Rate My Professor John Clulow

Associate Professor John Clulow serves at the University of Newcastle in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences as Associate Professor and in the School of Science, Biological Sciences, as Honorary Associate Professor. He holds a PhD, Bachelor of Science (Honours), and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Newcastle, along with a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance. His academic career commenced in 1985 as a Professional Officer in the Faculty of Science, advancing to Lecturer in 2002, and subsequently to his current associate professorship. Clulow has been involved in teaching zoology, forensic biology, environmental biology, and biotechnology commercialization, while supervising postgraduate students and managing amphibian holding facilities.

John Clulow's research expertise is positioned at the interface of Conservation Biology and Reproductive Biology. His early investigations centered on the physiology of the testis and epididymis across birds, eutherian mammals, and marsupials, elucidating mechanisms of fluid and electrolyte reabsorption in the ductuli efferentes testis, dependent on sodium transport via Na-H exchanger and regulated by the cAMP system. Since the early 1990s, amid the amphibian extinction crisis precipitated by fungal pandemics, he has pioneered cryopreservation procedures for amphibian sperm, eggs, and embryos to facilitate the establishment of genome storage banks for endangered species. Notable collaborations include work with Assoc Prof R.C. Jones on efferent duct research and Assoc Prof M. Mahony on amphibian cryopreservation. Key publications encompass Clulow J, Trudeau VL, Nixon B, Mahony MJ, Jones RC, Campbell L, Upton R, Clulow S, 'Reproductive Modes of Amphibians and Reptiles: Impacts on Conservation and the Development of Assisted Reproductive Technologies' (2026); Clulow J, Upton R, Clulow S, 'Cryopreservation of amphibian genomes: targeting the Holy Grail, cryopreservation of maternal-haploid and embryonic-diploid genomes' (2022); Clulow J, Upton R, Trudeau VL, Clulow S, 'Amphibian assisted reproductive technologies: moving from technology to application' (2019); Clulow J, Trudeau VL, Kouba AJ, 'Amphibian declines in the twenty-first century: why we need assisted reproductive technologies' (2014); Jones RC, Clulow J, Kidd G, Chaturapanich G, Nixon B, Dacheux J-L, 'The avian epididymis: a simple conduit or a sophisticated adaptation?' (2003). In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded the European Academy of Andrology Prize for 1997 for an outstanding publication in the International Journal.