List of Current AEpiA Members

AEpiA welcomes members from across Australia, New Zealand and Beyond. Many of our members have shared their details below and are happy to be contacted regarding their research.

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  • Suchandana Deka, Student, SAiGENCI, University of Adelaide, Epigenetics, Histone markers, cell culture, email

    Livia Gerber, Postdoctoral Researcher, CSIRO, Ageing; Cooperation; Epigenetics, email, Twitter

    Clare Holleley, Laboratory Head, CSIRO, chromatin accessibility; sex determination; gene-environment interactions, email, Twitter

    Michaela Kindlova, Postdoctoral Researcher, Translational Bioinformatics group/ Mater Research, cancer; epigenetics; nanopore sequencing, email

    Tanya Soboleva, Laboratory Head, John Curtin School of Medical Research, epigenetics; chromatin; histone variants, email

    Rachel Woodhouse, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Australian National University; histone methyltransferases; cancer epigenetics; histone modifications, email, Twitter

  • Allegra Angeloni, PhD Student, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, DNA methylation; development; evolution, email, Twitter

    Alyson Ashe, Laboratory Head, University of Sydney, Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance; chromatin; small RNA, email, Twitter

    Scott Berry, Laboratory Head Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Polycomb; transcription; RNA homeostasis, email, LinkedIn

    Elyssa Campbell, Student, Garvan Institute of Medical Research; Epigenetics; Hormone Signalling; 3D Genome, email, Twitter

    Afraah Cassim, PhD Student, Children's Cancer Institute; Epigenetics; Diffuse midline glioma; Neuro-oncology, email, Twitter

    Susan Clark, Laboratory Head, Garvan Institute of Medical Research; Cancer; Epigenetics; 3D genome structure, email, Twitter

    Alexander Corr, Postdoctoral Researcher Epigenetics Research Laboratory, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Metastatic Colonisation; Cancer Cell Plasticity; Therapeutic Resistance, email

    Stephanie Darcovich, genetics; cell biology; molecular biology, email

    Abeg Dutta, Student Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, UNSW Sydney Biomolecular condensates; transcription; RNA, email

    Kate Giles, Postdoctoral Researcher, Children's Medical Research Institute; Chromatin; replication; nucleosomes; email, Twitter

    Chloe Goldsmith, Laboratory Head Western Sydney University DNA methylation; onco-immunology; autoimmunity, email

    Saumya Gupta, Student Cancer Epigenetics Lab Cancer; Epigenetics; Heterogeneity, email

    Mahdi Haddad, Student Crossley/Quinlan lab in the School of Biotechnology and biomolecular science at UNSW,  gene editing, transcription factor, CRISPR, email

    Ellie Incoll, Student, University of Sydney, Epigenetics; bioinformatics; methylation, email

    Amanda Khoury, Postdoctoral Researcher, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 3D genome; CTCF, email, Twitter

    Dylan Kiltschewskij, Postdoctoral Researcher, The University of Newcastle; DNA methylation; Psychiatric Illness; Functional genomics, email, Twitter

    Darren Korbie, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Molecular diagnostics; biomarkers; DNA methlyation, email

    Andy Lan, Student, Respiratory Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology (RBMB), respiratory; asthma; omics, email

    Heather Lee, Laboratory Head, The University of Newcastle; DNA methylation; Cancer; Single-cell epigenomics; email, Twitter

    Hongpei Li, Student, University of NSW, Epigenetics; quantitative PRC2 memory; imaging, Email

    Jeremy Lins, Student, Ashe Lab Genetics; Microbiology; epigenetics, email

    V. Pragathi Masamsetti, Postdoctoral Researcher, Children's Medical Research Institute, Stem cell Research, epigenetics, lineage fate, email, LinkedIn

    Karen Mather, Senior Research Fellow, University of New South Wales, Human ageing; Longevity, email

    Cerys McCool, Student, Cancer Cell Plasticity Lab cancer plasticity; metastasis; epigeneitcs, email

    Braydon Meyer, Postdoctoral Researcher, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, DNA methylation; Breast cancer; Bioinformatics, email, Twitter

    Vala Nejad Safari, Student, Crossley/Quinlan Lab Transcription factors; Epigenetic regulation; Gene regulation, email

    Tim Peters, Postdoctoral Researcher, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Bioinformatics; DNA Methylation; Single Cell genomics, email

