Rate My Professor Nick Anderson

Nick Anderson serves as a Research Assistant and PhD candidate in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, within the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences Division. He completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of Otago, during which his 400-level Honours year ignited his passion for research. Currently affiliated with Michael W. Pankhurst's laboratory, Anderson contributes to ongoing studies in reproductive biology as part of the department's research-only staff.

Anderson's research specializations encompass anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) regulation of ovary size and follicle development, preantral follicle development and survival, oocyte-secreted factors influencing preovulatory follicle selection, ovarian follicle cluster effects, and growth rates in primary follicles. His work also involves mathematical modelling of folliculogenesis. He has co-authored several key publications, including 'Mouse primary follicles experience slow growth rates after activation and progressive increases that influence the duration of the primary follicle phase' (2023), 'AMH regulates ovary size by counteracting ovarian follicle cluster effects' (2024), 'Is preovulatory follicle selection influenced by the production of oocyte-secreted factors?' (2025), and 'AMH regulates ovary size by counteracting the positive influence of clustered ovarian follicle growth' (2026). These contributions have received 13 citations. Anderson has engaged with the public through lectures, such as a talk on counting oocytes hosted by Thirst for Knowledge at the University of Otago.