug metabolism is altered by late gestation undernutrition in the pregnant ewe. Life Sciences, 298(article no. 120521), 1-9.
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2022 Ward, S. J., Hill, A. M., Buckley, J. D., Banks, S., Dhillon, V. S., Holman, S. L., . . . Coates, A. M. (2022). Minimal changes in telomere length after a 12-week dietary intervention with almonds in mid-age to older, overweight and obese Australians: Results of a randomised clinical trial. British Journal of Nutrition, 127(6), 872-884.
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2022 Morrison, J. L., Williams, G. K., Cho, S. K. S., Saini, B. S., Meakin, A. S., Holman, S. L., . . . Darby, J. R. T. (2022). MRI Characterization of Blood Flow and Oxygen Delivery in the Fetal Sheep whilst Exposed to Sildenafil Citrate. Neonatology, 119(6), 735-744.
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2021 Ren, J., Darby, J. R. T., Lock, M. C., Holman, S. L., Saini, B. S., Bradshaw, E. L., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2021). Impact of maternal late gestation undernutrition on surfactant maturation, pulmonary blood flow and oxygen delivery measured by magnetic resonance imaging in the sheep fetus. Journal of Physiology, 599(20), 4705-4724.
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2021 Schrauben, E. M., Darby, J. R. T., Berry, M. J., Saini, B. S., Quinn, M., Holman, S. L., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2021). Open or closed: Changes in ductus arteriosus flow patterns at birth using 4D flow MRI in newborn piglets. Physiological Reports, 9(17), 15 pages.
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2021 Saini, B. S., Darby, J. R. T., Marini, D., Portnoy, S., Lock, M. C., Soo, J. Y., . . . Seed, M. (2021). An MRI approach to assess placental function in healthy humans and sheep. The Journal of Physiology, 599(10), 2573-2602.
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2021 Aujla, T., Darby, J. R. T., Saini, B. S., Lock, M. C., Holman, S. L., Bradshaw, E. L., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2021). Impact of resveratrol-mediated increase in uterine artery blood flow on fetal haemodynamics, blood pressure and oxygenation in sheep. Experimental Physiology, 106(5), 1166-1180.
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2021 Charest Pekeski, A. J., Sheta, A., Taniguchi, L., McVey, M. J., Aujla, T., Cho, S. K. S., . . . Haller, C. (2021). Achieving sustained extrauterine life: challenges of an artificial placenta in fetal pigs as a model of the preterm human fetus. Physiological Reports, 9(5, article number e14742), 1-20.
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2021 Darby, J. R. T., Varcoe, T. J., Holman, S. L., McMillen, I. C., & Morrison, J. L. (2021). The reliance on α‐adrenergic receptor stimuli for blood pressure regulation in the chronically hypoxaemic fetus is not dependent on post‐ganglionic activation. The Journal of Physiology, 599(4), 1307-1318.
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2021 Lazniewska, J., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Sorvina, A., Plush, S. E., Massi, M., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2021). In utero substrate restriction by placental insufficiency or maternal undernutrition decreases optical redox ratio in foetal perirenal fat. Journal of Biophotonics, 14(4), e202000322-1-e202000322-13.
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2021 Ren, J., Lock, M. C., Darby, J. R. T., Orgeig, S., Holman, S. L., Quinn, M., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2021). PPARγ activation in late gestation does not promote surfactant maturation in the fetal sheep lung. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 12(6), 963-974.
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2021 Meakin, A. S., Morrison, J. L., Bradshaw, E. L., Holman, S. L., Saif, Z., Gatford, K. L., . . . Clifton, V. L. (2021). Identification of placental androgen receptor isoforms in a sheep model of maternal allergic asthma. Placenta, 104, 232-235.
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2021 Dimasi, C. G., Lazniewska, J., Plush, S. E., Saini, B. S., Holman, S. L., Cho, S. K. S., . . . Darby, J. R. T. (2021). Redox ratio in the left ventricle of the growth restricted fetus is positively correlated with cardiac output. Journal of Biophotonics, 14(12, article no. e202100157), 1-13.
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2021 McBride, G. M., Meakin, A. S., Soo, J. Y., Darby, J. R. T., Varcoe, T. J., Bradshaw, E. L., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2021). Intrauterine growth restriction alters the activity of drug metabolising enzymes in the maternal-placental-fetal unit. Life Sciences, 285(120016), 1-9.
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2021 Flouri, D., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Perumal, S. R., David, A. L., Morrison, J. L., & Melbourne, A. (2021). Magnetic resonance imaging of placentome development in the pregnant ewe. Placenta, 105, 61-69.
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2021 Darby, J. R. T., Berry, M. J., Quinn, M., Holman, S. L., Bradshaw, E. L., Jesse, S. M., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2021). Haemodynamics and cerebral oxygenation of neonatal piglets in the immediate ex utero period supported by mechanical ventilation or ex utero oxygenator. Journal of Physiology, 599(10), 2751-2761.
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2020 Cho, S. K. S., Darby, J. T. R., Saini, B. S., Lock, M. C., Holman, S. L., Lim, J. M., . . . Seed, M. (2020). Feasibility of ventricular volumetry by cardiovascular MRI to assess cardiac function in the fetal sheep. The Journal of Physiology, 598(13), 2557-2573.
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2020 Darby, J. R. T., Sorvina, A., Bader, C. A., Lock, M. C., Soo, J. Y., Holman, S. L., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2020). Detecting metabolic differences in fetal and adult sheep adipose and skeletal muscle tissues. Journal of Biophotonics, 13(3), e201960085-1-e201960085-13.
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2020 Varcoe, T. J., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Bradshaw, E. L., Kuchel, T., Vaughan, L., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2020). Fetal cardiovascular response to acute hypoxia during maternal anesthesia. Physiological reports, 8(3), e14365.
