黑料社区

• Biography/ Background

  Jessica Broadbent is a University of 黑料社区 researcher with a background in Clinical Pharmacology (B.Sc. Hons) and Public Health (GDPH), and over 20 years' experience in clinical research. Her early career was grounded in co-ordinating and managing Phase I-III clinical drug trials at the University of South Australia School of Pharmacy between 1995 and 2001, during which her interest in disease prevention and epidemiology developed and led to further studies in Public Health.

  She joined the Discipline of General Practice in 2003 as the Primary Health Care, Research Evaluation and Development (PHC RED) co-ordinator, whilst engaging in research projects exploring primary health care issues such as depression and help seeking pathways, respiratory disease and antibiotic use for acute bronchitis, and cardiovascular disease prevention and health literacy.

  Jessica held a concurrent position at the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (from 2002) where she worked as Editorial Assistant for Climacteric: The Journal of the International Menopause Society (until 2005) while undertaking research in women’s health and hormone therapy use, and from 2008-2017 explored the role of genetic mutations in cerebral palsy causation as a member of the South Australian Cerebral Palsy Research Group (SACPRG).

  In 2019 she moved to New Zealand and worked with the Cerebral Palsy Register at the Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, exploring rehabilitation following selective dorsal rhizotomy in New Zealand, and then briefly joined the Epilepsy Research Group, University of Queensland located at the RBWH, Brisbane co-ordinating commercially sponsored epilepsy clinical drug and device trials (2023).

  She is a current Senior Project Officer at The Robinson Research Institute facilitating national and international research collaborations and data management within the Endometriosis Research Group and the Imagendo research project.

   

• Qualifications

  Graduate Diploma in Public Health, The University of 黑料社区 (2006) 

  Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Pharmacology, The University of 黑料社区, Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology. Thesis entitled: ‘Investigations into the potential anticancer properties of the soybean isoflavone genistein’ (1994)  

  Bachelor of Science, The University of 黑料社区 (1990-1993) 

• Research Interests

  • Cardiovascular disease, risk factors, risk perception and family history
  • Health literacy
  • Respiratory health, acute bronchitis and antibiotic use
  • Mental health, depression and help seeking pathways
  • Health service utilisation in general practice
  • Women's health, contraception and hormone therapy use
  • Cerebral palsy, genetic factors associated with causation
  • Epilepsy
  • Endometriosis

  Current Research

  • Non-invasive endometriosis diagnosis using machine learning - the "Imagendo" Study (since 2024)
  • A multi-perspective study on the Diagnosis of Endometriosis: The TRIAGENDO Project (since 2025)

  Past Research Projects

  • Awareness, perception and knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk and prevention among residents in the north west districts of 黑料社区 (Funding: Northern Communities Health Foundation)
  • Opportunistic screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors in general practice (Funding: Northern Communities Health Foundation)
  • Increasing cardiovascular risk assessment in first degree relatives of patients with premature IHD: a RCT (Funding: NHMRC)
  • A genomic basis for cerebral palsy - studies on a large Australian cohort (Funding: NHMRC), and other sub-studies associated with this larger project
  • Multi-center, open-label, uncontrolled study to investigate the efficacy and safety of the transdermal contraceptive patch containing 0.55 mg ethinyl estradiol and 2.1 mg gestodene (material no. 80876395) in a 21-day regimen for 13 cycles in 1,650 healthy female subjects (Sponsored Trial: Bayer Healthcare)

• Publications

  van Eyk CL, Corbett MA, Gardner A, van BW, Broadbent JL, Harper K, MacLennan AH & Jecz J (2018). Analysis of 182 cerebral palsy transcriptomes points to dysregulation of trophic signalling pathways and overlap with autism. Transl Psychiatry, 8, 88. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-018-0136-4

  Broadbent JL, Lorimer M, Tideman P, Chew DP, Wittert G, Ryan P (2015). The Heart Health Study - Increasing cardiovascular risk assessment in Family Practice for first degree relatives of patients with premature ischaemic heart disease: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Fam Prac, 16:116. doi: 10.1186/s12875-015-0328-4

