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  • 2019 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

Sally L. Dunwoodie is affiliated with the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Australia. The primary focus of their research spans fields such as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant subfield contributions in Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Genetics, Epidemiology, and Surgery.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Hif-1a suppresses ROS-induced proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts following myocardial infarction," 2021, published in Cell Stem Cell
  • "Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection," 2020, published in Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
  • "NAD deficiency due to environmental factors or gene-environment interactions causes congenital malformations and miscarriage in mice," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Australian Genomics: Outcomes of a 5-year national program to accelerate the integration of genomics in healthcare," 2023, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Exploring the Genetic Architecture of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Using Whole-Genome Sequencing," 2022, published in Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine

The venues in which this researcher frequently publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Heart Lung and Circulation
  • The FASEB Journal
  • eLife
  • Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with peers in their field, notably including:

  • Eleni Giannoulatou
  • David S. Winlaw
  • Gillian M. Blue
  • Richard P. Harvey
  • Gavin Chapman

In 2019, they were recognized as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science.

Best Publications

  • The Role of Hypoxia in Development of the Mammalian Embryo

    Sally L. Dunwoodie

  • Mouse Dll3: a novel divergent Delta gene which may complement the function of other Delta homologues during early pattern formation in the mouse embryo

    Sally L. Dunwoodie;Domingos Henrique;Stephen M. Harrison;Rosa S. P. Beddington

  • SmcHD1, containing a structural-maintenance-of-chromosomes hinge domain, has a critical role in X inactivation.

    Marnie E Blewitt;Anne-Valerie Gendrel;Zhenyi Pang;Duncan B Sparrow

  • TBX6 Null Variants and a Common Hypomorphic Allele in Congenital Scoliosis

    Wu N;Ming X;Xiao J;Wu Z

  • Mutation of the LUNATIC FRINGE Gene in Humans Causes Spondylocostal Dysostosis with a Severe Vertebral Phenotype

    D.B. Sparrow;G. Chapman;M.A. Wouters;N.V. Whittock

  • Murine T-box transcription factor Tbx20 acts as a repressor during heart development, and is essential for adult heart integrity, function and adaptation.

    Fiona A Stennard;Mauro W Costa;Mauro W Costa;Donna Lai;Christine Biben

  • Axial skeletal defects caused by mutation in the spondylocostal dysplasia/pudgy gene Dll3 are associated with disruption of the segmentation clock within the presomitic mesoderm.

    Sally L. Dunwoodie;Sally L. Dunwoodie;Melanie Clements;Duncan B. Sparrow;Xin Sa

  • A Mechanism for Gene-Environment Interaction in the Etiology of Congenital Scoliosis

    Duncan B. Sparrow;Duncan B. Sparrow;Gavin Chapman;Gavin Chapman;Allanceson J. Smith;Muhammad Z. Mattar

  • Notch inhibition by the ligand Delta-Like 3 defines the mechanism of abnormal vertebral segmentation in spondylocostal dysostosis

    Gavin Chapman;Gavin Chapman;Duncan B. Sparrow;Duncan B. Sparrow;Elisabeth Kremmer;Sally L. Dunwoodie;Sally L. Dunwoodie

  • NAD Deficiency, Congenital Malformations, and Niacin Supplementation

    Hongjun Shi;Hongjun Shi;Annabelle Enriquez;Melissa Rapadas;Ella M M A Martin

  • Divergent functions and distinct localization of the Notch ligands DLL1 and DLL3 in vivo.

    Insa Geffers;Katrin Serth;Gavin Chapman;Robert Jaekel

  • Mutated MESP2 Causes Spondylocostal Dysostosis in Humans

    Neil V. Whittock;Duncan B. Sparrow;Merridee A. Wouters;David Sillence;David Sillence

  • Msg1 and Mrg1, founding members of a gene family, show distinct patterns of gene expression during mouse embryogenesis.

    Sally L. Dunwoodie;Tristan A. Rodriguez;Rosa S.P. Beddington

  • Abnormal vertebral segmentation and the notch signaling pathway in man

    Peter D. Turnpenny;Ben Alman;Alberto S. Cornier;Philip F. Giampietro

  • Evolution of distinct EGF domains with specific functions

    Merridee A. Wouters;Isidore Rigoutsos;Isidore Rigoutsos;Carmen K. Chu;Lina L. Feng

  • Association of the PHACTR1/EDN1 Genetic Locus With Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

    D Adlam;T M Olson;N Combaret;J C Kovacic

  • Folic acid prevents exencephaly in Cited2 deficient mice

    Juan Pedro Martinez Barbera;Tristan A. Rodriguez;Nicholas D. E. Greene;Wolfgang J. Weninger

  • Transcriptional activating activity of Smad4: Roles of SMAD hetero-oligomerization and enhancement by an associating transactivator

    Toshi Shioda;Robert J. Lechleider;Sally L. Dunwoodie;Huchun Li

  • Sp5, a new member of the Sp1 family, is dynamically expressed during development and genetically interacts with Brachyury.

    Stephen M Harrison;Denis Houzelstein;Sally L Dunwoodie;Rosa S.P Beddington

  • Novel mutations in DLL3, a somitogenesis gene encoding a ligand for the Notch signalling pathway, cause a consistent pattern of abnormal vertebral segmentation in spondylocostal dysostosis

    P D Turnpenny;N Whittock;J Duncan;S Dunwoodie;S Dunwoodie

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. Harvey
Richard P. Harvey Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Rosa S. P. Beddington
Rosa S. P. Beddington Medical Research Council
Robert M. Graham
Robert M. Graham Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Emma L. Duncan
Emma L. Duncan University of Queensland
Stuart M. Grieve
Stuart M. Grieve University of Sydney
Olivier Pourquié
Olivier Pourquié Brigham and Women's Hospital
Roland Stocker
Roland Stocker The Heart Research Institute
Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas University of Adelaide
Sian Ellard
Sian Ellard University of Exeter
Matthew A. Brown
Matthew A. Brown Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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