Dr Nicole McPherson is a Senior Lecturer and reproductive scientist at the Robinson Research Institute, School of Biomedicine, and a member of the Andy Thomas Centre for Space Resources at Adelaide University. She also serves as Director of Research and Diagnostic Laboratories at Genea, one of Australia's leading IVF providers, where her work bridges fundamental reproductive science and clinical assisted reproduction. Nicole leads the Sperm and Embryo Biology Group at Adelaide University, where her research focuses on the molecular and physiological mechanisms governing sperm function, fertilisation and early embryo development. Her recent work has pioneered the emerging field of space reproductive biology, using a purpose built 3D clinostat system to demonstrate for the first time that gravity plays a critical role in sperm navigation, fertilisation and embryo development in mammals. Nicole is passionate about translating fundamental discovery science into real world improvements in reproductive medicine, with applications spanning human fertility, agricultural breeding and the future of human reproduction beyond Earth.