    Ruth Pidsley, Group Leader, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, DNA Methylation; Prostate cancer; Tumour microenvironment, email, Twitter

    Kate Quinlan, Laboratory Head School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney Gene regulation; Transcription Factors; Epigenetic, email

    Anthony Rodrigues, Student, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre - St Vincents; Epigenetics, Prostate Cancer, Drug Resistance, email

    Giovanna Rosit, Student, University of Newcastle, Leukaemia; Epigenetics; Metabolism, email

    Jason Ross, Laboratory Head, CSIRO; DNA methylation; diagnostics; bioinformatics, email, Twitter

    Lauren Ryan, PhD Student, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Epigenetics; Prostate Cancer; Cancer Associated Fibroblasts, email

    Gabrielle Smith, PhD Student, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Regeneration; chromatin architecture; enhancers, email

    Clare Stirzaker, Laboratory Head, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, epigenetics in cancer; epigenetic biomarkers; liquid biopsy, email

    Mehdi Tabar, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology, Gene expression; Innate immunity; chromatin remodellers and TFs, email, Twitter

    Melissa Thomas, Postdoctoral Researcher, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Epigenetic biomarkers for cancer, email

    Leire Torices, Postdoctoral Researcher, Cancer Cell Plasticity lab, Garvan Institute of Medical Research Cancer cell plasticity,
    breast cancer dormancy,
    protein translation, email

    Fatima Valdes Mora, Laboratory Head, Children’s Cancer Institute; Cancer Epigenetics; Paediatric Cancer; Single Cell genomics, email, Twitter

    Sarah Williams, PhD Student, University of New South Wales, Epigenetics; Breast Cancer; Epigenetic Biomarkers, email, Twitter

    Carlotta Wills, PhD Student, The University of Sydney, Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance; chromatin; RNA, email, Twitter

    Justin Wong, Laboratory Head, University of Sydney; DNA methylation; RNA modifications; Alternative splicing, email, Twitter

    Angli Xue, Postdoctoral Researcher, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, genetic regulation; single-cell multi-omics; statistical genetics, email, Twitter

    Razia Zakarya, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Technology Sydney; Chronic disease; DNA Methylation; Chromatin, email, Twitter

    Katherine Zyner, Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Children's Medical Research Institute; DNA structure; stem cell fate; cancer epigenetics, email, Twitter

  • Vikas Duhan, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland - Frazer Institute, Epitranscriptomics; Epigenetics; Cancer Immunotherapy, email

    Mohammadhosein Esmaeili, HDR student, The University of Queensland, Transcription factor Aging Chromatin, email

    Geoffrey Faulkner, Laboratory Head, Mater Research, Retrotransposons; Long-read sequencing; Functional genomics, email

    Anna Hahn, Postdoctoral Researcher, Queensland Brain Institute, DNA methylation; mitochondrial DNA; ageing, email

    Yifei Huang, Student,Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Epigenetic; aging; stem cells, email

    Jason Lee, Laboratory Head, QIMR Berghofer; Solid tumours; histone modifications; circular RNAs, email, Twitter

    Layla-Rose Lynam, Student, Epigenetics and Precision Medicine Lab, Frazer Institute.  Epigenetics; Cancer Biology; Therapeutics, email

    Sudha Rao, Laboratory Head, Gene Regulation and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Novel Epi-therapeutics, Liquid Biopsy, Immunology, email

    Woo Jun Shim, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Queensland, Epigenetics; Machine learning; Cardiovascular disease, email, Twitter

    Matt Sweet, Laboratory Head, University of Queensland; innate immunity; immunometabolism; histone deacetylases, email, Twitter

    Jingyu Zhang, Student,The University of Queensland, Epigentic, Cell biology, molecular biology, email

  • Joanna Achinger-Kawecka, Group Leader, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, epigenetics; chromatin; 3D genome, email, Twitter

    Tina Bianco-Miotto, Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide; DNA methylation; development epigenetics; email, Twitter

    Dayna Challis, Postdoctoral Researcher, 3D Chromatin Organisation Lab Cancer; 3D Genome, email

    Mark van der Hoek, Research Coordinator, Adelaide University - SAiGENCI, Epigenetics; Cancer; Genomics, Email

    Luke Isbel, Laboratory Head, SAiGENCI; Molecular genetics, chromatin, transcription factors; email, Twitter

