Miss Katherin Scholz Romero
Research Assistant
UQ Centre for Clinical Research
+61 7 334 65075

Book Chapter
Sharma, Shayna, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Rice, Gregory E. and Salomon, Carlos (2017). Methods to enrich exosomes from conditioned media and biological fluids. In P. Murthi and C. Vaillancourt (Ed.), Preeclampsia methods and protocols (pp. 103-115) New York, NY United States: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-7498-6_8
Journal Articles
Dutta, Suchismita, Lai, Andrew, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Shiddiky, Muhammad J. A., Yamauchi, Yusuke, Mishra, Jay S., Rice, Gregory E., Hyett, Jon, Kumar, Sathish and Salomon, Carlos (2020). Hypoxia-induced small extracellular vesicle proteins regulate proinflammatory cytokines and systemic blood pressure in pregnant rats. Clinical Science, 134 (6), 593-607. doi: 10.1042/cs20191155
Jayabalan, Nanthini, Lai, Andrew, Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Guanzon, Dominic, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Palma, Carlos, McIntyre, Harold David, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2019). Quantitative proteomics by SWATH-MS suggest an association between circulating exosomes and maternal metabolic changes in gestational diabetes mellitus. Proteomics, 19 (1-2) 1800164, e1800164. doi: 10.1002/pmic.201800164
Jayabalan, Nanthini, Lai, Andrew, Ormazabal, Valeska, Adam, Stefanie, Guanzon, Dominic, Palma, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Lim, Ratana, Jansson, Thomas, McIntyre, Harold David, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2018). Adipose tissue exosomal proteomic profile reveals a role on placenta glucose metabolism in gestational diabetes mellitus. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 104 (5) jcem-201801599, 1735-1752. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01599
Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Jayabalan, Nanthini, Guanzon, Dominic, Palma, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Elfeky, Omar, Zuñiga, Felipe, Ormazabal, Valeska, Diaz, Emilio, Rice, Gregory E., Duncombe, Gregory, Jansson, Thomas, McIntyre, Harold David, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2018). Human placental exosomes in gestational diabetes mellitus carry a specific set of miRNAs associated with skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity. Clinical Science, 132 (22), 2451-2467. doi: 10.1042/cs20180487
Sharma, Shayna, Alharbi, Mona, Kobayashi, Miharu, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic, Zuñiga, Felipe, Ormazabal, Valeska, Palma, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Rice, Gregory E., Hooper, John D. and Salomon, Carlos (2018). Proteomic analysis of exosomes reveals an association between cell invasiveness and exosomal bioactivity on endothelial and mesenchymal cell migration. Clinical Science, 132 (18), 2029-2044. doi: 10.1042/CS20180425
Miranda, Jezid, Paules, Cristina, Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Lai, Andrew, Palma, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Rice, Gregory E., Gratacos, Eduard, Crispi, Fatima and Salomon, Carlos (2018). Placental exosomes profile in maternal and fetal circulation in intrauterine growth restriction - Liquid biopsies to monitoring fetal growth. Placenta, 64, 34-43. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2018.02.006
Salomon, Carlos, Guanzon, Dominic, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Longo, Sherri, Correa, Paula, Illanes, Sebastian E. and Rice, Gregory E. (2017). Placental Exosomes as Early Biomarker of Preeclampsia: Potential Role of Exosomal MicroRNAs Across Gestation. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 102 (9), 3182-3194. doi: 10.1210/jc.2017-00672
Truong, Grace, Guanzon, Dominic, Kinhal, Vyjayanthi, Elfeky, Omar, Lai, Andrew, Longo, Sherri, Nuzhat, Zarin, Palma, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Menon, Ramkumar, Mol, Ben W., Rice, Gregory E. and Salomon, Carlos (2017). Oxygen tension regulates the miRNA profile and bioactivity of exosomes released from extravillous trophoblast cells-liquid biopsies for monitoring complications of pregnancy. PLoS ONE, 12 (3) e0174514, e0174514. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174514
Mitchell, M. D., Scholz-Romero, K., Reed, S., Peiris, H. N., Koh, Y. Q., Meier, S., Walker, C. G., Burke, C. R., Roche, J. R., Rice, G. and Salomon, C. (2016). Plasma exosome profiles from dairy cows with divergent fertility phenotypes. Journal of Dairy Science, 99 (9), 7590-7601. doi: 10.3168/jds.2016-11060
Salomon, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Sarker, Suchismita, Sweeney, Emma, Kobayashi, Miharu, Correa, Paula, Longo, Sherri, Duncombe, Gregory, Mitchell, Murray D., Rice, Gregory E. and Illanes, Sebastian E. (2016). Gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with changes in the concentration and bioactivity of placenta-derived exosomes in maternal circulation across gestation. Diabetes, 65 (3), 598-609. doi: 10.2337/db15-0966
