Sarah Robertson
@profsarah.bsky.social
Reproductive Immunologist - sharing knowledge, research and discovery in reproductive science & health. Opinions are my own.
Congratulations Prof Louise Hull and IMAGENDO team for #winn2025 @robsinstitute.bsky.social @adelaideuni.bsky.social Technology Award for revolutionary endometriosis diagnosis!!
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Congratulations Prof Louise Hull and IMAGENDO team for #winn2025 @robsinstitute.bsky.social @adelaideuni.bsky.social Technology Award for revolutionary endometriosis diagnosis!!
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1/ Evolutionary trade-offs between intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects
Transgenerational / intergeneration fitness effects can be adaptive, but they can also trade-off with each other:
New work led by Isaac Harris, preprint:
tinyurl.com/yp2b6tjm
Transgenerational / intergeneration fitness effects can be adaptive, but they can also trade-off with each other:
New work led by Isaac Harris, preprint:
tinyurl.com/yp2b6tjm
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
1/ Evolutionary trade-offs between intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects
Transgenerational / intergeneration fitness effects can be adaptive, but they can also trade-off with each other:
New work led by Isaac Harris, preprint:
tinyurl.com/yp2b6tjm
Transgenerational / intergeneration fitness effects can be adaptive, but they can also trade-off with each other:
New work led by Isaac Harris, preprint:
tinyurl.com/yp2b6tjm
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BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi "for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance"
Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize
Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize
October 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi "for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance"
Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize
Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize
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New research from EMBL Rome shows how paternal environment prior to conception can shape early embryo development.
These findings are a step toward understanding the mechanism of epigenetic inheritance, opening up new possibilities for disease prevention.
www.embl.org/news/science...
These findings are a step toward understanding the mechanism of epigenetic inheritance, opening up new possibilities for disease prevention.
www.embl.org/news/science...
September 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
New research from EMBL Rome shows how paternal environment prior to conception can shape early embryo development.
These findings are a step toward understanding the mechanism of epigenetic inheritance, opening up new possibilities for disease prevention.
www.embl.org/news/science...
These findings are a step toward understanding the mechanism of epigenetic inheritance, opening up new possibilities for disease prevention.
www.embl.org/news/science...
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In a first, a gene therapy seems to slow Huntington disease
Small study suggests uniQure drug could be first successful treatment for devastating brain disorder
BYJOCELYN KAISER
🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
Small study suggests uniQure drug could be first successful treatment for devastating brain disorder
BYJOCELYN KAISER
🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
In a first, a gene therapy seems to slow Huntington disease
Small study suggests uniQure drug could be first successful treatment for devastating brain disorder
www.science.org
September 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
In a first, a gene therapy seems to slow Huntington disease
Small study suggests uniQure drug could be first successful treatment for devastating brain disorder
BYJOCELYN KAISER
🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
Small study suggests uniQure drug could be first successful treatment for devastating brain disorder
BYJOCELYN KAISER
🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
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Congratulations to Dr Kelly Walton (UQ), recipient of the 2025 Robinson Research Institute Award for Excellence in Reproductive Biology Research.
Kelly's research has led to the development of TGF-β technologies for modulating reproductive and metabolic function
👏👩🔬
Kelly's research has led to the development of TGF-β technologies for modulating reproductive and metabolic function
👏👩🔬
September 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Congratulations to Dr Kelly Walton (UQ), recipient of the 2025 Robinson Research Institute Award for Excellence in Reproductive Biology Research.
Kelly's research has led to the development of TGF-β technologies for modulating reproductive and metabolic function
👏👩🔬
Kelly's research has led to the development of TGF-β technologies for modulating reproductive and metabolic function
👏👩🔬
Very cool biology - how Iberian harvester queens clone M. structor ants to maintain a supply of their sperm - then mate with those M. structor ants to produce hybrid workers that take care of the colony www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother
Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.
www.nature.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Very cool biology - how Iberian harvester queens clone M. structor ants to maintain a supply of their sperm - then mate with those M. structor ants to produce hybrid workers that take care of the colony www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Congratulations to Carola García de Vinuesa on receiving the 2026 FEBS | EMBO #WomenInScience Award! She is recognized for advancing the understanding of autoimmune diseases and for her impact within the #LifeSciences community, in particular in public engagement: www.embo.org/press-releas... 🧪
FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award 2026 for Carola García de Vinuesa – Press releases – EMBO
She is recognized for advancing the understanding of autoimmune diseases and bringing science into the public eye
www.embo.org
September 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Congratulations to Carola García de Vinuesa on receiving the 2026 FEBS | EMBO #WomenInScience Award! She is recognized for advancing the understanding of autoimmune diseases and for her impact within the #LifeSciences community, in particular in public engagement: www.embo.org/press-releas... 🧪
“mitochondria are an integral part of multiple cell signaling cascades…. involved in bi-directional communication between the mitochondrial reticulum and the rest of the cell… a central platform in the execution of diverse cellular events” www.cell.com/current-biol...
Mitochondria: More Than Just a Powerhouse
Pioneering biochemical studies have long forged the concept that the mitochondria
are the ‘energy powerhouse of the cell’. These studies, combined with the unique evolutionary
origin of the mitochondr...
www.cell.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“mitochondria are an integral part of multiple cell signaling cascades…. involved in bi-directional communication between the mitochondrial reticulum and the rest of the cell… a central platform in the execution of diverse cellular events” www.cell.com/current-biol...