    Ruoxuan Jia, PhD, Adelaide University, Epigenetic regulation, neuronal development, cardiac development, email

    Geraldine Laven-Law, Research Assistant, 3D Chromatin Organisation Laboratory, SAiGENCI, Adelaide University breast cancer; 3d genome; cdk4/6i resistance, email

    Michael Michael, Laboratory Head, Flinders University, non-coding RNA; colorectal cancer; chromatin, email, Twitter

    Grace Prayogo, Student, The University of Adelaide, Viticulture, Epigenetics, Plant breeding, email

    Daniel Thomson, Postdoctoral Researcher, SAIGENCI
    3d Chromatin Organisation Laboratory, Genomics
    Bioinformatics
    Cancer Biology, email

    Marion Turpin, Postdoctoral Researcher, South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute, Chromatin ; DNA modifications ; Cancer, email, Twitter

    Qi Zhang, Laboratory Head, South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI), Epigenetics, histone modification, gene repression, email, Twitter

    Fiona Zhou, Postdoctoral Researcher, SAiGENCI – South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute,  Breast cancer
    p53 activation drug resistance, email

  • Talia Brav-Cubitt, Student, University of Tasmania, Molecular Ecology; One Health; Epidemiology, email

    Shiona Kondo, Student, Menzies Institute for Medical Research - University of Tasmania, Chromatin remodelling; Neurodevelopment; Brain Cancer, email

    Sophie Navickas, Student, University of Tasmania, Chromatin remodeling; cancer epigenetics, email

    Jake Newland, Postdoctoral Researcher, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Neurodevelopment ; Cancer ; Glia, email

    Anna Nguyen, Student, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, Epigenetics; Neurodegeneration; Motor Neuron Disease, email

    Thuy Pham, Student, University of Tasmania, Genomics, Epigenetics, Rare inherited disease, Email

    Phillippa Taberlay, Laboratory Head, University of Tasmania; epigenomics, transcriptomics, chromatin biology, email, Twitter

    Bao Ngoc Tran, Research Assistant, University of Tasmania, Epigenetics, Ageing brain, Alzheimer's disease, email

    Adele Woodhouse, Laboratory Head, University of Tasmania; Alzheimer's disease; Aging; Neuroscience, email, Twitter

    Alex Woodworth, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Tasmania; Chromatin organisation; cancer; epigenetic assay development, email, Twitter

    Jo Wrigglesworth, Postdoctoral Researcher, Brain and Cognitive Development Lab, Deakin University, Epigenetics; Biological ageing; Neurodevelopment, email

  • Lizebona August Ambattu, Research Assistant, RMIT, Mechanobiology; Nanoacoustic Stimulation; Regenerative Mechanomedicine, Email, LinkedIn

    Sara Berent, PhD Student, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Genomics; Autoimmunity; Alternative splicing, email

    Gila Bloch, Student, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Genetics; Ageing; Stem Cells, email

    Andrew Boslem, General Manager, New England Biolabs, email, Twitter

    Jenny Brown, Sales Manager ANZ, New England Biolabs, Cancer; Neuroscience; Developmental Biology, email, Twitter

    Clarissa Chakma, PhD Student, Monash University, Epigenetics; Immunology, email

    Valentine Chirokoff, Postdoctoral Researcher, Deakin University, Neuroimaging Epigenetic Neurodevelopment Epigenetic & Brain anatomy, email

    Jeffrey Craig, Laboratory Head, Deakin University, twins; DNA methylation; DOHaD, email, Twitter

    Pushkar Dakle, PhD Candidate, Monash University, Bioinformatics; Epigenomics; Cell differentiation, email, Twitter

    Chen Davidovich, Laboratory Head, Epigenetic Regulation Structure and Function, Facultative heterochromatin; Polycomb; gene repression, email

    Melanie Eckersley-Maslin, Laboratory Head, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; cancer and developmental epigenetic plasticity, email, Twitter

    Chloe Edwards-Lee, Student, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Epigenetic inheritance, oocyte epigenetic programming, email

    Nir Eynon, Laboratory Head, Monash University, DNA Methylation; Ageing; Exercise, email, Twitter

    Dáire Gannon, Postdoctoral Researcher, Vervoort Lab, WEHI  Gene regulation; chromatin, email

    Omer Gilan, Laboratory Head, Monash University, Chromatin modifications; therapeutic resistance; heterogeneity, email, Twitter

