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Members & Labs

Australia & New Zealand

Overseas


Australian Capital Territory

*State Representatives
Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Chris Cazzonelli Understanding regulatory (transcription, gene silencing and epigenetic) mechanisms that modify the chromatin surrounding key genes involved in carotenoid biosynthesis and shoot branching in Arabidopsis.   URL
Janine Deakin Platypus dosage compensation and the evolution of mammalian X chromosome inactivation URL
Liz Dennis Epigenetic control of plant development CSIRO URL
*Jean Finnegan Epigenetic regulation of genes in response to environmental conditionsCSIRO URL
Hugh John French Epigenomics -
Chris Helliwell Histone modifications, Small RNAs URL
Jennifer Ann Marshall Graves Comparative genomics; evolution of mammalian genome, evolution of genomic imprinting, X inactivation and dosage compensation. URL & URL
Dr Melanie Jane Morris microRNA, EMT, epigenetics, cancer -
Dr Iain Searle Molecular basis of imprinting during endosperm development, Molecular basis of transgeneration phenotypes ANU URL
Dr Frances Shannon   John Curtin School of Medical Research
Ph: 02 6125 9690
URL
Dr Candice Sheldon Epigenetic regulation of gene expression in plants -

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New South Wales

*State Representatives
Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Dr Romain Barres Epigenetics, mucles, type 2 diabetes. University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences. URL
Yuri Bobryshev Gene expression and DNA methylation in Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma -
Natalia Botelho Gene expression and DNA methylation in Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma -
John Christodoulou Studying Rett syndrome at the clinical and laboratory level, including the genes MECP2 and CDKL5 URL
*Prof Susan Clark Epigenetics and cancer Garvan Institute of Medical Research - Epigenetics URL
Dr Marcel Coolen Epigenetics and cancer URL
Jennifer Cropley Environmental influence on epigenetic states and epigenetic inheritence Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Ph: 02 9295 8619
URL
Dr James Devaney Epigenetics and cancer URL
Horace Drew Technology for detection of DNA methyaltion profiles -
Dr Frank Driessler interested between Brain_Bone_Cancer relation (plus metabolic disorders eg. Obesity) URL
Professor Marie Dziadek Effects of prenatal and early postnatal diet on epigenetic programming, particularly the role of folate and other methyl donors (rodent models). -
Araluen Freeman Gene expression and DNA methylation in Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma -
Brian Stewart Gloss I am using whole-genome approaches to discover epigenetic changes underlying the development of ovarian cancer, to develop early disease diagnostic tests. URL
Richard P. Harvey Cardiac development and congenital heart disease, and biology of endogenous cardiac stem cells Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Ph 02 9295 8620
URL
Dr Luke Hesson Cancer, Epigenetics, cell biology -
Rebecca Hinshelwood Epigenetics and cancer URL
*Dr Megan Hitchins The role of germline epimutations in cancer development. Lowy Packer Research Institute, University of New South Wales.
Ph: 02 93851431
URL
Dr Toby Hulf Epigenetics and cancer URL
Simon Keam Epigenetics and small RNA URL
Maija Kohonen-Corish We have described new methylated biomarkers in lung and colorectal cancer. URL
Ms Chau-To Kwok Characterisation of the epigenetic modifications associated with germline MLH1 epimutations. -
Cheryl Li Epigenetics and fetal programming URL
Jenny Liu
Relationship between folate and aberrant DNA methylation in Colorectal Cancer.University of New South Wales
Ph: 02 93851439
Warwick Locke Breast Cancer Epigenetic Biomarkers -
Reginald Lord Gene expression and DNA methylation in Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma -
Chris Maloney Maternal programming of obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes through nutrition. -
Yorgi Mavrou Epigenetics, exercise, type 2 diabetes -
*Peter Molloy DNA methylation in colorectal cancer. DNA methylation technologies -
Céline Montavon Identification of methylated genes in epithelial ovarian cancer for inclusion in a blood-based screening test URL
Hugh Morgan - -
Vidya Nelaturi investigating methylation as a means of propagating long term nutritional programming -
Chris O'Neill - -
Dr Kate Patterson Epigenetics and Cancer Garvan Institute of Medical Research - Cancer Research Group: Epigenetics
Ph: 0292958319
URL
John Pimanda Reconstructing gene regulatory circuits in early blood development URL
A/Prof Thomas Preiss RNA Biology; mRNA translation, polyadenylation and decay; noncoding RNA Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Ph: 02 9295 8632
URL
Lynne Purser Public education and genetic information -
Keith Rand DNA methylation in colon cancer. Technology development -
Dr Robert William Rapkins Characterisation of the epigenetic modifications associated with germline epimutations that predispose to cancer.Medical Epigenetics Laboratory, Integrated Cancer Research Group, Lowy Cancer research Centre, UNSW URL
Mrs Vanisri Raviraj Resolve breast cancer cell migratory steps that regulate epigenetically in high-density collagen matrix and elucidate HDAC-specific regulation of invasion in high density 3D matrix -
Jason Ross Genome-wide methylation analysis. RNA mediated transcriptional silencing -
Tennille Sibbritt miRNAs, cancer -
Aaron Statham Epigenetics and cancer URL
Dr Clare Stirzaker Epigenetics and cancer URL
*Dr Catherine Suter
Epigenetics in mammalian phenotypic variation and diseaseVictor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney
Ph: 02 92958720
URL
Mrs Joice Kuroiwa Trzmielina Identification and analysis of epigenetic modifications on breast cancer. The role of epimutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in familial and early onset breast cancer. URL
Robyn Ward
Epigenetics and colorectal cancer Lowy Cancer Research Centre
Ph: 02 9382 8870
URL

