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2023

Journal Article

Male reproductive traits are differentially affected by dietary macronutrient balance but unrelated to adiposity

Crean, A. J., Afrin, S., Niranjan, H., Pulpitel, T. J., Ahmad, G., Senior, A. M., Freire, T., Mackay, F., Nobrega, M. A., Barrès, R., Simpson, S. J. and Pini, T. (2023). Male reproductive traits are differentially affected by dietary macronutrient balance but unrelated to adiposity. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 2566, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-38314-x

Male reproductive traits are differentially affected by dietary macronutrient balance but unrelated to adiposity

2025

Journal Article

Use of a sperm morphology assessment standardisation training tool improves the accuracy of novice sperm morphologists

Seymour, Katherine Rose, Rickard, Jessica P., Pool, Kelsey R., Pini, Taylor and de Graaf, Simon P. (2025). Use of a sperm morphology assessment standardisation training tool improves the accuracy of novice sperm morphologists. Scientific Reports, 15 (1) 21963, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-07515-3

Use of a sperm morphology assessment standardisation training tool improves the accuracy of novice sperm morphologists

2025

Journal Article

Dynamic sperm proteome remodelling during epididymal maturation in a marsupial, Macropus giganteus

Kunkel, Sarah, Johnston, Stephen D., Nouwens, Amanda and Pini, Taylor (2025). Dynamic sperm proteome remodelling during epididymal maturation in a marsupial, Macropus giganteus. Biology of Reproduction. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioaf160

Dynamic sperm proteome remodelling during epididymal maturation in a marsupial, Macropus giganteus

2025

Journal Article

Seminal plasma protects frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa from neutrophil attack: a complement mediated dynamic

Warr, Sophie, Pini, Taylor, de Graaf, Simon P and Rickard, Jessica P (2025). Seminal plasma protects frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa from neutrophil attack: a complement mediated dynamic. Reproduction, 170 (2). doi: 10.1530/rep-24-0465

Seminal plasma protects frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa from neutrophil attack: a complement mediated dynamic

2025

Journal Article

Towards a kingdom of reproductive life - the core sperm proteome

Pini, Taylor, Nixon, Brett, Karr, Timothy L, Teperino, Raffaele, Sanz-Moreno, Adrián, da Silva-Buttkus, Patricia, Tüttelmann, Frank, Kliesch, Sabine, Gailus-Durner, Valérie, Fuchs, Helmut, Marschall, Susan, Hrabě de Angelis, Martin and Skerrett-Byrne, David A (2025). Towards a kingdom of reproductive life - the core sperm proteome. Reproduction, 169 (6) e250105, 6. doi: 10.1530/rep-25-0105

Towards a kingdom of reproductive life - the core sperm proteome

2025

Book Chapter

Seminal Plasma Proteomics Using Filter-Aided Sample Preparation

Pini, Taylor and de Graaf, Simon P. (2025). Seminal Plasma Proteomics Using Filter-Aided Sample Preparation. Methods in Molecular Biology. (pp. 637-645) New York, NY: Humana Press Inc.. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4406-5_43

Seminal Plasma Proteomics Using Filter-Aided Sample Preparation

2025

Journal Article

Development of a sperm morphology assessment standardization training tool

Seymour, Katherine R, Rickard, Jessica P, Pool, Kelsey R, Pini, Taylor and de Graaf, Simon P (2025). Development of a sperm morphology assessment standardization training tool. Biology Methods and Protocols, 10 (1) bpaf029, bpaf029. doi: 10.1093/biomethods/bpaf029

Development of a sperm morphology assessment standardization training tool

2024

Conference Publication

28 Successful production of kangaroo ICSI embryos

Palacios, P. D., Gurkin, R. J., Campbell, Y., Zhao, J., Pini, T., Johnston, S. and Gambini, A. (2024). 28 Successful production of kangaroo ICSI embryos. Annual Conference of the International Embryo Technology Society, Fort Worth, TX United States, 18–22 January 2025. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/rdv37n1ab28

28 Successful production of kangaroo ICSI embryos

2024

Journal Article

Low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets reduce body weight and sperm count but increase sperm motility in mice

Crean, Angela J., Pulpitel, Tamara J., Pini, Taylor, Rickard, Jessica P., de Graaf, Simon P., Senior, Alistair M., Simpson, Stephen J. and Wali, Jibran A. (2024). Low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets reduce body weight and sperm count but increase sperm motility in mice. The Journal of Nutrition, 154 (1), 60-68. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.11.016

Low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets reduce body weight and sperm count but increase sperm motility in mice

2022

Journal Article

Molecular insights to the sperm-cervix interaction and the consequences for cryopreserved sperm

Warr, Sophie, Pini, Taylor, de Graaf, Simon P. and Rickard, Jessica P. (2022). Molecular insights to the sperm-cervix interaction and the consequences for cryopreserved sperm. Biology of Reproduction, 108 (2), 183-196. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioac188

Molecular insights to the sperm-cervix interaction and the consequences for cryopreserved sperm

2022

Conference Publication

Nutritional Geometry of Male Fertility: Moving Beyond The ‘High-Fat’ Diet

PINI, Taylor, AHMAD, Gulfam, BARRES, Romain, SIMPSON, Stephen and CREAN, Angela (2022). Nutritional Geometry of Male Fertility: Moving Beyond The ‘High-Fat’ Diet. Fertility Society Of Australia And New Zealand Annual Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 30 July–2 August 2022. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/s2661318222740905