  McMichael G, Bainbridge MN, Haan E, Corbett M, Gardner A, Thompson S, van Bon BW, van Eyk CL, Broadbent J, Reynolds C, O'Callaghan ME, Nguyen LS, Adelson DL,Russo R, Jhangiani S, Doddapaneni H, Muzny DM, Gibbs RA, Gecz J, MacLennan AH (2015). Whole-exome sequencing points to considerable genetic heterogeneity of cerebral palsy. Mol Psychiatry 20(2): 176-182. doi: 10.1038/mp.2014.189

  O'Callaghan M, MacLennan A, Gibson C, McMichael G, Haan E, Broadbent J, Baghurst P, Goldwater P, Dekker G (2013). Genetic and clinical contributions to cerebral palsy: A multi-variable analysis. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health,, 49(7):575-581,

  O'Callaghan M, MacLennan A, Gibson C, McMichael G, Haan E, Broadbent J, Goldwater P, Painter J, Montgomery G, Dekker G (2012). Fetal and maternal candidate single nucleotide polymorphism associations with Cerebral Palsy: a case-control study. Pediatrics, 129(2): E414-E423

  O'Callaghan M, MacLennan A, Gibson C, McMichael G, Haan E, Broadbent J, Goldwater P, Dekker G (2011). Epidemiologic associations with cerebral palsy. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 118(3):576-582

  O'Callaghan M, MacLennan A, Gibson C, McMichael G, Haan E, Broadbent J, Priest K, Goldwater P, Dekker G (2011). The Australian cerebral palsy research study - Protocol for a national collaborative study investigating genomic and clinical associations with cerebral palsy. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 47(3): 99-110.

  MacLennan AH, Gill TK, Broadbent JL and Taylor AW (2009). Continuing decline in hormone therapy use: population trends over 17 years. Climacteric, 12: 122-130.

  Gupta R, Stocks N and Broadbent J (2009). Cardiovascular risk assessment in Australian General Practice. Australian Family Physician, 38 (5): 364-368.

  Conlin M, MacLennan A and Broadbent J (2006). Inadequate compliance with periconceptional folic acid supplementation in South Australia. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 46(6):528-533

  Fuller J and Broadbent J (2006). Mental health referral role of rural financial counsellors. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 14 (2): 79–85.

  MacLennan AH, Broadbent JL, Lester S, Moore V (2004). Oral oestrogen and combined oestrogen/progestogen therapy versus placebo for hot flushes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2001;(1):CD002978.

  Record IR, Broadbent JL, King RA, Dreosti IE, Head RH and Tonkin AL (1997). Genistein inhibits growth of B16 melanoma cells in vivo and in vitro and promotes differentiation in vitro. International Journal of Cancer, 72: 860-864.

  King RA, Broadbent JL and Head RJ (1996). Absorption and excretion of the soy isoflavone Genistein in rats. Journal of Nutrition, 126 (1): 176-182.

  Conference Presentations

  Broadbent J, Stocks N, Taylor A, Grant J, Adams R & Seidel B (2009). Awareness, perception and knowledge of cardiovascular disease in the north western districts of 黑料社区. PHCRED Tri-State Conference, Alice Springs. Research presentation.

  Broadbent J, Stocks N, Crockett A, Turnidge J, Veale A & Paine B (2007). Acute bronchitis in general practice: what presenting factors predict poor outcome? GP & PHC Research Conference, Sydney. Research Presentation & Conference Abstract: 2007, Paper Sessions, Quality of care.

  Fuller J & Broadbent J (2005). A survey of Australian rural financial counsellors—first points of contact in primary mental health care. GP & PHC Research Conference, 黑料社区. Conference Abstract: 2005, Paper presentation, Mental Health.

  Cabot JL, Broadbent JL, Nation RL, Evans AM, Shanahan KM & Hsyu P-H (1996). Influence of ranitidine on the renal clearance of triamterene in the rat isolated perfused kidney. APSA Meeting, December 1995, 黑料社区. Abstract publications details: Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 26, 606-607.

  Broadbent J, Dreosti I, Record I & Tonkin AL (1994). An inhibitory role of genistein on the growth characteristics of B16 melanoma cells and BalbC 3T3 fibroblast in vitro. Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologist Meeting December 1994, Auckland NZ. Proceedings of ASCEPT, Volume 1 December.

   

   

   

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