Dr Lisa Akison

Senior Lecturer

School of Biomedical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
l.akison@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 51047

Overview

Lisa Akison is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS) at the University of Queensland. She has conducted research using rodent models for over 30 years and has been a reproductive biologist since 2005. She completed her PhD (2013) and early Post-doctoral training at the Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, where she examined the molecular regulation of ovulation and oviductal function. Her current research focus is on the developmental origins of health and disease, where she has examined developmental programming of various organs and physiological processes. In particular, she has examined the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure, examining impacts on the embryo, fetus and adult offspring. She is also interested in the role that the placenta plays in mediating these effects.

Lisa received training in systematic review and meta-analysis methodology in 2016 and has since published systematic reviews on diverse topics in child and infant health. She now teaches critical appraisal of clinical studies and systematic review methodology to 3rd year biomedical science students, as well as endocrinology, physiology and histology. She has research interests in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and is a current member of the Biomedical Education Research Group at SBMS.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine, University of Adelaide
  • Masters (Research) of Science, University of Sydney
  • Bachelor of Science, University of Sydney

Publications

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Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

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Publications

Book

Book Chapter

  • Moritz, Karen M., Akison, Lisa K., Hayes, Nicole and Reid, Natasha (2023). Physical and mental health in FASD. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. (pp. 241-267) edited by Omar A. Abdul-Rahman and Christie L. M. Petrenko. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-32386-7_12

  • Chambers, Lisa K., Lawson, Malcolm A. and Hinds, Lyn A. (1999). Biological control of rodents - the case for fertility control using immunocontraception. Ecologically-based management of rodent pests. (pp. 215-242) edited by Grant R. Singleton, Lyn A. Hinds, Herwig Leirs and Zhibin Zhang. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.

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PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision