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Dr

Ellen Menkhorst

Research Fellow In Reproductive Biology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy
Recurrent miscarriage
Early pregnancy
Endometrium
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
reproductive biology
female
pregnancy
humans
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Dr

Ellen Menkhorst

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Preeclampsia
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Projects

Displaying the 4 most recent projects by Ellen Menkhorst.

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Identifying novel pkacental-released biomarkers of preeclampsia

2019 - 2020
Completed
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FINDING THE RIGHT TREATMENT FOR REPEATED IMPLANTATION FAILURE (TRANSFER IN)

2018 - 2020
Completed
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CRITICAL REGULATORS OF ENDOMETRIAL RECEPTIVITY

The failure of an embryo to implant is a major cause of infertility. While IVF is an important intervention, still three quarters of embryos..

2018 - 2019
Completed
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CRITICAL REGULATORS OF PLACENTATION

The placenta is essential for fetal-maternal exchange and healthy pregnancy however the factors that are required for the placenta to form a..

2018 - 2020
Completed

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Ellen Menkhorst.

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Recurrent pregnancy loss

Evdokia Dimitriadis, Ellen Menkhorst, Shigeru Saito, William H Kutteh, Jan J Brosens

Journal article  |  2020  |  Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Recurrent pregnancy loss is a distressing pregnancy disorder experienced by ~2.5% of women trying to conceive. Recurrent pregnancy..

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Profilin-1 is dysregulated in endometroid (type I) endometrial cancer promoting cell proliferation and inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokine production

Lisanne George, Amy Winship, Kelli Sorby, Evdokia Dimitriadis, Ellen Menkhorst

Journal article  |  2020  |  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynaecological malignancy. Alarmingly its incidence and mortality rate is increasing pa..

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Galectin-7 Impairs Placentation and Causes Preeclampsia Features in Mice

Ellen Menkhorst, Wei Zhou, Leilani L Santos, Sarah Delforce, Teresa So, Kate Rainczuk, Hannah Loke, Argyro Syngelaki, Swati Varshney, Nicholas Williamson, Kirsty Pringle, Morag J Young, Kypros H Nicolaides, Yves St-Pierre, Eva Dimitriadis

Journal article  |  2020  |  Hypertension

Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy-induced disorder unique to humans. The etiology of preeclampsia is poorly understood; however,..

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Galectin-7: A Novel Placental-released Driver of Preeclampsia.

Ellen Menkhorst, Wei Zhou, Teresa So, Leilani Santos, Jian-Guo Zhang, Argyro Syngelaki, Kypros Nicolaides, Yves St-Pierre, Eva Dimitriadis

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES

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Restoration of microRNA-29c in type I endometrioid cancer reduced endometrial cancer cell growth

Michelle Van Sinderen, Meaghan Griffiths, Ellen Menkhorst, Keith Niven, Evdokia Dimitriadis

Journal article  |  2019  |  Oncology Letters

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Trophoblast function is altered by decidual factors in gestational-dependant manner

EM Menkhorst, M Van Sinderen, J Correia, E Dimitriadis

Journal article  |  2019  |  Placenta

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Decidual-Secreted miRs: Essential Mediators of Maternal-Fetal Dialogue during Early Pregnancy.

Ellen Menkhorst, Kate Rainczuk, Eva Dimitriadis

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES

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Galectin-7 is elevated in endometrioid (type I) endometrial cancer and promotes cell migration

Ellen Menkhorst, Meaghan Griffiths, Michelle Van Sinderen, Kate Rainczuk, Keith Niven, Evdokia Dimitriadis

Journal article  |  2018  |  Oncology Letters

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Interleukin 11 blockade during mid to late gestation does not affect maternal blood pressure, pregnancy viability or subsequent fertility in mice

Amy Winship, Ellen Menkhorst, Michelle Van Sinderen, Evdokia Dimitriadis

Journal article  |  2018  |  Reproductive BioMedicine Online

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Mouse double minute homologue 2 (MDM2) downregulation by miR-661 impairs human endometrial epithelial cell adhesive capacity

Amy Winship, Amanda Ton, Michelle Van Sinderen, Ellen Menkhorst, Katarzyna Rainczuk, Meaghan Griffiths, Carly Cuman, Evdokia Dimitriadis

Journal article  |  2018  |  Reproduction Fertility and Development

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
Oncology and Carcinogenesis
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Zoology
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Ecology and Evolution
Non-Oriented Research
Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species
Expanding Knowledge

Credentials

Positions

Research Fellow In Reproductive Biology

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

Committee Member

Australian and New Zealand Placental Research Association

Education

Doctorate of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

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