    Eleanor Glancy, Postdoctoral Researcher, Eckersley-Maslin lab, Peter MacCallum cancer center Chromatin, Stem Cell, Differentiation, email

    Kim Good-Jacobson, Laboratory Head, Monash University, Histone modifiers; polycomb repressive complexes; chromatin, email, Twitter

    Shellaina Gordon, PhD Student, University of Melbourne, histone PTM; transcription regulation; nucleosome maintenance, email, Twitter

    Quentin Gouil, Postdoctoral Researcher, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Base modifications; long-read sequencing; epigenetic inheritance, email, Twitter

    Robin Grolaux, Postdoctoral Researcher, Monash University, Epigenetics; Ageing; Rare diseases, email

    Evan Healey, Postdoctoral Researcher, Monash University, epigenetics; chromatin biology; RNA biology, email, Twitter

    Demagi Herath, PhD Student, Deakin University, Epigenetics; Paediatric; Oncology, email

    Benjamín Hernández Rodríguez , Postdoctoral Researcher, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, epigenetics; bioinformatics; cancer, email

    Ruifeng Hu, PhD Student, WEHI, Epigenetics; Development; Gene regulation, email, Twitter

    Megan Iminitoff, Research Officer, WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, epigenetics; neurodevelopmental disorders; genomic imprinting, email

    Bernadette Jones-Freeman, Postdoctoral Researcher, Monash University, transcription factors; ageing; exercise, email, Twitter

    Christine Keenan, Laboratory Head, The University of Melbourne, Epigenomics; Gene regulation; Immunity, email, Twitter

    Andrew Keniry, Postdoctoral Researcher, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research , Epigenetics; Stem cell biology, email

    Abdul Waheed Khan, Postdoctoral Researcher, Monash University, Cardiovascular complication of diabetes; Epigenetics; Atherosclerosis, email, Twitter

    Yoona Kim, Postdoctoral Researcher, Davidovich Lab/Monash University, PcG; chromatin regulation; epigenetics, email

    Hamish King, Laboratory Head, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Gene regulation; Chromatin; Genomics, email

    Rushali Kulllachanda Aiyanna, Student, Monash University, Ageing, Email

    Dian Kwang, Student, Eckersley-Maslin lab/Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Chromatin engineering, Cancer, Histone modifications, email

    Jooa Kwon, Student, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Bioinformatics; Infection and Inflammation; Epigenetics, email

    Huan Liao, Postdoctoral Researcher, Epigenetics and Neural Plasticity Laboratory/The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Epigenetics; Neurodegeneration; Microglia, email

    Anna Lysenko, Student, Monash University, Epigenetics, ageing, muscle health, Website, Email, LinkedIn

    Katrina Mitchell, Postdoctoral Researcher, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Epigenetics; Development; Transcription, email, Twitter

    Trent Newman, Postdoctoral Researcher, The University of Melbourne, Genomic imprinting; chromosome dynamics; meiosis, email, Twitter

    Nhi Ngoc Lan Nguyen, Student, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Sexual dimorphism; Molecular Immunity; Bioinformatics, email

    Junli Nie, Student, WEHI, immune cells; chromatin accessibility; histone modification, email

    Boris Novakovic, Laboratory Head, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Inflammatory memory; trained immunity; sexual dimorphism, email, Twitter

    Kevin Ponce, New England Biolabs, epigenetics, email

    Elizabeth Reisman, Postdoctoral Researcher, Eynon Group Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), website, mult-omics; exercise; aging, email, Twitter

    Marilyn Renfree, Laboratory Head, University of Melbourne, Marsupial reproduction and development Comparative genomic imprinting Marsupial genomes, email, Twitter

    David Vincent Romero, Student, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, Infectious Diseases; DNA Methylation; Immune Training, Research Website, email

    Rasika Samarasinghe, Laboratory Head, Deakin University, Paediatric oncology; Epigenomics; Drug therapy, email

    Gemma Schlegel, PhD Student, Monash University, Immunology; Histone modifications; Cell fate, email, Twitter

    Pranav Adithya Senthilkumar, Student, TIGRR lab, Epigenetics, Stem cell biology, Developmental biology, and De-extinction science, email

    Lauren Tjoeka, PhD Candidate, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, scRNA-seq; scATAC-seq; ctDNA, email

