I completed a BSc (Hons) and a PhD at the University of Melbourne before undertaking post-doctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. My research focused on marsupial and eutherian developmental biology, going off piste a couple of times to work with spotted hyaenas and European moles. After 6 years in the US I returned to Australia to study Veterinary Science (BVSc) at the University of Queensland (UQ), going on to work in equine and small animal practice. A longing to get back into research lead to my current position as a Teaching & Research academic in the School of Veterinary Science, UQ. My lab has generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from dogs and horses that are being used to model diseases in vitro and as the basis for research into stem cell-based treatments for a variety of diseases. We have also produced iPSCs from the Tasmanian devil and the platypus, the first stem cells ever described from a marsupial and a monotreme, respectively, allowing us to pursue research directed at treating devil facial tumour disease, understanding marsupial and monotreme embryonic development, and the conservation of endangered species.
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Journal Article: Monodelphis domestica induced pluripotent stem cells reveal metatherian pluripotency architecture
Kumar, Satish, De Leon, Erica M., Granados, Jose, Whitworth, Deanne J. and VandeBerg, John L. (2022). Monodelphis domestica induced pluripotent stem cells reveal metatherian pluripotency architecture. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (20) 12623, 12623. doi: 10.3390/ijms232012623
Journal Article: Innovations and advances in schistosome stem cell research
You, Hong, Jones, Malcolm K., Whitworth, Deanne J. and McManus, Donald P. (2021). Innovations and advances in schistosome stem cell research. Frontiers in Immunology, 12 599014, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.599014
Shahsavari, Arash, Weeratunga, Prasanna, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A. and Whitworth, Deanne J. (2021). Pluripotency and immunomodulatory signatures of canine induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stromal cells are similar to harvested mesenchymal stromal cells. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 3486, 3486. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82856-3
Tutt, Desmond A. R., Passaro, Claudia, Whitworth, Deanne J. and Holland, Michael K. (2020). Laser assisted blastomere extrusion biopsy of in vitro produced cattle embryos—A potential high throughput, minimally invasive approach for sampling pre-morula and morula stage embryos. Animal Reproduction Science, 219 106546, 106546. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106546
Journal Article: Blubber cortisol levels in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): a measure of physiological stress without effects from sampling
Mingramm, Fletcher M. J., Keeley, Tamara, Whitworth, Deanne J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2020). Blubber cortisol levels in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): a measure of physiological stress without effects from sampling. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 291 113436, 113436. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113436
Weeratunga, Prasanna, Shahsavari, Arash, Fennis, Evelien, Wolvetang, Ernst J., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A. and Whitworth, Deanne J. (2020). Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells from the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) express immunomodulatory factors and a tropism toward devil facial tumor cells. Stem Cells and Development, 29 (1), 25-37. doi: 10.1089/scd.2019.0203
Journal Article: The influence of physiological status on the reproductive behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Mingramm, F. M.J., Keeley, T., Whitworth, D. J. and Dunlop, R. A. (2020). The influence of physiological status on the reproductive behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Hormones and Behavior, 117 104606, 104606. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104606
Journal Article: Relationships between blubber and respiratory vapour steroid hormone concentrations in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Mingramm, Fletcher M. J., Keeley, Tamara, Whitworth, Deanne J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2019). Relationships between blubber and respiratory vapour steroid hormone concentrations in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Aquatic Mammals, 45 (5), 465-477. doi: 10.1578/AM.45.5.2019.465
Journal Article: Evaluation of respiratory vapour and blubber samples for use in endocrine assessments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.)