Rice, Gregory E., Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Sweeney, Emma, Peiris, Hassendrini, Kobayashi, Miharu, Duncombe, Gregory, Mitchell, Murray D. and Salomon, Carlos (2015). The Effect of Glucose on the Release and Bioactivity of Exosome from First Trimester Totrophoblast Cells. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 100 (10), E1280-E1288. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-2270
Barrett, Helen L., Kubala, Marta H., Scholz Romero, Katherin., Denny, Kerina J., Woodruff, Trent M., McIntyre, H.David., Callaway, Leonie K. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes. (2015). Placental lipase expression in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia: A case-control study. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 13 (1) 100, 100. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0098-9
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Kubala, Marta H., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K. and Barrett, Helen L. (2015). Placental fibroblast growth factor 21 is not altered in late-onset preeclampsia. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 13 (14) 14, 14. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0006-3
Barrett, Helen L., Kubala, Marta H., Scholz Romero, Katherin, Denny, Kerina J., Woodruff, Trent M., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2014). Placental lipases in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). PLoS One, 9 (8) e104826, e104826.1-e104826.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104826
Salomon, Carlos, Yee, Sarah, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Kobayashi, Miharu, Vaswani, Kanchan, Kvaskoff, David, Illanes, Sebastian E., Mitchell, Murray D. and Rice, Gregory E. (2014). Extravillous trophoblast cells-derived exosomes promote vascular smooth muscle cell migration. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 5 (175) 175, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00175
Sarker, Suchismita, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Perez, Alejandra, Illanes, Sebastian E., Mitchell, Murray D., Rice, Gregory E. and Salomon, Carlos (2014). Placenta-derived exosomes continuously increase in maternal circulation over the first trimester of pregnancy. Journal of Translational Medicine, 12 (1) 204, 1-19. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-12-204
Salomon, Carlos, Torres, Maria Jose, Kobayashi, Miharu, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Sobrevia, Luis, Dobierzewska, Aneta, Illanes, Sebastian E., Mitchell, Murray D. and Rice, Gregory E. (2014). A gestational profile of placental exosomes in maternal plasma and their effects on endothelial cell migration. PLoS One, 9 (6) e98667, e98667.1-e98667.12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098667
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Barrett, Helen L., Kubala, Marta H., Scholz Romero, Katherin, Denny, Kerina J., Woodruff, Trent M., David McIntyre, H. David and Callaway, Leonie K. (2014). Increased placental expression of fibroblast growth factor 21 in gestational diabetes mellitus. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 99 (4), E591.1-E591.8. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-2581
Conference Papers
Ormazabal, Valeska, Adam, Stefanie, Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Diaz, Emilio, Zuniga, Felipe, McIntyre, David, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2019). Levels of extracellular vesicles and their associated miRNAs in maternal and fetal circulation during normal and diabetic pregnancies. Meeting of the International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA), Tokyo, Japan, 21-24 September, 2018. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2019.06.306
Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Ormazabal, Valeska, Ramirez, Macarena, Lai, Andrew, Scholz Romero, Katherin, McIntyre, David, Diaz, Emilio, Zuniga, Felipe, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2019). Protein analysis in skeletal muscle from gestational diabetes mellitus and their association with insulin signalling during pregnancy. Meeting of the International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA), Tokyo, Japan, 21-24 September, 2018. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2019.06.307
Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Lai, Andrew, Duncombe, Gregory, Rice, Gregory and Salomon, Carlos (2019). Cytokines profile in different populations of extracellular vesicles during the first trimester of pregnancy. Meeting of the International-Federation-of-Placenta-Associations (IFPA), Tokyo, Japan, 21-24 September 2018. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2019.06.079
Kinhal, Vyjayanthi, Guanzon, Dominic, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Longo, Sherri, Fortunato, Stephen, Menon, Ramkumar, Rice, Gregory and Salomon, Carlos (2016). Identification of exosomal mirna biomarkers at early gestation (< 18 Weeks) in asymptomatic women at early gestation (< 18 Weeks) who subsequently develop spontaneous preterm birth. Meeting of the International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA) - Placenta - Back to the Basics, Portland, United States, Sep 13-16, 2016. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.06.222
