Associate Professor Rachel Davey completed her PhD in Physiology at The University of Adelaide in 1998, studying the effects of estrogens and androgens on bone cell metabolism. Associate Professor Davey is currently Head of the Molecular Endocrinology and Musculoskeletal Research Group in the Department of Medicine, Austin Health at the University of Melbourne.
Associate Professor Davey’s research uses the combination of physiology and novel genetically modified pre-clinical models to provide significant insight into the cellular and molecular pathways through which hormones act. Knowledge gained from our research will help build Australia’s health research skills and has potential for the development of improved therapies for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoporosis and sarcopenia.
In recognition of her research and teaching achievements, she was the first Australian to be awarded the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Early Career Teaching Award (2008), the inaugural recipient of the Endocrine Society of Australia Mid-Career Award (2009) and the recipient of an ANZBMS mid-career fellowship in 2017. Associate Professor Davey has been a Chief Investigator on 8 successful NHMRC Project Grants since 2002, has supervised 3 PhD, 1 MD, 1 MSc and 5 honours students to completion and was academic coordinator of the BSc Honours program for the University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine, Austin Health from 2005 to 2011.
Current projects:
• Characterising the physiological role of the calcitonin receptor in bone and calcium homeostasis.
• Determining the mechanism by which the male sex hormone, testosterone, acts to decrease fat mass.
• Investigating the effects of cross-sex hormone therapy on bone during puberty and adulthood.
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FEATURED Journal article
Androgens stimulate erythropoiesis through the DNA-binding activity of the androgen receptor in non-hematopoietic cells
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SKYSCAN 1272 HIGH-RESOLUTION DESK-TOP X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPH
Internal Research Grant
Sex-specific adipose tissue imprinting of regulatory T cells
Journal article
THE ACTIONS OF THE HORMONE, CALCITONIN, ON BONE AND CALCIUM METABOLISM.
Research Grant
Wnt Signaling Inhibits Osteoclast Differentiation by Activating Canonical and Noncanonical..
Journal article
CONTROL OF BONE REMODELLING BY OSTEOCLASTIC METABOLISM OF VITAMIN D
Research Grant
The androgen receptor in the hypothalamus positively regulates hind-limb muscle mass and v..
Journal article
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Projects
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Internal Research Grant
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Research Contracts
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Mid-career Fellowship
Endocrine Society of Australia Mid-Career Award
Early Career Excellence in Teaching Award
Austhos Travelling Fellowship
Faulding Young Investigator Travel Award
Credentials
Positions
Positions
Associate Professor
Medicine - Austin Health
Member
Scientific Advisory Board of Teeleostin, Pty, Ltd
Member
The Endocrine Society of Australia
Member
Chair, NHMRC Grant Review Panel - Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions
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NHMRC Grant Review Panel - Endocrinology
Member
American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
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Australia and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society
Education
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Adelaide University
Bachelor of Science (Honours - First Class)
Adelaide University