Mingramm, F.M.J., Dunlop, R.A., Blyde, D., Whitworth, D.J. and Keeley, T. (2019). Evaluation of respiratory vapour and blubber samples for use in endocrine assessments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 274, 37-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.12.015
Journal Article: Platypus induced pluripotent stem cells: the unique pluripotency signature of a monotreme
Whitworth, Deanne J., Limnios, Ioannis J., Gauthier, Marie-Emilie, Weeratunga, Prasanna, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Baillie, Gregory, Grimmond, Sean M., Graves, Jennifer A. Marshall and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2019). Platypus induced pluripotent stem cells: the unique pluripotency signature of a monotreme. Stem Cells and Development, 28 (3), 151-164. doi: 10.1089/scd.2018.0179
Journal Article: Lifetime extension of humpback whale skin fibroblasts and their response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclor)
Burkard, Michael, Bengtson Nash, Susan, Gambaro, Gessica, Whitworth, Deanne and Schirmer, Kristin (2019). Lifetime extension of humpback whale skin fibroblasts and their response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclor). Cell Biology and Toxicology, 35 (4), 387-398. doi: 10.1007/s10565-018-09457-1
Alateeq, Suad, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry, Tracey, Timothy, Whitworth, Deanne, Al-Rubaish, Abdullah, Al-Ali, Amein and Wolvetang, Ernst (2018). Identification of on-target mutagenesis during correction of a beta-thalassemia splice mutation in iPS cells with optimised CRISPR/Cas9-double nickase reveals potential safety concerns. APL Bioengineering, 2 (4) 046103, 046103. doi: 10.1063/1.5048625
Fortuna, Patrick R. J., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Wolvetang, Ernst Jurgen and Whitworth, Deanne Jeanette (2018). Cortical neurons derived from equine induced pluripotent stem cells are susceptible to neurotropic flavivirus infection and replication: an in vitro model for equine neuropathic diseases. Stem Cells and Development, 27 (10), 704-715. doi: 10.1089/scd.2017.0106
Journal Article: Induced pluripotent stem cells from a marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii): insight into the evolution of mammalian pluripotency
Weeratunga, Prasanna, Shahsavari, Arash, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Wolvetang, Ernst J. and Whitworth, Deanne J. (2018). Induced pluripotent stem cells from a marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii): insight into the evolution of mammalian pluripotency. Stem Cells and Development, 27 (2), 112-122. doi: 10.1089/scd.2017.0224
Journal Article: The X factor: X chromosome dosage compensation in the evolutionarily divergent monotremes and marsupials
Whitworth, Deanne J. and Pask, Andrew J. (2016). The X factor: X chromosome dosage compensation in the evolutionarily divergent monotremes and marsupials. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 56, 117-121. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.01.006
Journal Article: Establishment of the first humpback whale fibroblast cell lines and their application in chemical risk assessment
Burkard, Michael, Whitworth, Deanne, Schirmer, Kristin and Nash, Susan B. (2015). Establishment of the first humpback whale fibroblast cell lines and their application in chemical risk assessment. Aquatic Toxicology, 167, 240-247. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.08.005
Journal Article: Stem cell therapies for treating osteoarthritis: prescient or premature?
Whitworth, Deanne J. and Banks, Tania A. (2014). Stem cell therapies for treating osteoarthritis: prescient or premature?. The Veterinary Journal, 202 (3), 416-424. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.09.024
Journal Article: Transgenic human ES and iPS reporter cell lines for identification and selection of pluripotent stem cells in vitro
Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Titmarsh, Drew M., Fortuna, Patrick R. J., Hidalgo, Alejandro, Alharbi, Samah, Whitworth, Deanne J., Cooper-White, Justin J. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2014). Transgenic human ES and iPS reporter cell lines for identification and selection of pluripotent stem cells in vitro. Stem Cell Research, 13 (2), 251-261. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2014.05.006
Journal Article: Derivation of mesenchymal stromal cells from canine induced pluripotent stem cells by inhibition of the TGFbeta/activin signaling pathway
Whitworth, Deanne J., Frith, Jessica E, Frith, Thomas J. R., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Cooper-White, Justin J. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2014). Derivation of mesenchymal stromal cells from canine induced pluripotent stem cells by inhibition of the TGFbeta/activin signaling pathway. Stem Cells and Development, Online Ahead of Print (24), 3021-3033. doi: 10.1089/scd.2013.0634
Journal Article: Generation and characterization of leukemia inhibitory factor-dependent equine induced pluripotent stem cells from adult dermal fibroblasts
