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Email

jessica.dunleavy@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
ARC DECRA Fellow
School of BioSciences
Education
Doctorate
Monash University
Post Graduate Diploma
University of Otago
Bachelors Degree
University of Otago
ORCID

0000-0003-2009-0165

Dr Jess Dunleavy

ARC DECRA Fellow
School of BioSciences

26 Scholarly works
5 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    A novel mechanism of sperm midpiece epididymal maturation and the role of CCDC112 in sperm midpiece formation and establishing an optimal flagella waveform
    DOI: 10.1186/s12964-025-02320-x
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A comparison of spermatogenesis between flies and men—conserved processes of male gamete production
    DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmaf018
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Delta tubulin stabilizes male meiotic kinetochores and aids microtubule remodeling and fertility
    DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202412056
  • 2025

    Journal article

    CCDC89 is required for optimal sperm motility and male fertility in mammals
    DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaf126
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Building Microtubule Complexity: The Exotic Tubulins in Sperm Production
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Decoding Microtubule Remodelling in Sperm Production
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Building the Mid-Piece of the Sperm Tail
Jess Dunleavy

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2023
SRB Male Contraceptive Initiative Abstract Award Male Contraceptive Initiative and Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB)
2021
SRB Male Contraceptive Initiative Abstract Award Male Contraceptive Initiative and Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB)
2021
SRB Male Contraceptive Initiative Travel Award Male Contraceptive Initiative and Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB)
2019
Male Contraceptive Initiative Travel Award Male Contraceptive Initiative

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Genotype-specific differences in infertile men due to loss-of-function variants in M1AP or ZZS genes
    DOI: 10.1038/s44321-025-00244-0
  • 2025

    Journal article

    SATINN v2: automated image analysis for mouse testis histology with multi-laboratory data integration
    DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioaf033
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Fertility is compromised after oocyte-specific deletion of microtubule severing protein Katanin A1
    DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaaf034
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Sperm mitochondrial sheath formation — how and why?
    DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01109-4
  • 2024

    Journal article

    AXDND1 is required to balance spermatogonial commitment and for sperm tail formation in mice and humans
    DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-06874-5
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Epsilon tubulin is an essential determinant of microtubule-based structures in male germ cells
    DOI: 10.1038/s44319-024-00159-w

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Building Microtubule Complexity: The Exotic Tubulins in Sperm Production
  • 2025

    Research grants (international)

    Bending Sperm Examining the Role of MROH9 in Sperm Osmoregulation and Its Potential as a Contraceptive Target

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