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New Zealand

Name Reserarch Interests Laboratory URL
Emma Natasha Bermingham Effects of post-natal nutrition on epigenetic regulation of inflammatory bowel disease. -
Peter Kenneth Dearden Epigenetics in caste determination and epi evo devo. URL
Dr Kevin Dudley Epigenetics and Developmental Programming. -
Helen Fitzsimons Investigating the role of histone modifications in the storage and retrieval of long-term memories in Drosophila. URL
Dr Tracy Hale Role of the linker histone H1 and Heterochromatin Protein 1 in chromatin and cancer. Massey University, Auckland
Ph: +64 6 356 9099 ext. 7115
URL
Julia Horsfield We are using primarily a zebrafish animal model to investigate how proteins necessary for normal chromosome architecture during the cell cycle can also contribute to gene expression, animal development and cancer. URL
Dr Felicia Low The role of epigenetics in the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)Liggins Institute, UofA URL
Sue McCoard Epigenetic regulation of growth and development in livestock species. -
Ian M Morison Cancer epigenetics (childhood leukaemia, myelodysplastic syndrome); developmental epigenetics (IVF, placental development); imprinted genes URL
Anna-Lynne Elizabeth Russ Epigenetic and gene expression changes in the inflamed intestine in response to different foods in models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. URL
Allan Sheppard Developmental epigenetics, early life history and developmental programming, cell fate determination and reprogramming.Liggins Institute, UofA, AgResearch (Ruakura, Hamilton)

