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Contact

• workRoom B73 SVMS
  Sutton Bonington Campus
  Sutton Bonington
  Leicestershire
  LE12 5RD
  UK
• work0115 951 6554
• fax0115 951 6440
• katie.woad@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Katie Woad graduated from Manchester University in 1994 with a BSc in Biology (Hons) followed by an MSc in Reproductive Biology from Edinburgh University. She went on to do a PhD at the Roslin Institute where she investigated the role of the insulin-like growth factor system in the bovine corpus luteum; research which she developed in a subsequent postdoctoral position. Katie then moved to Auckland (New Zealand) where she studied the regulation of premature ovarian failure and breast cancer, before returning to the UK in 2008 to join the Division of Animal Sciences at the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ to work on a project on ovarian angiogenesis. She was appointed as a lecturer in Reproductive Physiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science in 2011.

Expertise Summary

Katie Woad is a Lecturer in Reproductive Physiology. She is involved in teaching aspects of Reproduction as part of the Introduction to Body Systems (Preliminary Year) and Veterinary Reproduction 1 modules. She facilitates sessions in Personal and Professional Skills 1. She is module convenor for Veterinary Urinary 1.

Research Summary

Understanding the fundamental events that regulate normal ovarian function is key to improving our management of ovarian dysfunction and infertility in women and livestock animals.

My recent research has investigated the factors which regulate the growth of blood vessels, or angiogenesis, in the bovine ovary. Reproductive tissues are amongst the few tissues of the body that undergo cycles of growth and development, accompanied by dramatic changes in the vascular system. We have developed a novel culture system which mimics ovarian angiogenesis and provides a unique opportunity to investigate its complex regulation.

Future studies will investigate the role of Forkhead transcription factors in regulating ovarian function. Forkhead box or FOX proteins are a family of transcription factors that regulate the expression of critical genes involved in developmental processes, the cell cycle and growth, proliferation and differentiation. Several members of the FOX family are thought to be important regulators of ovarian function, although remarkably little is known about their roles and mechanism of action. Future studies will investigate the roles that FOX factors may play in regulating follicular growth and atresia as well as luteal development and regression.

Much of my previous research has focused on the role of growth factors in regulating aspects of ovarian function. I have also been interested in finding and characterising genes and polymorphisms associated with premature ovarian failure (early menopause) in women. I have also previously established a tissue banking programme for the genetic analysis of breast cancer tissue.

Recent Publications

• GILLIS, JD, HOLT, WV, YON, L, WOAD, KJ, LOVE, D, HOLLY, R and PENFOLD, LM, 2022. Animal Reproduction Science.
• THOMPSON JS, HUDSON CD, HUXLEY JN, KALER J, ROBINSON RS, WOAD KJ, BOLLARD N, GIBBONS J and GREEN MJ, 2022. Scientific Reports. 12, 3849
• NWACHUKWU CU, WOAD KJ, BARNES N and GARDNER DS, 2021. Reproduction and Fertility. 2, 161-171
• MOHAMMED ZA, ROBINSON RS, HARRIS R, MCLAUGHLIN Y, TURNBULL KE, MANN G and WOAD KJ, 2020. The Journal of Endocrinology. 245, 79-92

