Dr Deidre Mattiske is a Research Fellow in reproductive and developmental biology at the School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on the development of mammalian male and female reproductive systems and the mechanisms behind disorders of sexual development. Currently her research seeks to understand the impact of environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals, such as plasticisers and pesticides, on the reproductive system and if these exposures result in heritable changes in future, unexposed generations.