“His decision represents something more troubling than mere scientific illiteracy. It reflects a broader failure of understanding in regard to how we evaluate medical interventions and what constitutes success in public health.” quillette.com/2025/08/08/r...
RFK Jr.’s mRNA Betrayal: How Political Ideology Trumped Nobel Prize-Winning Science
Every layer of institutional knowledge validated this public-health technology. Yet it’s being overruled based on a politically torqued misreading of what vaccines are supposed to do.
quillette.com
August 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“His decision represents something more troubling than mere scientific illiteracy. It reflects a broader failure of understanding in regard to how we evaluate medical interventions and what constitutes success in public health.” quillette.com/2025/08/08/r...
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Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
August 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
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📢 Going to #SRB2025? Be sure to stick around for the ANZPRA Satellite in Fremantle! Abstracts due in 2 WEEKS on 18th July
🔗 anzpra.org/anzpra-satel...
#teamplacenta #placenta #reprosky #ANZPRA #ANZPRA2025
@reproductionsrb.bsky.social
🔗 anzpra.org/anzpra-satel...
#teamplacenta #placenta #reprosky #ANZPRA #ANZPRA2025
@reproductionsrb.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢 Going to #SRB2025? Be sure to stick around for the ANZPRA Satellite in Fremantle! Abstracts due in 2 WEEKS on 18th July
🔗 anzpra.org/anzpra-satel...
#teamplacenta #placenta #reprosky #ANZPRA #ANZPRA2025
@reproductionsrb.bsky.social
🔗 anzpra.org/anzpra-satel...
#teamplacenta #placenta #reprosky #ANZPRA #ANZPRA2025
@reproductionsrb.bsky.social
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In mice, a lack of maternal iron impairs an iron-dependent enzyme that activates the male sex-determining gene, causing some XY embryos to develop ovaries
https://go.nature.com/3FH9ez9
https://go.nature.com/3FH9ez9
Iron deficiency in pregnant mice causes XY embryos to develop with female characteristics
In mice, a lack of maternal iron impairs an iron-dependent enzyme that activates the male sex-determining gene, causing some XY embryos to develop ovaries.
go.nature.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
In mice, a lack of maternal iron impairs an iron-dependent enzyme that activates the male sex-determining gene, causing some XY embryos to develop ovaries
https://go.nature.com/3FH9ez9
https://go.nature.com/3FH9ez9
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Hey #ReproSky don’t forget tot submit your beautiful images to the SSR #ReproBioArt contest!! Winners get free registration to the 2026 meeting and a beautiful showcase of their images!! Let’s show off how pretty #ReproBio can be!!
#ReproRocks @ssrwinrs.bsky.social
woobox.com/2poyka/galle...
#ReproRocks @ssrwinrs.bsky.social
woobox.com/2poyka/galle...
ReproBioArt 2025
#ReproBioArt: Where science becomes art. Explore incredible images from reproductive biology research and consider submitting your own to win free registration to SSR 2026! @SSRrepro
woobox.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Hey #ReproSky don’t forget tot submit your beautiful images to the SSR #ReproBioArt contest!! Winners get free registration to the 2026 meeting and a beautiful showcase of their images!! Let’s show off how pretty #ReproBio can be!!
#ReproRocks @ssrwinrs.bsky.social
woobox.com/2poyka/galle...
#ReproRocks @ssrwinrs.bsky.social
woobox.com/2poyka/galle...
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All of these things cause more people to be hospitalized each year than mifepristone:
Tylenol
Ibuprofen
Benadryl
Alcohol
Essential oils
Marijuana edibles
Over-the-counter cough medicine
Tide pods
Bleach
Imodium
Aspirin
Mouthwash
Wildfire smoke
Which ones are our public health officials focused on?
Tylenol
Ibuprofen
Benadryl
Alcohol
Essential oils
Marijuana edibles
Over-the-counter cough medicine
Tide pods
Bleach
Imodium
Aspirin
Mouthwash
Wildfire smoke
Which ones are our public health officials focused on?
June 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
All of these things cause more people to be hospitalized each year than mifepristone:
Tylenol
Ibuprofen
Benadryl
Alcohol
Essential oils
Marijuana edibles
Over-the-counter cough medicine
Tide pods
Bleach
Imodium
Aspirin
Mouthwash
Wildfire smoke
Which ones are our public health officials focused on?
Tylenol
Ibuprofen
Benadryl
Alcohol
Essential oils
Marijuana edibles
Over-the-counter cough medicine
Tide pods
Bleach
Imodium
Aspirin
Mouthwash
Wildfire smoke
Which ones are our public health officials focused on?
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Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the French biochemist and physician who was often called the father of the abortion pill — and who was also known for his pioneering studies on the role of steroid hormones in human reproduction and aging — died on Friday. He was 98. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/h...
May 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the French biochemist and physician who was often called the father of the abortion pill — and who was also known for his pioneering studies on the role of steroid hormones in human reproduction and aging — died on Friday. He was 98. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/h...
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Professor Scott Galloway is right
June 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Professor Scott Galloway is right
Ultrasound diagnosis could lead to faster treatment of endometriosis - a great Australian effort to build the evidence for this important step forward @robsinstitute.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Ultrasound diagnosis could lead to faster treatment of endometriosis - a great Australian effort to build the evidence for this important step forward @robsinstitute.bsky.social
Seminal fluid rather than sperm number limits reproductive success in older male drosophila - www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/reve...
Reversing age-related fertility decline in male fruit flies: the crucial role of seminal fluid
www.biology.ox.ac.uk
April 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Seminal fluid rather than sperm number limits reproductive success in older male drosophila - www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/reve...