Professor, Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology – Monash University
Professor John Bertram undertook doctoral training at Flinders University and postdoctoral training in the Department of Biological Structure at the University of Washington. His early interest was in the stereological quantitation of lung microanatomy. After returning to Australia, he devoted research to understanding the impact of perturbations to the fetomaternal environment on kidney development, and the consequences of low nephron endowment for adult health. From 1998-2016 John served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology at Monash University. He has been invited to present at various conferences, including multiple presentations to the American Society of Nephrology Renal Week, the International Workshop on Developmental Nephrology and the International Congress of Stereology. He was President of the International Society for Stereology (ISS, 2000-2003), chaired the Xth World ISS Congress in Melbourne in 1999, is a member of the Executive and Council of the International DOHaD Society and chaired the X1th World DOHaD Congress in Melbourne in 2019.