Dr Rose Upton is a reproductive biologist based at the University of Newcastle. Her research focusses on the development and application of assisted reproductive technologies to wildlife conservation, with a focus on amphibians. This has led to her involvement in a number of initiatives to help advance the application of technologies, such as sperm cryopreservation and IVF to conservation programs within and outside of Australia. Dr Upton’s PhD research demonstrated the use of cryopreserved sperm and IVF in producing reproductively mature endangered Green and Golden Bell frogs. More recently her research has expanded to explore the impact of environmental stressors, such disease and low genetic diversity on the reproductive outputs of declining amphibian populations. This involves multidisciplinary, collaborative research. By combining both traditional ecological methodology and knowledge with biotechnological approaches, it is expected that an integrative approach to wildlife conservation will help secure the knowledge and tools for more successful conservation approaches.