Dr Taylor Pini
Dr

Taylor Pini

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Background

Dr Taylor Pini is a lecturer in veterinary reproduction within the School of Veterinary Science. Taylor graduated with a Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience (Hons) and a PhD in reproductive biology from The University of Sydney. After her PhD, Taylor undertook postdocs at the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine (USA), and with the Gametic Epigenetics Consortium against Obesity (GECKO) at The University of Sydney. Taylor has worked across various aspects of male reproduction using a range of species, including sheep, mice and humans.

Taylor's research focuses on sperm biology and better understanding how both physiological processes and applied interventions impact sperm function, with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes of applied reproductive technologies.

Taylor is a co-host and producer of the science communication podcast Repro Radio.

Looking for a research project? Taylor is currently taking on Summer and Winter Scholarship Students (undergraduate) and Science Honours Students. If you are interested in pursuing a Masters or PhD degree with Taylor as a supervisor, please get in touch by email to discuss current opportunities and scholarship options.

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Dr Taylor Pini is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Animal developmental and reproductive biology Animal production Animal reproduction and breeding Biological Sciences Zoology

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Reproduction, The University of Sydney

Research interests

  • Reproduction

  • Sperm physiology

  • Seminal plasma biology

  • Sperm cryopreservation

  • Proteomics

  • Oxidative stress

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30 works between 2014 and 2025
All (30) Journal Article (25) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (4)

21 - 30 of 30 works

2019

Journal Article

Obesity causes significant changes to the human sperm proteome

Pini, Taylor, Parks, Jason C., Dzieciatkowska, Monika, Hansen, Kirk C., Schoolcraft, William B. and Katz-Jaffe, Mandy G. (2019). Obesity causes significant changes to the human sperm proteome. Fertility and Sterility, 112 (3 Supplement), e211-e211. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.07.666

Obesity causes significant changes to the human sperm proteome

2018

Journal Article

Sublethal sperm freezing damage: manifestations and solutions

Pini, Taylor, Leahy, Tamara and de Graaf, Simon P. (2018). Sublethal sperm freezing damage: manifestations and solutions. Theriogenology, 118, 172-181. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.06.006

Sublethal sperm freezing damage: manifestations and solutions

2018

Journal Article

Cryopreservation and egg yolk medium alter the proteome of ram spermatozoa

Pini, T., Rickard, J. P., Leahy, T., Crossett, B., Druart, X. and de Graaf, S. P. (2018). Cryopreservation and egg yolk medium alter the proteome of ram spermatozoa. Journal of Proteomics, 181, 73-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.04.001

Cryopreservation and egg yolk medium alter the proteome of ram spermatozoa

2018

Journal Article

Binder of Sperm Proteins 1 and 5 have contrasting effects on the capacitation of ram spermatozoa

Pini, Taylor, De Graaf, Simon P., Druart, Xavier, Tsikis, Guillaume, Labas, Valerie, Teixeira-Gomes, Ana Paula, Gadella, Barend M. and Leahy, Tamara (2018). Binder of Sperm Proteins 1 and 5 have contrasting effects on the capacitation of ram spermatozoa. Biology of Reproduction, 98 (6), 765-775. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioy032

Binder of Sperm Proteins 1 and 5 have contrasting effects on the capacitation of ram spermatozoa

2018

Journal Article

Binder of Sperm Proteins protect ram spermatozoa from freeze-thaw damage

Pini, Taylor, Farmer, Kiri, Druart, Xavier, Teixeira-Gomes, Ana Paula, Tsikis, Guillaume, Labas, Valerie, Leahy, Tamara and de Graaf, Simon P. (2018). Binder of Sperm Proteins protect ram spermatozoa from freeze-thaw damage. Cryobiology, 82, 78-87. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2018.04.005

Binder of Sperm Proteins protect ram spermatozoa from freeze-thaw damage

2018

Journal Article

Seminal plasma and cryopreservation alter ram sperm surface carbohydrates and interactions with neutrophils

Pini, Taylor, Leahy, Tamara and Paul De Graaf, Simon (2018). Seminal plasma and cryopreservation alter ram sperm surface carbohydrates and interactions with neutrophils. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 30 (5), 689-702. doi: 10.1071/RD17251

Seminal plasma and cryopreservation alter ram sperm surface carbohydrates and interactions with neutrophils

2016

Journal Article

Proteomic investigation of ram spermatozoa and the proteins conferred by seminal plasma

Pini, Taylor, Leahy, Tamara, Soleilhavoup, Clement, Tsikis, Guillaume, Labas, Valerie, Combes-Soia, Lucie, Harichaux, Gregoire, Rickard, Jessica P., Druart, Xavier and De Graaf, Simon P. (2016). Proteomic investigation of ram spermatozoa and the proteins conferred by seminal plasma. Journal of Proteome Research, 15 (10), 3700-3711. doi: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00530

Proteomic investigation of ram spermatozoa and the proteins conferred by seminal plasma

2016

Conference Publication

Changes to sperm surface carbohydrates following exposure to seminal plasma and freezing

Pini, Taylor, Leahy, Tamara and de Graaf, Simon P. (2016). Changes to sperm surface carbohydrates following exposure to seminal plasma and freezing. 10th Biennial Conference of the Association for Applied Animal Andrology, Tours, France, 24 June 2016. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2016.03.021

Changes to sperm surface carbohydrates following exposure to seminal plasma and freezing

2014

Journal Article

Erratum: Seminal plasma aids the survival and cervical transit of epididymal ram spermatozoa (Reproduction (2014) 148 (X1))

Rickard, J. P., Pini, T., Soleilhavoup, C., Cognie, J., Bathgate, R., Lynch, G. W., Evans, G., Maxwell, W. M.C., Druart, X. and De Graaf, S. P. (2014). Erratum: Seminal plasma aids the survival and cervical transit of epididymal ram spermatozoa (Reproduction (2014) 148 (X1)). Reproduction, 148 (6), 469-478. doi: 10.1530/REP-14-0285e

Erratum: Seminal plasma aids the survival and cervical transit of epididymal ram spermatozoa (Reproduction (2014) 148 (X1))

2014

Journal Article

Seminal plasma aids the survival and cervical transit of epididymal ram spermatozoa

Rickard, J. P., Pini, T., Soleilhavoup, C., Cognie, J., Bathgate, R., Lynch, G. W., Evans, G., Maxwell, W. M. C., Druart, X. and de Graaf, S. P. (2014). Seminal plasma aids the survival and cervical transit of epididymal ram spermatozoa. Reproduction, 148 (5), 469-478. doi: 10.1530/rep-14-0285

Seminal plasma aids the survival and cervical transit of epididymal ram spermatozoa

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2026
    Hot and hormonal; the combined impacts of heat stress and endocrine disruption on fertility and sperm small RNAs in Drosophila
    Society for Reproductive Biology
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    The sperm-cervix interaction: A molecular investigation to improve cervical artificial insemination outcomes in sheep
    Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
    Open grant

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Supervision history

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Enquiries

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  • conception
  • fertility
  • ivf
  • reproduction
  • sperm

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