Fair, constructive, and always motivating.
Makes learning feel rewarding and fun.
Encourages open-minded and thoughtful discussions.
A true role model for academic success.
Great Professor!
Dr. Melissa Tadros is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy at the University of Newcastle, Australia, within the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing. She earned her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Newcastle in 2011, along with a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Honours) and a Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences from the same university, complemented by postgraduate qualifications in tertiary education. In her teaching role, Tadros serves as Program Convenor for the Master of Laboratory Medicine and delivers anatomy, physiology, and histology courses to first-year allied health undergraduates, fostering foundational understanding of human body complexities. She has been a member of the School since 2013, advancing to Lecturer in Human Physiology in 2018 and Senior Lecturer thereafter. Tadros participated in the University’s ThinkWell Early and Mid-Career Women’s Development Program in 2018, facilitated by the Faculty of Health and Medicine's Gender Equity Committee, and was awarded the University of Newcastle Women in Research Fellowship in 2019. Additionally, she received the Australian Award for University Teaching in 2024 for sustained commitment to enhancing engagement, success, and inclusion in biomedical education, as well as the Society for Neuroscience Chapter Award and Travel Grant in 2014.
Tadros's research focuses on sensory neurobiology, examining how sensory pathways convey signals from the body to the brain via the spinal cord and brainstem, and the consequences of disruptions from early-life infections, stress, or developmental changes. Utilizing advanced electrophysiological, anatomical, and immunohistochemical techniques, her studies investigate intrinsic neuronal excitability, sexually dimorphic alterations in pain pathways and brainstem inflammation following neonatal lipopolysaccharide or Chlamydia muridarum exposure, vestibular neuroepithelia in Ménière’s disease, and organoid models for developmental anomalies. Key collaborations include work with Associate Professor Jay Horvat on respiratory immunology and Professor Deborah Hodgson on neuroimmunology at the Hunter Medical Research Institute. Her publications include “The expression and localization of the human placental prorenin/renin-angiotensin system throughout pregnancy: roles in trophoblast invasion and angiogenesis” (Placenta, 2011), “Neuroimmune modulation of pain across the developmental spectrum” (Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2019), “Development and characterization of human fetal female reproductive tract organoids to understand Müllerian duct anomalies” (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022), “Neonatal Chlamydia muridarum respiratory infection causes neuroinflammation within the brainstem during the early postnatal period” (Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2024), “Sexually dimorphic developmental changes in rat spinal cord pain pathways following neonatal inflammation” (Physiological Reports, 2025), and “Anatomical and functional studies of vestibular neuroepithelia from patients with Ménierè’s disease” (Disease Models and Mechanisms, 2025). With over 587 citations across 44 publications, her contributions advance insights into neurodevelopmental disorders and potential interventions. Tadros also engages in community outreach, conference organization, and mentoring early-career researchers.
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