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2020 Saini, B. S., Darby, J. R. T., Portnoy, S., Sun, L., van Amerom, J., Lock, M. C., . . . Seed, M. (2020). Normal human and sheep fetal vessel oxygen saturations by T2 magnetic resonance imaging. The Journal of Physiology, 598(15), 3259-3281.
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2020 Schrauben, E. M., Darby, J. R. T., Saini, B. S., Holman, S. L., Lock, M. C., Perumal, S. R., . . . Macgowan, C. K. (2020). Technique for comprehensive fetal hepatic blood flow assessment in sheep using 4D flow MRI. Journal of Physiology, 598(17), 3555-3567.
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2020 Darby, J. R. T., Schrauben, E. M., Saini, B. S., Holman, S. L., Rajan Perumal, S., Seed, M., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2020). Umbilical vein infusion of Prostaglandin I2 increases ductus venosus shunting of oxygen rich blood but does not increase cerebral oxygen delivery in the fetal sheep. The Journal of Physiology, 598(21), 4957-4967.
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2019 Berry, M. J., Darby, J. R. T., O'Byrne, D. M., Dyson, R. M., Sixtus, R., Holman, S. L., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2019). Arginine Vasopressin improves cerebral perfusion following controlled haemorrhage in adult ewes. The journal of physiology, 597(16), 4165-4173.
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2019 Clifton, V. L., McDonald, M., Morrison, J. L., Holman, S. L., Lock, M. C., Saif, Z., . . . Moss, T. J. M. (2019). Placental glucocorticoid receptor isoforms in a sheep model of maternal allergic asthma. Placenta, 83, 33-36.
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2019 Varcoe, T. J., Darby, J. R. T., Gatford, K. L., Holman, S. L., Cheung, P., Berry, M. J., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2019). Considerations in selecting postoperative analgesia for pregnant sheep following fetal instrumentation surgery. Animal Frontiers, 9(3), 60-67.
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2019 Darby, J. R. T., Saini, B. S., Soo, J. Y., Lock, M. C., Holman, S. L., Bradshaw, E. L., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2019). Subcutaneous maternal resveratrol treatment increases uterine artery blood flow in the pregnant ewe and increases fetal but not cardiac growth. The journal of physiology, 597(20), 5063-5077.
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2015 Poudel, R., McMillen, I., Dunn, S., Zhang, S., & Morrison, J. (2015). Impact of chronic hypoxemia on blood flow to the brain, heart, and adrenal gland in the late-gestation IUGR sheep fetus. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 308(3), 151-162.
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2014 Lie, S., Hui, M., McMillen, I., Muhlhausler, B., Posterino, G., Dunn, S., . . . Morrison, J. (2014). Exposure to rosiglitazone, a PPAR-γ agonist, in late gestation reduces the abundance of factors regulating cardiac metabolism and cardiomyocyte size in the sheep fetus. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 306(6), R429-R437.
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2011 Posterino, G., Dunn, S., Botting, K., Wang, W., Gentili, S., & Morrison, J. (2011). Changes in cardiac troponins with gestational age explain changes in cardiac muscle contractility in the sheep fetus. Journal of Applied Physiology, 111(1), 236-243.
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2008 Posterino, G. S., & Dunn, S. L. (2008). Comparison of the effects of inorganic phosphate on caffeine-induced Ca2+ release in fast- and slow-twitch mammalian skeletal muscle. American journal of physiology, 294(1), C97-C105.
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Year Citation
2023 Amanollahi, R., Bertossa, M., Holman, S. L., McMillen, I. C., & Morrison, J. L. (2023). Impact of 7-Day Fetal Cortisol Infusion in Mid-Late Gestation on Cardiac Growth in Sheep. Poster session presented at the meeting of REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES. Germany: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG.
2023 Darby, J. R. T., Flouri, D., Cho, S. K. S., Williams, G. K., Holman, S. L., Macgowan, C. K., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2023). Maternal tadalafil treatment does not increase uterine artery blood flow or oxygen delivery in the pregnant ewe. Poster session presented at the meeting of Reproductive Sciences. Germany: Springer.
2023 Sarah, H. J., Ahdi, N., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Saini, B. S., Macgowan, C. K., . . . Davidson, J. O. (2023). Does low oxygen availability affect oligodendrocyte density in the brain of the growth restricted fetus?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Reproductive Sciences. Germany: Springer.
2023 Bertossa, M. R., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S. L., Cho, S. K., Macgowan, C. K., Seed, M., & Morrison, J. L. (2023). The impact of maternal undernutrition in late gestation on fetal cardiac remodelling in sheep. Poster session presented at the meeting of Reproductive Sciences. Germany: Springer.
2023 Minns, A., Holman, S. L., Darby, J. R. T., & Morrison, J. L. (2023). The role of endothelial nitric oxide in fetal baroreflex sensitivity in a pregnant sheep model of late gestation undernutrition. Poster session presented at the meeting of Reproductive Sciences. Germany: Springer.
2023 Dimasi, C. G., Darby, J. R. T., Holman, S., Quinn, M., Bradshaw, E. L., Jesse, S. M., & Morrison, J. L. (2023). Developmental origins of cardiac disease: understanding cardiac maturation in pigs. Poster session presented at the meeting of Reproductive Sciences. Germany: Springer.
2015 Zhang, S., Harding, J. E., Padhee, M., Botting, K. J., Dunn, S. L., Brooks, D. A., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2015). Does increasing maternal insulin sensitivity during the periconceptional period correct the cardiac deficits induced by interauterine growth restriction in the sheep fetus?. Poster session presented at the meeting of Hypertension. US: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

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