Human Reproduction 2011

Dr Guiying Nie

Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research

Dr Nie is currently an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, and head of the Implantation and Placental Development Laboratory at Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia. Dr Nie trained as a molecular biologist and biochemist and received her PhD in 1991 from University of Essex, UK. She spent the next 4 years as a Research Associate at Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, USA, before moving to Australia. The focus of Dr Nie’s current research is understanding how the uterus contributes to the success and/or failure of embryo implantation, placental development, and related clinical implications. One of her current research areas is to investigate how proprotein convertase 6 (PC6) regulates endometrial receptivity, and the potential of PC6 as a diagnostic marker for receptivity as well as a target for dual-role contraception (blocking pregnancy and HIV infection simultaneously). Dr Nie has over 60 peer-reviewed publications and 2 patents.