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Lynnette R. Ferguson

Lynnette R. Ferguson

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Biology and Biochemistry
New Zealand
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
27900
World Ranking
4024
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Lynnette R. Ferguson is a researcher affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their work spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a specific focus on genetics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, nutrition and dietetics, molecular biology, and urology.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to digestive health, nutrition, genetics, and disease. Notable papers include:

  • Genetic architecture of the inflammatory bowel diseases across East Asian and European ancestries, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • A Polyphenol Enriched Variety of Apple Alters Circulating Immune Cell Gene Expression and Faecal Microbiota Composition in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2021, Nutrients
  • Effects of an Omega-3 and Vitamin D Supplement on Fatty Acids and Vitamin D Serum Levels in Double-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trials in Healthy and Crohn's Disease Populations, 2020, Nutrients
  • Assessment of factors associated with PSA level in prostate cancer cases and controls from three geographical regions, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Inflammatory bowel disease: why this provides a useful example of the evolving science of nutrigenomics, 2020, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Main topics addressed by the researcher include digestive system and related health, nutrition, genetics and disease, prostate cancer treatment and research, inflammatory bowel disease, gut microbiota and health, prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, and urological disorders and treatments.

The researcher frequently collaborates with colleagues such as A Pitsillides, T Arnett, Martin Hewison, Zane B. Andrews, and Andrew Batchelor, each with multiple shared publications.

Publication venues where the scientist regularly contributes include Cell Biochemistry and Function, Nutrients, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, Scientific Reports, and Nature Genetics.

Lynnette R. Ferguson has been recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand since 2016.

Best Publications

  • Host-microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease

    Luke Jostins;Stephan Ripke;Rinse K Weersma;Richard H Duerr

  • Role of plant polyphenols in genomic stability.

    Lynnette R. Ferguson

  • Inherited determinants of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis phenotypes: a genetic association study

    Isabelle Cleynen;Isabelle Cleynen;Gabrielle Boucher;Luke Jostins;Luke Jostins;Luke Jostins;L Philip Schumm

  • HUman MicroNucleus Project: International database comparison for results with the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay in human lymphocytes: I. Effect of laboratory protocol, scoring criteria, and host factors on the frequency of micronuclei

    Stefano Bonassi;Michael Fenech;Cecilia Lando;Yi‐ping Lin

  • Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Viewpoints on the Current Status and Applications in Nutrition Research and Practice

    Michael Fenech;Ahmed El-Sohemy;Leah Cahill;Lynnette R. Ferguson

  • Meat and cancer.

    Lynnette R. Ferguson

  • From 2000years of Ganoderma lucidum to recent developments in nutraceuticals.

    Karen S. Bishop;Chi H.J. Kao;Yuanye Xu;Marcus P. Glucina

  • Antimutagens as cancer chemopreventive agents in the diet.

    Lynnette R. Ferguson

  • Overview of mechanisms of cancer chemopreventive agents.

    Silvio De Flora;Lynnette R. Ferguson

  • Designing a broad-spectrum integrative approach for cancer prevention and treatment

    Keith I. Block;Charlotte Gyllenhaal;Leroy Lowe;Amedeo Amedei

  • Genomic instability in human cancer: Molecular insights and opportunities for therapeutic attack and prevention through diet and nutrition

    Lynnette R. Ferguson;Helen Chen;Andrew R. Collins;Marisa Connell

  • Antioxidant and antigenotoxic effects of plant cell wall hydroxycinnamic acids in cultured HT-29 cells

    Lynnette R. Ferguson;Shuo-tun Zhu;Philip J. Harris

  • Dietary cancer and prevention using antimutagens.

    Lynnette R Ferguson;Martin Philpott;Nishi Karunasinghe

  • Genotoxicity of non-covalent interactions: DNA intercalators.

    Lynnette R. Ferguson;William A. Denny

  • Intra- and inter-laboratory variation in the scoring of micronuclei and nucleoplasmic bridges in binucleated human lymphocytes. Results of an international slide-scoring exercise by the HUMN project

    Michael Fenech;Stefano Bonassi;Julie Turner;Cecilia Lando

  • Dietary fibre: its composition and role in protection against colorectal cancer.

    Philip J. Harris;Lynnette R. Ferguson

  • Alternative sources of omega-3 fats: can we find a sustainable substitute for fish?

    Georgia Lenihan-Geels;Karen S. Bishop;Lynnette R. Ferguson

  • Guide and Position of the International Society of Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics on Personalised Nutrition: Part 1 - Fields of Precision Nutrition

    Lynnette R. Ferguson;Raffaele De Caterina;Ulf Görman;Hooman Allayee

  • Vitamins/minerals and genomic stability in humans.

    Michael Fenech;Lynnette R. Ferguson

  • Heterocyclic amine content of cooked meat and risk of prostate cancer.

    Alan E. Norrish;Lynnette R. Ferguson;Mark G. Knize;James S. Felton

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. Denny
William A. Denny University of Auckland
Philip J. Harris
Philip J. Harris University of Auckland
Bruce C. Baguley
Bruce C. Baguley University of Auckland
Michael Fenech
Michael Fenech University of South Australia
Brian L. Browning
Brian L. Browning University of Washington
Karen E. Waldie
Karen E. Waldie University of Auckland
Jose M. Ordovas
Jose M. Ordovas Tufts University
Donald R. Love
Donald R. Love Auckland City Hospital
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins University of Oslo

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