Dr Jo Perry
Neonatology, Paediatric Endocrinology
Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand
Biography
Dr Perry is a cell and molecular biologist with expertise in endocrinology and oncology. Her research interests lie in the involvement of growth factors and hormones in human development and disease including complications of pregnancy and cancer. Dr Perry completed her PhD at the Institute of Cancer Research in London and was awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Peter Doherty Postdoctoral Fellowship to work at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne. She joined the Liggins Institute in 2005.Dr Perry is a cell and molecular biologist with expertise in endocrinology and oncology. Her research interests lie in the involvement of growth factors and hormones in human development and disease including complications of pregnancy and cancer. Dr Perry completed her PhD at the Institute of Cancer Research in London and was awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Peter Doherty Postdoctoral Fellowship to work at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne. She joined the Liggins Institute in 2005.
Research Interest
The role of placental growth hormone in the development and function of the placenta. The contribution of human growth hormone to cancer progression and the mechanistic interactions of this hormone with conventional cancer therapies used clinically. Developing small molecule targeted therapies directed against the human growth hormone receptor.