Whitworth, Deanne J., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Sun, Jane, Fortuna, Patrick R. J. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2014). Generation and characterization of leukemia inhibitory factor-dependent equine induced pluripotent stem cells from adult dermal fibroblasts. Stem Cells and Development, Fast Track Articles (13), 1-9. doi: 10.1089/scd.2013.0461
Journal Article: Generation and characterization of LIF-dependent canine induced pluripotent stem cells from adult dermal fibroblasts
Whitworth, Deanne J., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2012). Generation and characterization of LIF-dependent canine induced pluripotent stem cells from adult dermal fibroblasts. Stem Cells and Development, 21 (12), 2288-2297. doi: 10.1089/scd.2011.0608
Journal Article: Overtraining syndrome in horses
McGowan, C. M. and Whitworth, D. J. (2008). Overtraining syndrome in horses. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 5 (2), 57-65. doi: 10.1017/S1478061508979202
Journal Article: Marsupial anti-Mullerian hormone gene structure, regulatory elements, and expression
Pask, Andrew J., Whitworth, Deanne, J., Mao Chai-An, Wei, Kei-Jun, Sankovic, Natasha, Graves, Jennifer A. M., Shaw, Geoffrey, Renfree, Marilyn B. and Behringer, Richard R. (2004). Marsupial anti-Mullerian hormone gene structure, regulatory elements, and expression. Biology of Reproduction, 70 (1), 160-167. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.020016
Journal Article: Characterization of steroidogenic factor 1 during sexual differentiation in a marsupial
Whitworth, D. J., Pask, A. J., Shaw, G., Marshall Graves, J. A., Behringer, R. R. and Renfree, M. B. (2001). Characterization of steroidogenic factor 1 during sexual differentiation in a marsupial. Gene, 277 (1-2), 209-219. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00677-1
Journal Article: Haploinsufficiency of Sox9 results in defective cartilage primordia and premature skeletal mineralization
Bi, Weimin, Huang, Wendong, Whitworth, Deanne J., Deng, Jian Min, Zhang, Zhaoping, Behringer, Richard R. and de Crombrugghe, Benoit (2001). Haploinsufficiency of Sox9 results in defective cartilage primordia and premature skeletal mineralization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 98 (12), 6698-6703. doi: 10.1073/pnas.111092198
Book Chapter: The transgenic mouse in studies of mammalian sexual differentiation.
Whitworth, Deanne J. and Behringer, Richard R. (2001). The transgenic mouse in studies of mammalian sexual differentiation.. Transgenics in Endocrinology. (pp. 19-39) edited by Martin M. Matzuk, Chester W. Brown, T. Rajendra Kumar and P. Michael Conn. Totowa, NJ, U.S.A.: Humana Press.
Journal Article: A transgenic insertion upstream of sox9 is associated with dominant XX sex reversal in the mouse
Bishop, Colin E., Whitworth, Deanne J., Qin, Yanjun, Agoulnik, Alexander I., Agoulnik, Irina A., Harrison, Wilbur R., Behringer, Richard R. and Overbeek, Paul A. (2000). A transgenic insertion upstream of sox9 is associated with dominant XX sex reversal in the mouse. Nature Genetics, 26 (4), 490-494. doi: 10.1038/82652
Journal Article: Widespread expression of the mRNA encoding a novel vitamin D/thyroxine dual binding protein in the turtle Trachemys scripta
Whitworth, Deanne J., Hunt, Leigh and Licht, Paul (2000). Widespread expression of the mRNA encoding a novel vitamin D/thyroxine dual binding protein in the turtle Trachemys scripta. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 118 (2), 354-358. doi: 10.1006/gcen.2000.7474
Journal Article: High specificity of Müllerian-inhibiting substance signaling in vivo
Mishina, Y., Whitworth, D. J., Racine, C. and Behringer, R. R.. (1999). High specificity of Müllerian-inhibiting substance signaling in vivo. Endocrinology, 140 (5), 2084-2088. doi: 10.1210/en.140.5.2084
Journal Article: Testis-like steroidogenesis in the ovotestis of the European mole, Talpa europaea
Whitworth, Deanne J., Licht, Paul, Racey, Paul A. and Glickman, Stephen E. (1999). Testis-like steroidogenesis in the ovotestis of the European mole, Talpa europaea. Biology of Reproduction, 60 (2), 413-418. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod60.2.413
Journal Article: XX germ cells: The difference between an ovary and a testis
Whitworth, Deanne J. (1998). XX germ cells: The difference between an ovary and a testis. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 9 (1), 2-6. doi: 10.1016/S1043-2760(98)00002-2
Journal Article: Müllerian duct regression in a marsupial, the tammar wallaby
Whitworth, Deanne J., Shaw, Geoffrey and Renfree Marilyn B. (1997). Müllerian duct regression in a marsupial, the tammar wallaby. Anatomy And Embryology, 196 (1), 39-46. doi: 10.1007/s004290050078
Book Chapter: Sexual determination and differentiation in the marsupial Macropus eugenii
Shaw, Geoffrey, Harry, Jenny L., Whitworth, Deanne J. and Renfree, Marilyn B. (1997). Sexual determination and differentiation in the marsupial Macropus eugenii. Marsupial biology : Recent research, new perspectives. (pp. 132-141) edited by N. R. Saunders and L. A. Hinds. Sydney, NSW, Australia: University of NSW Press.
