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Prof Richard Saffery

Prof Richard Saffery

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Role Group Leader / Principal Research Fellow

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Available for student supervision
Group Leader and Senior Research Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, NHMRC RD Wright Fellow.

- NHMRC Grant funding since 2000 of $2.7 million, including over $450,000 as CIA
- Peer-reviewed grant support from other bodies of over $4 million as Principal Investigator or Chief Investigator, including a $260,000 recent Perpetual Foundation Grant (CIA)
- Finalist (of two nationally) for a special Ramaciotti Foundation $1 million initiative in 2007
- Continuing productive National and International research collaborations
- Firmly established independent research profile and management role (currently seven students, two post-docs, three research assistants and four research nurses)

- Established international recognition in chromatin biology and emerging recognition in epigenetics research reflected by invitations to speak at International Conferences, including a recent plenary lecture
- Invited speaker at many National Conferences, and research institutes and universities
Group Leader and Senior Research Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, NHMRC RD Wright Fellow.

- NHMRC Grant funding since 2000 of $2.7 million, including over $450,000 as CIA
- Peer-reviewed grant support from other bodies of over $4...
Group Leader and Senior Research Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, NHMRC RD Wright Fellow.

- NHMRC Grant funding since 2000 of $2.7 million, including over $450,000 as CIA
- Peer-reviewed grant support from other bodies of over $4 million as Principal Investigator or Chief Investigator, including a $260,000 recent Perpetual Foundation Grant (CIA)
- Finalist (of two nationally) for a special Ramaciotti Foundation $1 million initiative in 2007
- Continuing productive National and International research collaborations
- Firmly established independent research profile and management role (currently seven students, two post-docs, three research assistants and four research nurses)

- Established international recognition in chromatin biology and emerging recognition in epigenetics research reflected by invitations to speak at International Conferences, including a recent plenary lecture
- Invited speaker at many National Conferences, and research institutes and universities

Top Publications

  • Kerr, JA, Dumuid, D, Downes, M, Lange, K, O'Connor, M, Stanford, T, Thornton, L, Mavoa, S, Lycett, K, Olds, TS, et al. Socioeconomic disadvantage and polygenic risk of overweight in early and mid-life: a longitudinal population cohort study spanning 12 years. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 53: 101231 2024
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  • Chen, H, Wang, S-H, Li, H-L, Zhou, X-B, Zhou, L-W, Chen, C, Mansell, T, Novakovic, B, Saffery, R, Baker, PN, et al. The attenuation of gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids elevates lipid transportation through suppression of the intestinal HDAC3-H3K27ac-PPAR-γ axis in gestational diabetes mellitus.. J Nutr Biochem 133: 109708 2024
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  • Gogos, A, Thomson, S, Drummond, K, Holland, L, O'Hely, M, Dawson, S, Marx, W, Mansell, T, Burgner, D, Saffery, R, et al. Socioeconomic adversity, maternal nutrition, and the prenatal programming of offspring cognition and language at two years of age through maternal inflammation.. Brain Behav Immun 122: 471 -482 2024
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  • Ghantous, A, Nusslé, SG, Nassar, FJ, Spitz, N, Novoloaca, A, Krali, O, Nickels, E, Cahais, V, Cuenin, C, Roy, R, et al. Epigenome-wide analysis across the development span of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: backtracking to birth.. Mol Cancer 23(1) : 238 2024
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  • Shepherd, R, Angus, LM, Mansell, T, Arman, B, Kim, BW, Lange, K, Burgner, D, Kerr, JA, Pang, K, Zajac, JD, et al. Impact of Distinct Antiandrogen Exposures on the Plasma Metabolome in Feminizing Gender-affirming Hormone Therapy.. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 109(11) : 2857 -2871 2024
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