    Stephen Turner, Laboratory Head, Monash University, T cell immunity; epigenetics; chromatin architecture, email, Twitter

    Hannah Vanyai, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Epigenetics DNA; methylation; Neurodevelopment, email

    Dane Vassiliadis, Postdoctoral Researcher, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Transcription; epigenetic regulation; clonal heterogeneity, email, Twitter

    Davide Vespasiani, Postdoctoral Researcher, Hamish King Lab at WEHI, Epigenetics, human evolution, immunology, email, Twitter

    Matthew Wakefield, Postdoctoral Researcher, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, website, cancer; brca1 methylation; methylation stability; LinkedIn, email

    Tongtong Wang, Student, EckMas Lab, PeterMac Cancer, Development, Aging, email

    Yonghui Wang, Student, Monash University, Transcriptomic; Aging; Bioinformatics, Website, Email

    April Watt, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Melbourne, Cell cycle; tumour suppressor proteins; epigenetics, Email

    Gabrielle White, Student, King Lab, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Website, Email

    Sarah Williams, Student, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Epigenetics; transcription; repression, email

    Yen Ting Wong, Postdoctoral Researcher, Deakin University, Epigenetics; bioinformatics; Cancer, email, Twitter

    Neil Youngson, Postdoctoral Researcher, Pask Lab, University of Melbourne, Liver disease;
    Reproductive biology;
    Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, email

    Rongbin Xu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Monash University, environmental epigenetics; climate change; air pollution, email, Twitter

    Boya Zhang, Student, WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, Epigenetics;development;X chromosome inactivation, email, LinkedIn

    Moran Zhou, Student, Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute | University of Melbourne, Ageing, Obesity, Metabolism, email, LinkedIn

    Mark Ziemann, Laboratory Head, Deakin University, Epigenomics; Bioinformatics, email, Twitter

  • Dilys Lam, PhD Student, University of Western Australia; Epigenome editing; epigenetic regulation; transcriptional regulation, email, Twitter

    Ryan Lister, Laboratory Head, The University of Western Australia; cell identity; development; synthetic biology; Twitter, email, Twitter

    Trung Nguyen, Postdoctoral Researcher, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Single cell epigenetic profiling, email, Twitter

    Klaudia Strucinska, Student, Lister Lab at Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, schizophrenia; epigenetics; psychiatry, email

  • Jisha Antony, Research Fellow, The University of Otago; 3D genome; leukaemia; epigenetics, email

    Arin Basu, Professor, Epidemiology, email

    Aniruddha Chatterjee, Laboratory Head, University of Otago, DNA methylation; Cancer; multi-omics in cancer, email, Twitter

    Atreyi Dutta, PhD Student, University of Otago, Epigenetics; Prostate Cancer; cfDNA, email, Twitter

    Mark Ezegbogu, Student, University of Otago, Cancer; Epigenetics; Forensics, email

    Tracy Hale, Senior Lecturer, Massey University, Heterochromatin; HP1α; Histone H1, email

    Julia Horsfield, Laboratory Head, University of Otago; cohesin; 3D genome; zebrafish models, email, Twitter

    Yusmiati (Cen) Liau, Postdoctoral Researcher, Associate, Bragato Research Institute, Plant epigenetics; methylation sequencing, email

    Michael Meier, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Otago, Chromatin; Development; Regulation of gene expression, email

    Brooke Morrison, Student, University of Otago, Genetics; cancer; epigenetics, email

    Annika Seddon, Research Fellow, University of Otago, Immunology; epigenetics; redox biology, publications, email

    Claire Simighean, Student, University of Otago, Cancer; Epigenetics; Development, Email

    Jim Smith, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Otago; cancer; epigenetics; email

    Victoria Sugrue, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Otago, DNA methylation; Aging/Ageing; email, Twitter

    Victoria Sugrue, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Otago, DNA methylation; Aging/Ageing; email, Twitter

    Margreet Vissers, Research Professor, University of Otago, Cancer; epigenetics; liquid biopsy, email

    Angela Yee, Student, University of Otago, DNA and histone demethylases; acute myeloid leukaemia; cancer and development email

  • Maniteja Arava, PhD Graduate Student, Indian Institute of Science, Epigenetics; Stem cell reprogramming; Therapeutics, email, Twitter

    Georgia Lea, Postdoctoral Researcher, Hanna Lab, Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research, Dept. Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Epigenetics; Trophoblast; Development, email