Kinhal, Vyjayanthi, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Elfeky, Omar, Rice, Gregory and Salomon, Carlos (2016). Characterisation of extravillous trophoblast-derived exosomal protein content in response to hypoxia. Meeting of the International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA) - Placenta - Back to the Basics, Portland, United States, Sep 13-16, 2016. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.06.211
Salomon, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Kobayashi, Miharu, Smith, Matthew, Duncombe, Gregory, Hanes, Sebastian, Mitchell, Murray D. and Rice, Gregory E. (2015). Oxygen tension regulates glucose-induced biogenesis and release of different subpopulations of exosome vesicles from trophoblast cells: a gestational age profile of placental exosomes in maternal plasma with gestational diabetes mellitus. 6th Latin American Symposium on Maternal-Fetal Interaction and Placenta / 5th Latin American Symposium on Reproductive Immunology, Mar del Plata Argentina, Apr 13-16, 2015. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.01.444
Salomon, Carlos, Scholz, Katherin, Kobayashi, Miharu, Duncombe, Gregory, Perez-Sepulveda, Alejandra, Illanes, Sebastian E., Longo, Sherri, Fortunato, Stephen, Mitchell, Murray D. and Rice, Gregory E. (2015). Hypoxia regulates the response of trophoblast-derived exosomes to hyperglycemia and displays a difference placental exosome profile in plasma from patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. The Society for Reproductive Investigation 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, United States, 25th - 28th March 2015. Thousand Oaks, United States: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1933719115579631
Salomon, Carlos, Yee, Sarah, Sarker, Suchismita, Scholz, Katherin, Duncombe, Gregory, Perez-Sepulveda, Alejandra, Illanes, Sebastian E., Longo, Sherri, Fortunato, Stephen, Mitchell, Murray D. and Rice, Gregory E. (2015). Placenta-derived exosomes promote trophoblast invasion and spiral arterial remodeling - A possible role in the physiopathology of preeclampsia. The Society for Reproductive Investigation 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, United States, 25th - 28th March 2015. Thousand Oaks, United States: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1933719115579631
Salomon, Carlos, Yee, Sarah, Sarker, Suchismita, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Illanes, Sebastian, Mitchell, Murray and Rice, Gregory (2014). Plasma from first trimester pre-symptomatic women who subsequently developed preeclampsia reduces extravillous trophoblast cells migration, a possible role of placental-derived particles. International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA)/EPG Meeting, Paris, France, 09-12 September 2014. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.06.268
Salomon, Carlos, Sarker, Suchismita, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Illanes, Sebastian, Mitchell, Murray and Rice, Gregory (2014). Characterisation of the release of placenta-derived exosome in gestational diabetes mellitus. International-Federation-of-Placenta-Associations (IFPA)/EPG Meeting, Paris, France, 9-12 September 2014. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.06.095
Romero, Katherin Scholz, Barrett, Helen, Kubala, Marta, McIntyre, David, Callaway, Leonie and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2014). Expression of Placental Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (Fgf21) Is Increased in Placental Tissue From Pregnancies with Preeclampsia. International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA)/EPG Meeting Conference location Paris, France Conference dates 09-12September 2014, Paris, France, 09-12 September 2014. Camden, London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.06.271
Salomon, Carlos, Scholz, Katherin, Peiris, Hassendrini, Kobayashi, Miharu, Kvaskoff, David, Ashman, Keith, Mitchell, Murray M. and Rice, Greg E. (2014). Network and canonical pathway analysis of placental mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes. 2014 SGI 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, Florence Italy, March 26-29, 2014. Thousand Oaks, United States: March 26-29, 2014. doi: 10.1177/1933719114528275
Salomon, Carlos, Sarker, Suchi, Scholz, Katherin, Jose Torres, Maria, Sobrevia, Luis, Illanes, Sebastian E., Mitchell, Murray M. and Rice, Greg E. (2014). Gestational-age variations in placenta-derived exosome bioactivity and proteomic profiling in maternal plasma during normal healthy pregnancy. 2014 SGI 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, Florence Italy, March 26-29, 2014. Thousand Oaks, United States: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1933719114528275