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Queensland

*State Representatives
Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Paulo de Paiva Rosa Amaral Roles of noncoding RNAs in regulation of gene expression, epigenetic memory and development University of Queensland
Ph: 3346 2080
URL
Melanie Andrews Role of HDAC6 and HDAC7 in regulating macrophage inflammatory responses URL
Alyson Ashe Discovery of genes involved in epigenetic inheritance via ENU mutagenesis URL
Dr Marjan Askarian-Amiri Role of ncRNA in mammary gland development URL
Dr Timothy Bredy DNA methylation, histone modifications, non-coding RNA's, learning and memory, psychiatric disorders Queensland Brain Institute
Ph: 07 3346 6391
URL
Melissa Brown Epigenetic regulation of breast cancer genes University of Queensland
Ph: 07 3365 4628
URL
Cate Browne Functional analysis of adult stem cells in health and disease URL
Daniel Buchanan CpG island methylator phenotype in colorectal cancer Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Ph: 07 3362 0498
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Assoc. Prof. Bernard Carroll Epigenetic gene regulation in plants -
Nicole Cloonan Expression genomics - complexity, function and systems biology of RNA University of Queensland URL
Ralf Dietzgen Small RNAs in regulating host-pathogen interactions University of Queensland URL
Marcel Dinger Roles of noncoding RNAs in regulation of gene expression, epigenetic memory and development URL
Trevor Epp Discovery of genes involved in epigenetic inheritance via ENU mutagenesis URL
Juliet French Epigenetic regulation of breast cancer genes URL
Sean Grimmond Sequencing the mammalian transcriptome URL
Kate Hardie Epigenetic regulation of breast cancer genes URL
Dr Smriti M Krishna Epigenetics -
Associate Professor John MacMillan Neurogenetics, Trangenerational Epigenetics, Nutrigenomics -
*John Mattick RNA regulation of epigenetic and other regulatory processes in evolution, development, cognition and disease Institute of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
Ph: 07 3346 2079
URL
Tim Mercer Roles of noncoding RNA in brain development and function URL
Ralf Moser Sequenom is committed to providing the best genetic analysis products that translate genomic science into superior solutions for biomedical research, livestock and aggricultural applications, molecular medicine and non-invasive prenatal testing.
Joshua Mylne Studies of the proteins involved in the epigenetic regulation (by temperature) of Arabidopsis developmental regulator FLC Institute for Molecular Biosciences, University of QLD
07 3346 2021 or 07 3346 2324
URL and URL
Matt Sweet HDACs as regulators of innate immunityInstitute for Molecular Bioscience,ResTech Affiliate School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, The University of QLD
Ph 07 3346 2082
URL
Ryan Taft Identification of small regulatory RNAs  URL
Ross Tellam Roles of genomic imprinting and non-coding RNA in development and inteactions with the environment CSIRO
Ph: 07 3214 2476
URL
Tony Vuocolo Roles of genomic imprinting and non-coding RNA in development and inteactions with the environment
Emma Whitelaw Discovery of genes involved in epigenetic inheritance via ENU mutagenesis URL
Tom Whitington Tissue-specific regulatory network elucidation using chromatin information URL
Dr Dagmar Wilhelm The role of non-coding RNA in embryonic developmentInstitute for Molecular Biosciences, University of QLD
07 33462058
URL
Dr Neil Youngson Epigenetics in the male germline -

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South Australia

*State Representatives
Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Dr Tina Bianco-Miotto Early origins of disease / cancer Dame Roma Mitchell Cacer Research Laboratories, University of Adelaide and Hanson Institute
Ph: 08 82223217
URL
Assoc. Prof. David Callen Breast cancer
Dr Paul Drew cancer, methylation
Dr Andrew Dubrowsky DNA methylation in cancer
Assoc. Prof. Greg Goodall miRNAs
Frank Gruetzner Genome evolution
Prof Eric Haan Congenital disorders
Stefan Hiendleder Ag animal genomes
Professor Ross McKinnon Pharmacogenomics
Professor Junia V. Melo Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Julie Owens Early Development
Dr Michael Raynor Haematology/Oncology
Claire Roberts Epigenetic programming of placental and fetal development
*Hamish S Scott Gametes and cancer
Eric Smith Oesophageal Cancer, DNA methylation, microRNAs  
Dr Graeme Suthers Familial Cancer SA Pathology (at Women's and Children's Hospital)
Ph: 08 8161 6995
URL

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Tasmania

*State Representatives
Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Dr Jo Dickinson Cancer / Genetics
*Dr Adele Holloway Gene regulation