Journal Article: Gonadal sex reversal of the developing marsupial ovary in vivo and in vitro
Whitworth, Deanne J., Shaw, Geoffrey and Renfree, Marilyn B. (1996). Gonadal sex reversal of the developing marsupial ovary in vivo and in vitro. Development (Cambridge), 122 (12), 4057-4063.
Saving the endangered Spectacled flying fox from annual tick paralysis mortality events:
(2023–2025) Threatened Species Research Grants
(2019–2020) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
(2019–2020) John & Mary Kibble Trust
Genetic engineering in Tasmanian devil stem cells to deliver targeted anti-tumour activity against devil facial tumour cells
Doctor Philosophy
In vitro modelling and treatment of laminitis using equine stem cells
Doctor Philosophy
(2020) Doctor Philosophy
Projects working with marsupial (Tasmanian devil) and horse stem cells are currently available
Monodelphis domestica induced pluripotent stem cells reveal metatherian pluripotency architecture
Kumar, Satish, De Leon, Erica M., Granados, Jose, Whitworth, Deanne J. and VandeBerg, John L. (2022). Monodelphis domestica induced pluripotent stem cells reveal metatherian pluripotency architecture. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (20) 12623, 12623. doi: 10.3390/ijms232012623
Innovations and advances in schistosome stem cell research
You, Hong, Jones, Malcolm K., Whitworth, Deanne J. and McManus, Donald P. (2021). Innovations and advances in schistosome stem cell research. Frontiers in Immunology, 12 599014, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.599014
Shahsavari, Arash, Weeratunga, Prasanna, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A. and Whitworth, Deanne J. (2021). Pluripotency and immunomodulatory signatures of canine induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stromal cells are similar to harvested mesenchymal stromal cells. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 3486, 3486. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82856-3
Tutt, Desmond A. R., Passaro, Claudia, Whitworth, Deanne J. and Holland, Michael K. (2020). Laser assisted blastomere extrusion biopsy of in vitro produced cattle embryos—A potential high throughput, minimally invasive approach for sampling pre-morula and morula stage embryos. Animal Reproduction Science, 219 106546, 106546. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106546
Mingramm, Fletcher M. J., Keeley, Tamara, Whitworth, Deanne J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2020). Blubber cortisol levels in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): a measure of physiological stress without effects from sampling. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 291 113436, 113436. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113436
Weeratunga, Prasanna, Shahsavari, Arash, Fennis, Evelien, Wolvetang, Ernst J., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A. and Whitworth, Deanne J. (2020). Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells from the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) express immunomodulatory factors and a tropism toward devil facial tumor cells. Stem Cells and Development, 29 (1), 25-37. doi: 10.1089/scd.2019.0203
Mingramm, F. M.J., Keeley, T., Whitworth, D. J. and Dunlop, R. A. (2020). The influence of physiological status on the reproductive behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Hormones and Behavior, 117 104606, 104606. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104606
