Sally Mortlock

Dr. Sally Mortlock is an Affiliate Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience and a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Public Health, University of Queensland. With a PhD from the University of Sydney, her work focuses on the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying endometriosis and related reproductive disorders.

• Positions: Institute for Molecular Bioscience, School of Public Health
• Key Research Areas: Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics of endometriosis

Her research integrates GWAS, epigenetic profiling, and multi-omics approaches to uncover genetic risk factors, gene-environment interactions, and molecular pathways in endometriosis. Recent work examines:

• Genetic regulation of endocannabinoid system in reproductive conditions
• Endometrial DNA methylation and disease risk scores
• Comorbidities with gastrointestinal/psychiatric disorders

Scientific contributions include:

• Developing molecular staging models for endometrial biopsies
• Identifying pleiotropic genetic factors in endometriosis-depression links
• Characterizing endometriosis lesion subtypes through gene expression

Dr. Mortlock actively supervises PhD students and has secured grants from:

• National Endometriosis Clinical and Scientific Trials Network (NECST)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)