Dr Derek Kennedy
Position:
- Laboratory Head, Cancer Biology, Griffith University, Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies
Credentials:
- PhD at University of Queensland
- M.Med.Sci at University of Queensland
- Dip Ed at University of Queensland
- BSc at Griffith University
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Biography:
Currently working on the role of G3BP2 in Stress Granules and how these might influence gene expression in prostate and breast cancer.
Best publications:
Urquhart, A.J., Kennedy, D., Gould, S.J., Crane, D.I. (2000). Interaction of Pex5p, the type 1 peroxisome targeting signal receptor, with the peroxisomal membrane proteins Pex14p and Pex13p. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275 (6), 4127-4136.
Kennedy, D., Ramsdale, T.,Mattick, J., Little, M. (1996). An RNA recognition motif in Wilms' tumour protein (WT1) revealed by structural modelling. Nature Genetics.12 (3), 329-332.
Costa, MA., Colombo P, Izzo, V., Kennedy H, Venturella S., Cocchiara R, Mistrello, G., Falagiani, P, Geraci, D. (1994). cDNA cloning, expression and primary structure of Par j I, a major allergen of Parietaria judaica pollen. Febs Letters. 341(2), 182-186.
Whitchurch, C.B., Leech, A.J., Young, M.D., Kennedy, D., Sargent, J.L., Bertrand, J.J., Semmler, A.B.T., Mellick, A.S., Martin, P.R., Alm, R.A., Hobbs, M., Beatson, S.A., Huang, B., Nguyen, L., Commolli, J.C., Engel, J.N., Darzins, A., Mattick, J.S.(2004). Characterization of a complex chemosensory signal transduction system which controls twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Molecular Microbiology.52 (3,) 873-893
Colombo, P., Kennedy, D., Ramsdale, T., Costa, M.A., Duro, G., Izzo, V., Salvadori, S., Guerrini, R., Cocchiara, R., Mirisola, M.G., Wood, S., Geraci, D. (1998). Identification of an immunodominant IgE epitope of the Parietaria judaica major allergen. Journal of Immunology. 160 (6), 2780 -2785.
Work Focus:
- Work Focus (Biomedical): basic science, cell biology
3D culture, cancer biology, cell biology, cell signaling, cellular stress response.