Mingramm, Fletcher M. J., Keeley, Tamara, Whitworth, Deanne J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2019). Relationships between blubber and respiratory vapour steroid hormone concentrations in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Aquatic Mammals, 45 (5), 465-477. doi: 10.1578/AM.45.5.2019.465
Mingramm, F.M.J., Dunlop, R.A., Blyde, D., Whitworth, D.J. and Keeley, T. (2019). Evaluation of respiratory vapour and blubber samples for use in endocrine assessments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 274, 37-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.12.015
Platypus induced pluripotent stem cells: the unique pluripotency signature of a monotreme
Whitworth, Deanne J., Limnios, Ioannis J., Gauthier, Marie-Emilie, Weeratunga, Prasanna, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Baillie, Gregory, Grimmond, Sean M., Graves, Jennifer A. Marshall and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2019). Platypus induced pluripotent stem cells: the unique pluripotency signature of a monotreme. Stem Cells and Development, 28 (3), 151-164. doi: 10.1089/scd.2018.0179
Burkard, Michael, Bengtson Nash, Susan, Gambaro, Gessica, Whitworth, Deanne and Schirmer, Kristin (2019). Lifetime extension of humpback whale skin fibroblasts and their response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclor). Cell Biology and Toxicology, 35 (4), 387-398. doi: 10.1007/s10565-018-09457-1
Alateeq, Suad, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry, Tracey, Timothy, Whitworth, Deanne, Al-Rubaish, Abdullah, Al-Ali, Amein and Wolvetang, Ernst (2018). Identification of on-target mutagenesis during correction of a beta-thalassemia splice mutation in iPS cells with optimised CRISPR/Cas9-double nickase reveals potential safety concerns. APL Bioengineering, 2 (4) 046103, 046103. doi: 10.1063/1.5048625
Fortuna, Patrick R. J., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Wolvetang, Ernst Jurgen and Whitworth, Deanne Jeanette (2018). Cortical neurons derived from equine induced pluripotent stem cells are susceptible to neurotropic flavivirus infection and replication: an in vitro model for equine neuropathic diseases. Stem Cells and Development, 27 (10), 704-715. doi: 10.1089/scd.2017.0106
Weeratunga, Prasanna, Shahsavari, Arash, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Wolvetang, Ernst J. and Whitworth, Deanne J. (2018). Induced pluripotent stem cells from a marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii): insight into the evolution of mammalian pluripotency. Stem Cells and Development, 27 (2), 112-122. doi: 10.1089/scd.2017.0224
Whitworth, Deanne J. and Pask, Andrew J. (2016). The X factor: X chromosome dosage compensation in the evolutionarily divergent monotremes and marsupials. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 56, 117-121. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.01.006
Burkard, Michael, Whitworth, Deanne, Schirmer, Kristin and Nash, Susan B. (2015). Establishment of the first humpback whale fibroblast cell lines and their application in chemical risk assessment. Aquatic Toxicology, 167, 240-247. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.08.005
Stem cell therapies for treating osteoarthritis: prescient or premature?