Nutritional Geometry of Male Fertility: Moving Beyond The ‘High-Fat’ Diet

2022

Journal Article

#ESHREjc report: are sperm selection techniques a panacea? Indications for the use of physiological intracytoplasmic sperm injection (PICSI) in medically assisted reproduction

Liperis, George, Sharma, Kashish, Ammar, Omar Farhan, Fraire-Zamora, Juan J., da Silva, Sarah Martins, Thomson, Andrew, Pini, Taylor and Mincheva, Mina (2022). #ESHREjc report: are sperm selection techniques a panacea? Indications for the use of physiological intracytoplasmic sperm injection (PICSI) in medically assisted reproduction. Human Reproduction, 37 (10), 2492-2496. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deac182

#ESHREjc report: are sperm selection techniques a panacea? Indications for the use of physiological intracytoplasmic sperm injection (PICSI) in medically assisted reproduction

2022

Journal Article

Reproductive biology research down under: highlights from the Australian and New Zealand Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology, 2021

Dunleavy, Jessica E. M., Dinh, Doan Thao, Filby, Caitlin E., Green, Ella, Hofstee, Pierre, Pini, Taylor, Rivers, Nicola, Skerrett-Byrne, David A., Wijayarathna, Rukmali, Winstanley, Yasmyn E., Zhou, Wei and Richani, Dulama (2022). Reproductive biology research down under: highlights from the Australian and New Zealand Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology, 2021. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 34 (13), 855-866. doi: 10.1071/rd22115

Reproductive biology research down under: highlights from the Australian and New Zealand Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Biology, 2021

2021

Journal Article

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry reveals an active response to DNA damage in human spermatozoa

Pini, Taylor, Haywood, Mary, McCallie, Blair, Lane, Sydney L., Schoolcraft, William B. and Katz-Jaffe, Mandy (2021). Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry reveals an active response to DNA damage in human spermatozoa. F&S Science, 2 (2), 153-163. doi: 10.1016/j.xfss.2021.03.001

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry reveals an active response to DNA damage in human spermatozoa

2021

Journal Article

Obesity and male reproduction; placing the Western diet in context

Pini, Taylor, Raubenheimer, David, Simpson, Stephen J. and Crean, Angela J. (2021). Obesity and male reproduction; placing the Western diet in context. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12 622292. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.622292

Obesity and male reproduction; placing the Western diet in context

2020

Journal Article

Exogenous melatonin advances the ram breeding season and increases testicular function

Pool, K. R., Rickard, J. P., Pini, T. and de Graaf, S. P. (2020). Exogenous melatonin advances the ram breeding season and increases testicular function. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 9711. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66594-6

Exogenous melatonin advances the ram breeding season and increases testicular function

2020

Journal Article

Mitigating the effects of oxidative sperm DNA damage

Pini, Taylor, Makloski, Rachel, Maruniak, Karen, Schoolcraft, William B. and Katz-Jaffe, Mandy G. (2020). Mitigating the effects of oxidative sperm DNA damage. Antioxidants, 9 (7) 589, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/antiox9070589

Mitigating the effects of oxidative sperm DNA damage

2020

Journal Article

Quantitative proteomic analysis of seminal plasma, sperm membrane proteins, and seminal extracellular vesicles suggests vesicular mechanisms aid in the removal and addition of proteins to the ram sperm membrane

Leahy, Tamara, Rickard, Jessica P., Pini, Taylor, Gadella, Bart M. and de Graaf, Simon P. (2020). Quantitative proteomic analysis of seminal plasma, sperm membrane proteins, and seminal extracellular vesicles suggests vesicular mechanisms aid in the removal and addition of proteins to the ram sperm membrane. Proteomics, 20 (12) 1900289. doi: 10.1002/pmic.201900289

Quantitative proteomic analysis of seminal plasma, sperm membrane proteins, and seminal extracellular vesicles suggests vesicular mechanisms aid in the removal and addition of proteins to the ram sperm membrane

2020

Journal Article

Obesity significantly alters the human sperm proteome, with potential implications for fertility

Pini, T., Parks, J., Russ, J., Dzieciatkowska, M., Hansen, K. C., Schoolcraft, W. B. and Katz-Jaffe, M. (2020). Obesity significantly alters the human sperm proteome, with potential implications for fertility. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 37 (4), 777-787. doi: 10.1007/s10815-020-01707-8

Obesity significantly alters the human sperm proteome, with potential implications for fertility

2019

Conference Publication

Minimally invasive uterine aspiration 24 hours ahead of embryo transfer characterizes the compromised RIF uterine microenvironment and is predictive of reproductive outcome

Parks, Jason C., McCallie, Blair R., Haywood, Mary E., Pini, Taylor, Schoolcraft, William B. and Katz-Jaffe, Mandy G. (2019). Minimally invasive uterine aspiration 24 hours ahead of embryo transfer characterizes the compromised RIF uterine microenvironment and is predictive of reproductive outcome. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.07.309

Minimally invasive uterine aspiration 24 hours ahead of embryo transfer characterizes the compromised RIF uterine microenvironment and is predictive of reproductive outcome