Menzies Research Institute
Ph: 03 62262670

URL
Dr Fiona Poke
Mr Owen Sprod
Dr Jim Stankovich

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Victoria

*State Representatives
Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Dr Elizabeth Elizabeth Algar Epigenetics and disease aetiology and diagnosis, specifically cancer. URL
Ass. Prof. David Ashley
Melanie Bahlo
Prof. Samule F Berkovic Epilepsy research URL
Dr Marnie Blewitt Molecular mechanisms governing the epigenetic control of gene expression in mammals, with particular interest in X inactivation.
Ass. Prof. Ian Campbell Cancer Genetics
Sandra Carpinteri Genetics
Prof. KH Andy Choo Our Themes research aims to better understand the genetic and epigenetic basis of disease including mental retardation, ataxia, haemochromatosis, thalassaemia, muscular dystrophy, mitochondrial disorders, and chromosome disorders, and improve the detection, prevention and management of these conditions in children. URL
*Dr Jeffrey Craig Developmental epigenetics including fetal development, cancer and mental health Murdoch Childrens Research Institute URL
Dr Nancy T D'Cruz Developmental epigenetics. Cancer epigenetics and epigenetics during early embryogenesis. -
Partha Das
Prof Brian Dean - The Rebecca L. Cooper Research Laboratories, The Mental Health Research Institute, Victoria. URL
Dr Alexander Dobrovic Cancer epigenetics URL
Associate Professor Sam El-Osta Understanding the regulatory network in human disease, Improving molecular targeting and treatments for gene therapy, Identification of new regulatory mechanisms of transcriptional control in disease, Epigenetic memory in diabetes and metabolic syndrome, Heart disease, stem cells and epigenetic changes, mechanisms of genetic changes in human imprinting disorders and genome-wide approaches to the study of gene-environment interactions and chromatin modifications. Epigenetics in Human Health and Disease Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Ph: 03 8532 1389 and 0425 706 008
URL
Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea Epigenetic modifications in Friedreich ataxia Murdoch Childrens Research Institute URL
Sonia Fiortio
Dr Debra Foley applied genetics, psychiatric (genetic) epidemiology URL
Dr Clara Gaff implementation of genetic technology and advances into healthcare practice. Genetic Counselling
Denisia Geladas Childhood diabetes, Childhood obesity, Post-traumatic parental shock post diagnosis of diabetesMurdoch Children's Research Institute
Ph: 03 83416484
URL
Dr Tony Gendall URL
Dr Christine Gicquel Imprinting disorders, fetal growth, IGF system Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Ph: 03 85321310
URL
Dr David Godler Epigenetics of the Fragile X mental retardation gene and its clinical implications URL
Dr Lavinia Gordon Bioinformatics inc microarray analysis
Dr Doug Hacking
Assoc. Prof. Anthony Hannan Genetic models of specific cognitive and psychiatric disorders, environmental modulators of brain disease, experience-dependent cortical plasticity, epi/genetics of brain development and behaviour.Howard Florey Institute, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, University of Melbourne
Ph: 08 8344 7316
URL
Associate Professor Ross Hannan Transcription by RNA Polymerase I Chromatin remodeling of the rRNA genes Dysregulation of ribsome biogenesis in Development and Cancer
Dr Izhak Haviv Genome-wide profiling of mRNA, epigenetics, genetic variations, and combinations thereof in cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity -
Dr David Hawkes AGRF offers a range of genetic services in the area of Epigeneitcs including quantitative methylation Analysis and ChIP on chip URL
Jonathon Haydn-Evans Epigenetics
Prof Douglas Hilton Molecular networks, signal transduction pathways, genetics, blood cells. Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Ph: 03 9345 2552
URL
Prof. John Hopper
Professor Stephen Jane globin gene regulation, development, transcription
A/Prof Ricky Johnstone Epigenetic-based therapies for the treatment of cancer. Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne URL
Dr Nigel Jones Epigenetic regulation in epilepsy and the influence of environment -
Dr Melita Kenealy Abrrant methylation in myelodysplastic sydromes, and mechanism of action of demethylating agents -
Sarah Kinkel
Dr Kevin Knower Epigenetic regulation of oestrogen biosynthesis in the breast -
Mari Kondo Gene-environment interactions in a mouse model of Rett syndrome Neural Plasticity Group, Howard Florey Institute -
Huei San Leong
Dr Thomas Mikeska Cancer epigenetics URL
Dr Ian J Majewski Mechanisms that influence hematopoietic stem cell function URL
Dr Jeffrey Raymond Mann epigenetics of germ and stem cell development URL
Afsaneh Mehrab Stem cell / Cancer -
Dr Colin O'Donnell
Dr Jun Okabe epigenetic regulation in diabetes
Dr Miina Ollikainen Developmental epigenetics -
Dr Craig Olsson Genetic, epigenetic and environmental predictors of early life risk for depression and related disorders.
Dr Nicholas John Osborne Epidemiology of paediatric food allergy, gene/environment interactions and environmental toxicology. URL
Dr Gerhard Rank Epigenetic modifications at the human beta globin locus, PRMTs and DNMTs
Jamie Gearing
Mark Robinson Statistical bioinformatics for various types of epigenomics data URL
Dr Jacinta Ryan
*Dr Richard Saffery Developmental epigenetics including fetal development, cancer and mental health URL
Dr Joseph P Sarsero The development of new therapeutic strategies for Friedreich ataxia using information and resources from the Human Genome Project. Murdoch Children's Research Institute URL
Bilal Sheikh Role of the MYST family histone acetyltransferases Querkopf and Moz in stem cells during development and in the adult
Dr Andrew Siebel Epigenetic mechanisms & hyperglycaemic memory; Developmental origins of disease Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute 03 8532 1247 -
Dr Kiby Siemering URL
Gordon Smyth
Terry Speed Analysis of epigenomic data The Walter & Elisa Hall Institute of Medical Research
039345 2697
URL
Dr Matthew Stevens HPV and cervical cancer
Huseyin Sumer URL
Dr Mimi LK Tang investigating immune mechanisms leading to allergic disease with the ultimate aim of developing novel prevention and treatment strategies
Dr Tim Thomas I am interested in the epigentic regulation of development and adult stem cells URL
Natalie Thorne Currently Statistical Genetics. Previous postdoc at Cambridge University worked with Methylation Array Data. Microarray analysis (statistical) background.
Dr Stephen Tonna Kidney epigenetics in health and disease Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes institute
Ph: 03 8532 1247
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A/Prof Maarten van den Buuse long-term effects of neurodevelopmental stress, sex steroid hormones and gene modifications in behavioural models (mostly in mice) with relevance to schizophrenia and depression. Mental Health Research Institute
Ph: 03 9389 2967
URL
Dr Anne Kathrin Voss MYST histone acetyltransferases in stem cells, development and disease URL
Matthew Wakefield
Assoc Prof Mary Wlodek developmental origins of adult disease URL
Dr Nicholas Wong Epigenetics in cancer (Paediatric Leukaemia) DNA methylation URL
Dr Lee Wong