Whitworth, Deanne J. and Banks, Tania A. (2014). Stem cell therapies for treating osteoarthritis: prescient or premature?. The Veterinary Journal, 202 (3), 416-424. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.09.024
Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Titmarsh, Drew M., Fortuna, Patrick R. J., Hidalgo, Alejandro, Alharbi, Samah, Whitworth, Deanne J., Cooper-White, Justin J. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2014). Transgenic human ES and iPS reporter cell lines for identification and selection of pluripotent stem cells in vitro. Stem Cell Research, 13 (2), 251-261. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2014.05.006
Whitworth, Deanne J., Frith, Jessica E, Frith, Thomas J. R., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Cooper-White, Justin J. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2014). Derivation of mesenchymal stromal cells from canine induced pluripotent stem cells by inhibition of the TGFbeta/activin signaling pathway. Stem Cells and Development, Online Ahead of Print (24), 3021-3033. doi: 10.1089/scd.2013.0634
Whitworth, Deanne J., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Sun, Jane, Fortuna, Patrick R. J. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2014). Generation and characterization of leukemia inhibitory factor-dependent equine induced pluripotent stem cells from adult dermal fibroblasts. Stem Cells and Development, Fast Track Articles (13), 1-9. doi: 10.1089/scd.2013.0461
Whitworth, Deanne J., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2012). Generation and characterization of LIF-dependent canine induced pluripotent stem cells from adult dermal fibroblasts. Stem Cells and Development, 21 (12), 2288-2297. doi: 10.1089/scd.2011.0608
Overtraining syndrome in horses
McGowan, C. M. and Whitworth, D. J. (2008). Overtraining syndrome in horses. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 5 (2), 57-65. doi: 10.1017/S1478061508979202
Marsupial anti-Mullerian hormone gene structure, regulatory elements, and expression
Pask, Andrew J., Whitworth, Deanne, J., Mao Chai-An, Wei, Kei-Jun, Sankovic, Natasha, Graves, Jennifer A. M., Shaw, Geoffrey, Renfree, Marilyn B. and Behringer, Richard R. (2004). Marsupial anti-Mullerian hormone gene structure, regulatory elements, and expression. Biology of Reproduction, 70 (1), 160-167. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.020016
Characterization of steroidogenic factor 1 during sexual differentiation in a marsupial
Whitworth, D. J., Pask, A. J., Shaw, G., Marshall Graves, J. A., Behringer, R. R. and Renfree, M. B. (2001). Characterization of steroidogenic factor 1 during sexual differentiation in a marsupial. Gene, 277 (1-2), 209-219. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00677-1
Bi, Weimin, Huang, Wendong, Whitworth, Deanne J., Deng, Jian Min, Zhang, Zhaoping, Behringer, Richard R. and de Crombrugghe, Benoit (2001). Haploinsufficiency of Sox9 results in defective cartilage primordia and premature skeletal mineralization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 98 (12), 6698-6703. doi: 10.1073/pnas.111092198
The transgenic mouse in studies of mammalian sexual differentiation.
Whitworth, Deanne J. and Behringer, Richard R. (2001). The transgenic mouse in studies of mammalian sexual differentiation.. Transgenics in Endocrinology. (pp. 19-39) edited by Martin M. Matzuk, Chester W. Brown, T. Rajendra Kumar and P. Michael Conn. Totowa, NJ, U.S.A.: Humana Press.
A transgenic insertion upstream of sox9 is associated with dominant XX sex reversal in the mouse
Bishop, Colin E., Whitworth, Deanne J., Qin, Yanjun, Agoulnik, Alexander I., Agoulnik, Irina A., Harrison, Wilbur R., Behringer, Richard R. and Overbeek, Paul A. (2000). A transgenic insertion upstream of sox9 is associated with dominant XX sex reversal in the mouse. Nature Genetics, 26 (4), 490-494. doi: 10.1038/82652
Whitworth, Deanne J., Hunt, Leigh and Licht, Paul (2000). Widespread expression of the mRNA encoding a novel vitamin D/thyroxine dual binding protein in the turtle Trachemys scripta. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 118 (2), 354-358. doi: 10.1006/gcen.2000.7474
High specificity of Müllerian-inhibiting substance signaling in vivo
Mishina, Y., Whitworth, D. J., Racine, C. and Behringer, R. R.. (1999). High specificity of Müllerian-inhibiting substance signaling in vivo. Endocrinology, 140 (5), 2084-2088. doi: 10.1210/en.140.5.2084
Testis-like steroidogenesis in the ovotestis of the European mole, Talpa europaea
Whitworth, Deanne J., Licht, Paul, Racey, Paul A. and Glickman, Stephen E. (1999). Testis-like steroidogenesis in the ovotestis of the European mole, Talpa europaea. Biology of Reproduction, 60 (2), 413-418. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod60.2.413
XX germ cells: The difference between an ovary and a testis
Whitworth, Deanne J. (1998). XX germ cells: The difference between an ovary and a testis. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 9 (1), 2-6. doi: 10.1016/S1043-2760(98)00002-2
Müllerian duct regression in a marsupial, the tammar wallaby
Whitworth, Deanne J., Shaw, Geoffrey and Renfree Marilyn B. (1997). Müllerian duct regression in a marsupial, the tammar wallaby. Anatomy And Embryology, 196 (1), 39-46. doi: 10.1007/s004290050078
Sexual determination and differentiation in the marsupial Macropus eugenii
Shaw, Geoffrey, Harry, Jenny L., Whitworth, Deanne J. and Renfree, Marilyn B. (1997). Sexual determination and differentiation in the marsupial Macropus eugenii. Marsupial biology : Recent research, new perspectives. (pp. 132-141) edited by N. R. Saunders and L. A. Hinds. Sydney, NSW, Australia: University of NSW Press.
