Rate My Professor Roisin Griffin

Dr. Roisin Griffin serves as a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the School of Science within the College of Engineering, Science and Environment at the University of Newcastle, Australia, part of the Faculty of Science. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences from the University of Newcastle, following a Master of Science by Research and a Bachelor of Science in Equine Science, both from the University of Limerick, Ireland. Griffin's professional journey includes serving as a Research Assistant in the Faculty of Science at the University of Newcastle's School of Environmental and Life Sciences from April 2021 to April 2022, Research Assistant at the Hunter Valley Equine Research Foundation from November 2016 to January 2017, Veterinary Assistant and Office Administrator at HGM Veterinary Surgeons in Ireland from May 2012 to October 2015, and Laboratory Assistant at the University of Limerick from January 2014 to October 2015, where she prepared laboratory materials and equipment, supervised students, and delivered lectures.

Her research interests focus on improving fertility in equine and livestock species, examining the effects of endogenous and exogenous stressors on DNA damage in the stallion germ line, the impact of ambient heat stress on fertility, germ cell quality, and horse welfare, and developing diagnostic tools and strategies to enhance reproductive performance, including sperm DNA integrity and vulnerable genomic loci for sperm DNA damage within equine science and reproductive biology. Griffin has received notable awards such as the Michelle LeBlanc Award from the International Symposium on Equine Reproduction in 2023, finalist in the Association for Applied Animal Andrology Student Competition in 2020, and ART Lab Solutions Gamete and Embryo Award finalist from the Society for Reproductive Biology in 2020. Key publications include 'Proteomic analysis of spermatozoa reveals caseins play a pivotal role in preventing short-term periods of subfertility in stallions' (Biology of Reproduction, 2022), 'Identifying Heat-Susceptible Stallions Using a Novel Environmental and Statistical Modelling System' (Animal Reproduction Science, 2022), 'The fertility of a sub-population of stallions is negatively affected by ambient climatic conditions, mediated through DNA damage' (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2026), and 'Functions and effects of reactive oxygen species in male fertility' (Animal Reproduction Science, 2020). As an investigator, she has contributed to grants totaling over $500,000 from funders like AgriFutures Australia, presented at 14 conferences including four international ones, delivered public lectures such as 'Latest Developments in Predicting and Improving Stallion Fertility' in 2019, and supervised an MSc student, mentored honours students, and co-supervised summer scholars.