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• GILLIS, JD, HOLT, WV, YON, L, WOAD, KJ, LOVE, D, HOLLY, R and PENFOLD, LM, 2022. Animal Reproduction Science.
• THOMPSON JS, HUDSON CD, HUXLEY JN, KALER J, ROBINSON RS, WOAD KJ, BOLLARD N, GIBBONS J and GREEN MJ, 2022. Scientific Reports. 12, 3849
• NWACHUKWU CU, WOAD KJ, BARNES N and GARDNER DS, 2021. Reproduction and Fertility. 2, 161-171
• MOHAMMED ZA, ROBINSON RS, HARRIS R, MCLAUGHLIN Y, TURNBULL KE, MANN G and WOAD KJ, 2020. The Journal of Endocrinology. 245, 79-92
• AMAL MOHAMMED, KATHRYN J WOAD, GEORGE E MANN, JIM CRAIGON and NICK RAINE-FENNING, 2019. Fertility and Sterility. 112(3), 491-502
• ANITA MUTHUKARUPPAN, ANNETTE LASHAM, KATHRYN J WOAD, MICHAEL A BLACK, CHERIE BLENKIRON, LANCE D MILLER, GAVIN HARRIS, NICOLE MCCARTHY, MICHAEL P FINDLAY and ANDREW N SHELLING, 2017. Clinical Breast Cancer. 17(2), 139–153
• MUTHUKARUPPAN A, LASHAM A, BLENKIRON C, WOAD KJ, BLACK MA, KNOWLTON N, MCCARTHY N, FINDLAY MP, PRINT CG and SHELLING AN, 2017. Gene expression profiling of breast tumours from New Zealand patients. The New Zealand medical journal. 130(1464), 40-56
• KATHRYN J WOAD and ROBERT S ROBINSON, 2016. Theriogenology. 86(1), 221-228
• PRENDERGAST D, WOAD KJ, CHAMLEY LW, HOLLAND OJ and SHELLING AN, 2014. Human Fertility. 17(2), 106-13
• LAIRD, M., WOAD, K.J., HUNTER, M.G., MANN, G.E. and ROBINSON, R.S., 2013. Reproduction, Fertility, and Development. 25(2), 372-386
• WOAD, K.J., PRENDERGAST, D., WINSHIP, I.M. and SHELLING, A.N., 2013. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 26(4), 396-399
• WOAD, K.J., HUNTER, M.G., MANN, G.E., LAIRD, M., HAMMOND, A.J. and ROBINSON, R.S., 2012. Reproduction: the Journal of the Society for Reproduction and Fertility. 143(1), 35-43
• ROBINSON, R S, WOAD, K J, HAMMOND, A J, LAIRD, M, HUNTER, M G and MANN, G E, 2009. Reproduction. 138(6), 869-81
• WOAD, K.J., PEARSON, S.M., HARRIS, S.E., GERSAK, K. and SHELLING, A.N., 2009. Fertility and Sterility. 91(1), 62-6
• WOAD, K.J. ROBINSON RS, HAMMOND, A.J., HUNTER, M., MANN, G.E., HUNTER, M.G. and ROBINSON, R.S., 2009. Reproduction: the Journal of the Society for Reproduction and Fertility. 138(3), 581-588
• HSU, H.-L., WOAD, K.J., WOODFIELD, D.G. and HELSBY, N.A., 2008. Human Genomics. 3(1), 17-23
• WOAD KJ, PEARSON S, JOHNSON NP and SHELLING AN, 2007. The role of the inhibin gene in the development of premature ovarian failure.. In: KRUGER TF, VAN DER SPUY Z and KEMPERS RD, eds., Advances in Fertility Studies and Reproductive Medicine. Juta and Co Ltd. 219-226
• WATKINS, WENDY J, UMBERS, ALEXANDRA J, WOAD, KATHRYN J, HARRIS, SARAH E, WINSHIP, INGRID M, GERSAK, KSENIJA and SHELLING, ANDREW N, 2006. Fertility and Sterility. 86(5), 1518-21
• WOAD, KATHRYN J, WATKINS, WENDY J, PRENDERGAST, DEBORAH and SHELLING, ANDREW N, 2006. The genetic basis of premature ovarian failure. The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 46(3), 242-4
• WOAD KJ, JOHNSON N and SHELLING AN, 2006. Premature Ovarian Failure New Zealand Pharmacy. February, 29-32
• WATSON, E D, BAE, S-E, THOMASSEN, R, THOMSON, S R M, WOAD, K and ARMSTRONG, D G, 2004. Reproduction. 128(3), 321-9
• ARMSTRONG, D G, BAXTER, G, HOGG, C O and WOAD, K J, 2002. Reproduction. 123(6), 789-97
• WEBB, R, WOAD, K J and ARMSTRONG, D G, 2002. Domestic Animal Endocrinology. 23(1-2), 277-85
• ARMSTRONG, D G, MCEVOY, T G, BAXTER, G, ROBINSON, J J, HOGG, C O, WOAD, K J, WEBB, R and SINCLAIR, K D, 2001. Biology of Reproduction. 64(6), 1624-32
• ARMSTRONG, D G, GUTIERREZ, C G, BAXTER, G, GLAZYRIN, A L, MANN, G E, WOAD, K J, HOGG, C O and WEBB, R, 2000. Journal of Endocrinology. 165(1), 101-13
• WOAD, K.J., BAXTER, G., HOGG, C.O., BRAMLEY, T.A., WEBB, R. and ARMSTRONG, D.G., 2000. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. VOL 120(PART 2), 293-302
• RAE, M.T., MENZIES, G.S., MCNEILLY, A.S., WOAD, K., WEBB, R. and BRAMLEY, T.A., 1998. Biology of Reproduction. VOL 58(NUMBER 6), 1394-1406
• ARMSTRONG, D.G., GUTIERREZ, C.G., WOAD, K.J., BAXTER, G., HOGG, C.O. and WEBB, R., 1998. The anatomy of the bovine IGF system Journal of Endocrinology. 156 (Supplement), 264