Gonadal sex reversal of the developing marsupial ovary in vivo and in vitro
Whitworth, Deanne J., Shaw, Geoffrey and Renfree, Marilyn B. (1996). Gonadal sex reversal of the developing marsupial ovary in vivo and in vitro. Development (Cambridge), 122 (12), 4057-4063.
The transgenic mouse in studies of mammalian sexual differentiation.
Whitworth, Deanne J. and Behringer, Richard R. (2001). The transgenic mouse in studies of mammalian sexual differentiation.. Transgenics in Endocrinology. (pp. 19-39) edited by Martin M. Matzuk, Chester W. Brown, T. Rajendra Kumar and P. Michael Conn. Totowa, NJ, U.S.A.: Humana Press.
Sexual determination and differentiation in the marsupial Macropus eugenii
Shaw, Geoffrey, Harry, Jenny L., Whitworth, Deanne J. and Renfree, Marilyn B. (1997). Sexual determination and differentiation in the marsupial Macropus eugenii. Marsupial biology : Recent research, new perspectives. (pp. 132-141) edited by N. R. Saunders and L. A. Hinds. Sydney, NSW, Australia: University of NSW Press.
Hosen, Md Hafiz All, Sykes, Alex M., Wood, Stephen A., Leusch, Frederic D. L., Whitworth, Deanne J. and Bengtson Nash, Susan M. (2023). Novel use of cell profiling technology to visualize mitochondrial responses of humpback whale fibroblasts to chemical exposure. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (24), 8975-8982. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07159
Monodelphis domestica induced pluripotent stem cells reveal metatherian pluripotency architecture
Kumar, Satish, De Leon, Erica M., Granados, Jose, Whitworth, Deanne J. and VandeBerg, John L. (2022). Monodelphis domestica induced pluripotent stem cells reveal metatherian pluripotency architecture. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23 (20) 12623, 12623. doi: 10.3390/ijms232012623
Innovations and advances in schistosome stem cell research
You, Hong, Jones, Malcolm K., Whitworth, Deanne J. and McManus, Donald P. (2021). Innovations and advances in schistosome stem cell research. Frontiers in Immunology, 12 599014, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.599014
Shahsavari, Arash, Weeratunga, Prasanna, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A. and Whitworth, Deanne J. (2021). Pluripotency and immunomodulatory signatures of canine induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stromal cells are similar to harvested mesenchymal stromal cells. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 3486, 3486. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82856-3
Tutt, Desmond A. R., Passaro, Claudia, Whitworth, Deanne J. and Holland, Michael K. (2020). Laser assisted blastomere extrusion biopsy of in vitro produced cattle embryos—A potential high throughput, minimally invasive approach for sampling pre-morula and morula stage embryos. Animal Reproduction Science, 219 106546, 106546. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106546
Mingramm, Fletcher M. J., Keeley, Tamara, Whitworth, Deanne J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2020). Blubber cortisol levels in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): a measure of physiological stress without effects from sampling. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 291 113436, 113436. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113436
Weeratunga, Prasanna, Shahsavari, Arash, Fennis, Evelien, Wolvetang, Ernst J., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A. and Whitworth, Deanne J. (2020). Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells from the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) express immunomodulatory factors and a tropism toward devil facial tumor cells. Stem Cells and Development, 29 (1), 25-37. doi: 10.1089/scd.2019.0203
Mingramm, F. M.J., Keeley, T., Whitworth, D. J. and Dunlop, R. A. (2020). The influence of physiological status on the reproductive behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Hormones and Behavior, 117 104606, 104606. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104606
Mingramm, Fletcher M. J., Keeley, Tamara, Whitworth, Deanne J. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2019). Relationships between blubber and respiratory vapour steroid hormone concentrations in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Aquatic Mammals, 45 (5), 465-477. doi: 10.1578/AM.45.5.2019.465
