Mr Patrick Thomas
Position:
- PhD student, Queensland University of Technology, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation/ Translational Research Institute
- PhD student, Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre
Credentials:
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Science) at Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) at Queensland University of Technology
Biography:
After completing a BSc in Medical Science at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2010, Mr Thomas moved on to complete his honours at QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation where he investigated the role of reproductive hormones in breast cancer progression.
He is currently studying as a PhD student to continue research into hormones in cancer, with particular emphasis on the ghrelin hormone axis.
His research is investigating the role of a novel long non-coding RNA, GHSROS (growth hormone secretagogue receptor opposite strand), which is antisense to the ghrelin receptor gene and which has previously been shown to have a role in cancer progression. Identifying mechanisms of action and the role of GHSROS in prostate cancer could lead to a novel biomarker or antisense target for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
Best publications:
Whiteside EJ, Seim I, Pauli JP, O’Keeffe AJ, Thomas PB, Carter SL, Walpole CM, Fung JN, Josh P, Herington AC, Chopin LK. Identification of a long non-coding RNA gene, growth hormone secretagogue receptor opposite strand, which stimulates cell migration in non-small cell lung cancer cell lines. (2013). International Journal of Oncology. 43 (2):566-74
Non-coding RNA, Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), miRNA, Hormones, cancer, cell migration, cell invasion, matrix metalloproteinases, follicle stimulating hormone, ghrelin, growth hormone secretagogue receptor, antisense genes, bioinformatics.
