The Functional Cancer Genomics Laboratory focuses on understanding how DNA variation contributes to cancer risk and development. The laboratory is particularly interested in translating the findings from cancer genome-wide association studies (GWAS). This includes identification of the functional risk variants, connecting these variants to their target genes and understanding how the new genes contribute to cellular phenotypes. Our research integrates genetics, chromatin and transcriptome profiling, computational genomics and molecular studies to unravel the complexity of cancer development. These discoveries have accelerated progress from genetic studies to biological knowledge that may ultimately guide preventative and therapeutic measures.
CURRENT RESEARCH
- understanding how DNA variation contributes to the risk of developing cancer; including breast and skin (melanoma) cancers
- using high-throughput chromatin profiling and functional studies to identify new cancer genes that contribute to cancer development
- using transcriptome profiling and functional studies to identify new noncoding RNAs that contribute to cancer development
Staff
- Professor Stacey Edwards
- Francesco Casciello, Research Officer
- Lu Wang, Research Officer
- Maria Villacanas Jorge, Research Assistant
Internal Collaborators
- Professor Juliet French
- Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench
- Professor Kum Kum Khanna
- Associate Professor Andreas Moller
- Dr Nic Waddell
- Associate Professor Matthew Law
- Professor Glen Boyle
- Associate Professor Michelle Wykes
External Collaborators
- BCAC (Breast Cancer Association Consortium)
- Professor Douglas Easton, Cambridge University, UK
- Associate Prof Alison Dunning, Cambridge University, UK
- Dr Kevin Brown, National Cancer Institute, USA
- Dr Eloise Dray, UT Health San Antonio, USA
- Associate Professor Joseph Rosenbluh, Monash University, AUS
- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
- National Breast Cancer Foundation
- Cancer Council Queensland
- Perpetual IMPACT Philanthropy Program