Dr Janet Bristow
Conjoint Senior Lecturer
Human Physiology
Newcastle University
Australia
Biography
Dr Holt completed her PhD at the University of Newcastle 2002-2006 investigating gene expression in the developing mammalian ovary. Post-doctoral research areas have included nuclear signalling in the developing mammalian testis and currently, control of meiosis and molecular mechanisms underlying aneuploidy in the mammalian female gamete.
Research Interest
Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
Publications
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Holt JE, Jones KT. Control of homologous chromosome division in the mammalian oocyte. Molecular human reproduction. 2009 Jan 29;15(3):139-47. Holt JE, Lane SI, Jones KT. The control of meiotic maturation in mammalian oocytes. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2012 Dec 31;102:207-26.