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6843
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171

Overview

Nicola Waddell is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. Their research predominantly focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a substantial number of publications in these areas. Within these broad disciplines, their subfields include Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their work encompasses several main topics, notably Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Genetic Factors in Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment.

Nicola Waddell has contributed to research published in various scientific venues. Frequently appearing publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Cancers
  • Genome Medicine
  • Nature Genetics

Among their recent papers are:

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes, 2020, Nature
  • Deep learning in cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment selection, 2021, Genome Medicine
  • Comprehensive analysis of chromothripsis in 2,658 human cancers using whole-genome sequencing, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Disruption of chromatin folding domains by somatic genomic rearrangements in human cancer, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Whole-genome sequencing of acral melanoma reveals genomic complexity and diversity, 2020, Nature Communications

Nicola Waddell has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including John V. Pearson, Lambros T. Koufariotis, Scott Wood, Felicity Newell, and Kátia Nones. The counts of collaborations indicate ongoing partnerships within their research network.

Best Publications

  • Signatures of mutational processes in human cancer

    Ludmil B. Alexandrov;Serena Nik-Zainal;Serena Nik-Zainal;David C. Wedge;Samuel A. J. R. Aparicio

  • Genomic analyses identify molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer

    Bailey P;Chang Dk;Nones K;Nones K;Johns Al

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Whole genomes redefine the mutational landscape of pancreatic cancer.

    Nicola Waddell;Marina Pajic;Ann Marie Patch;David K. Chang

  • Pancreatic cancer genomes reveal aberrations in axon guidance pathway genes

    Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Nicola Waddell;Karin S. Kassahn;Marie Claude Gingras

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Whole-genome characterization of chemoresistant ovarian cancer

    Ann-Marie Patch;Ann-Marie Patch;Elizabeth Christie;Dariush Etemadmoghadam;Dariush Etemadmoghadam;Dale W. Garsed

  • Whole-genome landscapes of major melanoma subtypes

    Nicholas K. Hayward;Nicholas K. Hayward;James S. Wilmott;Nicola Waddell;Nicola Waddell;Peter A. Johansson

  • Identification of unique neoantigen qualities in long-term survivors of pancreatic cancer.

    Vinod P. Balachandran;Marta Łuksza;Julia N. Zhao;Vladimir Makarov

  • Whole-genome landscape of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

    Aldo Scarpa;David K. Chang;Katia Nones;Katia Nones;Vincenzo Corbo

  • Deep learning in cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment selection.

    Khoa A. Tran;Olga Kondrashova;Andrew Bradley;Elizabeth D. Williams

  • Tumor immunoevasion by the conversion of effector NK cells into type 1 innate lymphoid cells

    Yulong Gao;Yulong Gao;Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes;Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes;Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes;Tobias Bald;Susanna S Ng;Susanna S Ng

  • Comprehensive analysis of chromothripsis in 2,658 human cancers using whole-genome sequencing

    Isidro Cortés-Ciriano;Jake June-Koo Lee;Ruibin Xi;Dhawal Jain

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes identifies driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition.

    Bernardo Rodriguez-Martin;Bernardo Rodriguez-Martin;Eva G. Alvarez;Eva G. Alvarez;Adrian Baez-Ortega;Jorge Zamora

  • PINA v2.0: mining interactome modules

    Mark J. Cowley;Mark Pinese;Karin S. Kassahn;Nic Waddell

  • Mutational signatures in esophageal adenocarcinoma define etiologically distinct subgroups with therapeutic relevance

    Maria Secrier;Xiaodun Li;Nadeera de Silva;Matthew D Eldridge

  • A comprehensive assessment of somatic mutation detection in cancer using whole-genome sequencing

    Tyler S. Alioto;Ivo Buchhalter;Sophia Derdak;Barbara Hutter

  • RAD51 135G→C Modifies Breast Cancer Risk among BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results from a Combined Analysis of 19 Studies

    Antonis C. Antoniou;Olga M. Sinilnikova;Jacques Simard;Mélanie Léoné

  • Genomic catastrophes frequently arise in esophageal adenocarcinoma and drive tumorigenesis

    Katia Nones;Katia Nones;Nicola Waddell;Nicola Waddell;Nicci Wayte;Ann-Marie Patch

  • Mutational signatures in esophageal adenocarcinoma define etiologically distinct subgroups with therapeutic relevance (vol 48, pg 1131, 2016)

    Maria Secrier;Xiaodun Li;Nadeera de Silva;Matthew D Eldridge

Frequent Co-Authors

John V. Pearson
John V. Pearson QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Sean M. Grimmond
Sean M. Grimmond University of Melbourne
Andrew V. Biankin
Andrew V. Biankin University of Glasgow
Sunil R. Lakhani
Sunil R. Lakhani University of Queensland
Anthony J. Gill
Anthony J. Gill University of Sydney
Marina Pajic
Marina Pajic Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Richard A. Scolyer
Richard A. Scolyer Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Mark J. Cowley
Mark J. Cowley Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Nicholas K. Hayward
Nicholas K. Hayward QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Barbara A. Leggett
Barbara A. Leggett University of Queensland

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