A/Prof Mark Hedger
NHMRC Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Reproductive Health
Hudson Institute of Medical Research
mark.hedger@monash.edu
Research Activities
Immunoregulation in the testis and male reproductive tractInflammatory networks in control of spermatogenesis and consequences for disease
Biology of macrophage populations in the testis and male reproductive tract
Regulation of inflammation, immunity and fibrosis by activin and follistatin
Techniques/Expertise
ELISA and RIAImmunohistochemistry and flow cytometry
Histology and stereology
Cell separation and analysis
Small molecule purification and chromatography
Cell culture and in vitro biological assays
Quantitative RT-PCR
Collaborations
Prof Andreas Meinhardt (Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen)Prof Kate Loveland (MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research)
Prof David de Kretser (MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research)
Dr Jane Girling (Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Royal Women's Hospital)
Dr Ashley Mansell (MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research)
Prof Robyn O'Hehir (Depts of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Monash University)
Dr Karen Dwyer (Immunology Research Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne)
A/Prof Tom Kotsimbos (Dept of Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Hospital)
Dr Greg Snell (Lung Transplant Service, Alfred Hospital)
Prof Peter Kerr (Dept of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre)
Dr Paul Gregorevic (Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute)
Dr Hans-Christian Schuppe (University Clinic for Urology, Pediatric Urology and Andrology, Justus-Liebig University)
Prof Martin Bergmann (Institute for Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Justus-Liebig University)
Dr Monika Fijak (Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig University)
Prof Ralph Middendorff (Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig University)
Prof Thomas Linn (University Clinic, Nutritional Medicine and Clinical Research Unit, Justus-Liebig University)
Disease Models
Reproductive failure due to systemic inflammation and infectionChronic, non-infectious reproductive tract inflammation and pain
Idiopathic infertility
Cryptorchidism and reproductive tract dysgenesis
Genetically Modified Organisms
Activin and follistatin knock-out and transgenic miceOther Lab Members
Rosemary GenoveseSue Hayward
Julie Muir
Dr Mai Sarraj
Dr Julia Young
Adnan Sali
Rukmali Wijayarathna (PhD student)
Sivanjah Indumathy (PhD student)
Britta Klein (PhD student)
Constanze Maresch (PhD student)
Rashid Aldahhan (PhD student)
Nour Nicholas (PhD student)
