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The Centre for Neuroendocrinology (CNE)
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The Centre for Neuroendocrinology (CNE) at the University of Otago presently comprises 15 collaborative research groups researching how the brain and endocrine system interact to regulate brain and body health.
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Great to see @cneotago.bsky.social secure research centre funding for another four years!

www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Recently, high school students joined us at the CNE as part of the Brain Bee 2025 programme.

Students got hands on experience using research techniques that we employ in our daily research

Thank you to BrainSTEM Otago and the Neurological Foundation for supporting this day!
October 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Super proud of my MSc student being selected for the MediRay symposium talk at MedSci2025 Christchurch @cneotago.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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My team showcasing our research findings at MedSci2025, Christchurch @cneotago.bsky.social @universityofotago.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We had a great seminar last week from @prolactinguy.bsky.social who talked to us about achieving impact from fundamental biomedical research with the ongoing changes to funding in Aotearoa
September 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Very humbled to receive the Julia Buckingham Award by @bsneuroendo.bsky.social. Grateful to BSN for all the support over my PhD and also thanks to my incredible mentors @cneotago.bsky.social! Excited for more brain health and menopause research as a postdoc with @zuloagalab.bsky.social very soon 🥳
Final talk of the day is the Julia Buckingham Award talk by @celinecamon.bsky.social, a prize celebrating an outstanding (Very) Early Career Researcher & her PhD work on #Menopausal Hormone Therapy and DHED & highlighting the support we've provided to help build an exciting career! #BSNbradford2025
September 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Register for #BSNBradford2025 and watch Teodora Georgescu speak on:

Establishing a model to investigate respiratory changes during pregnancy using radiotelemetry

at our Selected ECR Oral Communications session.

Register by 15 Aug: bsnbradford2025.oa-e...
August 31, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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It was great to have Prof Dan Bernard from McGill University visit the @cneotago.bsky.social and talk about his research on FSH.
August 31, 2025 at 3:13 AM
🚨NEW CNE PAPER 🐀

Mapping O‐linked glycosylation in the rat hypothalamus in pregnancy and lactation - Murrell - Journal of Neuroendocrinology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@jne-editor.bsky.social #metabolism #pregnancy #lactation #hypothalamus
<em>Journal of Neuroendocrinology</em> | BSN Journal | Wiley Online Library
Many maternal adaptations occur during pregnancy to support the metabolic demands of the developing fetus and to prepare for the continued metabolic demands of lactation. Among these maternal adaptat...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Great article highlighting the recent research from Sharon Ladyman and Rosie Brown @cneotago.bsky.social

Hypothalamic prolactin signaling protects against overheating in pregnancy: Trends in Neurosciences www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
Hypothalamic prolactin signaling protects against overheating in pregnancy
Pregnancy involves physiological adaptations that optimize fetal development. Reduced maternal core temperature may protect offspring from the teratogenic effects of excess heat, but the mechanisms re...
www.cell.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Dr Michael Perkinson from the Rosie Brown Lab was presenting his latest research today. Michael is using the latest in fluorescent neurotransmitter sensors to understand the neural circuits which control maternal behaviour.
August 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Great to get this paper published. Thanks to all the students, postdocs and collaborators for all their work on this. @cneotago.bsky.social

Ultradian rhythms of CRHPVN neuron activity, behavior, and stress hormone secretion | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Ultradian rhythms of CRHPVN neuron activity, behavior, and stress hormone secretion | PNAS
The stress axis is always active, even in the absence of any threat. This manifests as hourly pulses of corticosteroid stress hormone secretion ove...
www.pnas.org
August 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Friday is seminar day at the CNE. Today it was fantastic to hear about the exciting research from the laboratory of CNE affiliate member Dr Olivia Harrison. Dr Harrison studies the relationship between mental health and how we perceive our body.
July 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM