Dr Julie Townsend
B.Sc., Ph.D.(Nott.)
Expertise
Academic with over 20 years’ experience in veterinary anatomy education, and background in reproductive endocrinology research. Skilled in providing extensive pastoral and academic support to students through Senior Tutor role.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
School of Anatomy
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Research interests
Investigations on the intra-pituitary control of fertility, with particular reference to the role of the associations between gonadotroph, lactotroph and folliculostellate cells in seasonally breeding species.
Investigations on prolactin action within the brain: how this may regulate the activity of neuronal circuits involved in the control of fertility.
Research keywords
- Pituitary
- gonadotrophins
- neuroendocrinology
- Signal transduction pathways and neuronal mechanisms underlying the central effects of PRL on the control of fertility.
- Intra-pituitary fertility control.
Impact
Paracrine mechanisms underlying the intra-pituitary regulation of fertility.
Biography
- Jetlag in the horse: Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying the effects of transmeridian flying on equine performance.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Implementing a Mental Wellbeing Toolbox: Reflections on integration into the veterinary curriculum and identification of opportunities for wider application
Principal Investigator
Role
Collaborator
Description
Building on previous work undertaken by the group this project will aim to:
• Implement and evaluate a wellbeing curriculum using the Mental Wellbeing Toolkit
• Consult across the university to identify opportunities to…Dates
01/08/2017 to 31/07/2018
Publications
Recent publications
14/07/2021Connecting with tutees: Pastoral support for students on the Gateway Programme in Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science, the widening participation course for clinical programmes
Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching (BILT): The Connected Conference Proceedings
Be more vet! The development of a mental wellbeing toolbox for the undergraduate curriculum at Bristol University.
https://veted.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/veted-2017-programme.pdf
Cells Co-Expressing Luteinising Hormone and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Are Present in the Ovine Pituitary Pars Distalis but Not the Pars Tuberalis: Implications for the Control of Endogenous Circannual Rhythms of Prolactin
Neuroendocrinology
Photoperiodic modulation of the suppressive actions of prolactin and dopamine on the pituitary gonadotropin responses to gonadotropin-releasing hormone in sheep.
Biology of Reproduction
Experimental jetlag disrupts circadian clock genes but improves performance in racehorses after light-dependent rapid resetting of neuroendocrine systems and the rest-activity cycle
Journal of Neuroendocrinology
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