Rate My Professor Janet Bristow

Dr. Janet Bristow serves as Research Manager in the School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing at the University of Newcastle. She obtained her Bachelor of Science with Honours in Biotechnology and PhD from the University of Newcastle, completing her doctorate from 2002 to 2006 with research on gene expression in the developing mammalian ovary. Her postdoctoral work explored nuclear signalling in the developing mammalian testis, the control of meiosis, and the molecular mechanisms underlying aneuploidy in the mammalian female gamete. Bristow held an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award fellowship from 2012 to 2015 and a University of Newcastle fellowship from 2011 to 2013, both in the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy. Since 2018, she has been Research Administration Coordinator at the Hunter Medical Research Institute and Casual Administrative Coordinator at VIVA HMRI.

Specializing in reproductive medicine, Dr. Bristow has made notable contributions to germ cell biology, oocyte maturation, spermatogenesis, and fertility mechanisms. Her publications include 'Dynamin 2-dependent endocytosis is essential for mouse oocyte development and fertility' (FASEB Journal, 2020), 'The small non-coding RNA profile of mouse oocytes is modified during aging' (Aging-US, 2019), 'Motoring through: the role of kinesin superfamily proteins in female meiosis' (Human Reproduction Update, 2017), and book chapters such as 'Non-coding RNA in spermatogenesis and epididymal maturation' (2016) and 'The Control of Meiotic Maturation in Mammalian Oocytes' (2013). With 37 journal articles, 3 chapters, and multiple conference presentations, she has supervised PhD theses as principal supervisor in 2015 and 2017, and co-supervisor for others. Bristow has led or contributed to grants exceeding $1.5 million, including ARC Discovery Projects on germ cell regulation ($429,285, 2012) and chromosome division during female meiosis ($330,000, 2012). Affiliated with the Priority Research Centre for Reproductive Science and Priority Research Centre for Healthy Lungs, she supports research in reproductive and respiratory health.