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Western Australia

*State Representatives
Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
*Alison Anderson -Telethon Institute for Child Health Research URL
Dr Gareth Baynam Vaccine genetics, evolution, cancer genetics and genetic applications of 3D facial analysis -
Dr Anita van den Biggelaar Host factors influencing early immune development in infants in developing countries, Prenatal and postnatel immune development in infants in the developing versus developed world -
*Dr Sarra Jamieson The role of epigenetics in the development of common childhood diseasesTelethon Institute for Child Health Research. URL
Allyson K Thomson Imprinting disorders: Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes. Focus on family stress and coping. -
Dr Ian Robert Walpole Human Dysmorphology and Intellectual Deficit Prelingual Deafness -
Dr Deidra Young Schizophrenia, TwinsNeuropsychiatric Epidemiology Research Unit, University of Western Australia
Ph: 08 9224 0291
URL

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Germany

Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Dr Michelle Anne Meredyth-Stewart Molecular MedicineBiotec & Carl Gustav Carus Medical Faculty, Technische Universitaet Dresden

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Malaysia

Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Assoc Prof Dr Rozita Rosli Cancer GeneticsFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Thailand

Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Jeerawat Nakkuntod DNA methylation and autoimmune diseaseChulalongkorn University

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The United States of America

Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Assistant Professor Fatemeh Haghighi investigate the epigenomics of complex human diseases in a systematic genome-wide fashion -
Dr Phillippa Taberlay Epigenetic switching in cancerUSC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, California URL
Mukesh Verma Cancer control and population sciences, Epigenetics and epidemiology in cancerBranch Chief, NCI, NIH, USA.
Ph: +1 301 594 7344
URL and URL

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India

Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Ms Jeena Gupta Molecular Biology and Epigenetics National Institute of Pharmaceutical education and Research (NIPER)

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Taiwan

Name Research Interests Laboratory URL
Dr Hung-Cheng Lai DNA methylation in cervical cancer, ovarian cancer and breast cancer. Drug discovery using ovarian and breast cancer stem cells Laboratory of Epigenetics and Cancer Stem Cells
Tri Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei
Ph: +886 2 87927199
URL

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