Mingramm, F.M.J., Dunlop, R.A., Blyde, D., Whitworth, D.J. and Keeley, T. (2019). Evaluation of respiratory vapour and blubber samples for use in endocrine assessments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 274, 37-49. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.12.015
Platypus induced pluripotent stem cells: the unique pluripotency signature of a monotreme
Whitworth, Deanne J., Limnios, Ioannis J., Gauthier, Marie-Emilie, Weeratunga, Prasanna, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Baillie, Gregory, Grimmond, Sean M., Graves, Jennifer A. Marshall and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2019). Platypus induced pluripotent stem cells: the unique pluripotency signature of a monotreme. Stem Cells and Development, 28 (3), 151-164. doi: 10.1089/scd.2018.0179
Burkard, Michael, Bengtson Nash, Susan, Gambaro, Gessica, Whitworth, Deanne and Schirmer, Kristin (2019). Lifetime extension of humpback whale skin fibroblasts and their response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclor). Cell Biology and Toxicology, 35 (4), 387-398. doi: 10.1007/s10565-018-09457-1
Alateeq, Suad, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry, Tracey, Timothy, Whitworth, Deanne, Al-Rubaish, Abdullah, Al-Ali, Amein and Wolvetang, Ernst (2018). Identification of on-target mutagenesis during correction of a beta-thalassemia splice mutation in iPS cells with optimised CRISPR/Cas9-double nickase reveals potential safety concerns. APL Bioengineering, 2 (4) 046103, 046103. doi: 10.1063/1.5048625
Fortuna, Patrick R. J., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Wolvetang, Ernst Jurgen and Whitworth, Deanne Jeanette (2018). Cortical neurons derived from equine induced pluripotent stem cells are susceptible to neurotropic flavivirus infection and replication: an in vitro model for equine neuropathic diseases. Stem Cells and Development, 27 (10), 704-715. doi: 10.1089/scd.2017.0106
Weeratunga, Prasanna, Shahsavari, Arash, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Wolvetang, Ernst J. and Whitworth, Deanne J. (2018). Induced pluripotent stem cells from a marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii): insight into the evolution of mammalian pluripotency. Stem Cells and Development, 27 (2), 112-122. doi: 10.1089/scd.2017.0224
Whitworth, Deanne J. and Pask, Andrew J. (2016). The X factor: X chromosome dosage compensation in the evolutionarily divergent monotremes and marsupials. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 56, 117-121. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.01.006
Burkard, Michael, Whitworth, Deanne, Schirmer, Kristin and Nash, Susan B. (2015). Establishment of the first humpback whale fibroblast cell lines and their application in chemical risk assessment. Aquatic Toxicology, 167, 240-247. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.08.005
Stem cell therapies for treating osteoarthritis: prescient or premature?
Whitworth, Deanne J. and Banks, Tania A. (2014). Stem cell therapies for treating osteoarthritis: prescient or premature?. The Veterinary Journal, 202 (3), 416-424. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.09.024
Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Titmarsh, Drew M., Fortuna, Patrick R. J., Hidalgo, Alejandro, Alharbi, Samah, Whitworth, Deanne J., Cooper-White, Justin J. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2014). Transgenic human ES and iPS reporter cell lines for identification and selection of pluripotent stem cells in vitro. Stem Cell Research, 13 (2), 251-261. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2014.05.006
Whitworth, Deanne J., Frith, Jessica E, Frith, Thomas J. R., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Cooper-White, Justin J. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2014). Derivation of mesenchymal stromal cells from canine induced pluripotent stem cells by inhibition of the TGFbeta/activin signaling pathway. Stem Cells and Development, Online Ahead of Print (24), 3021-3033. doi: 10.1089/scd.2013.0634
Whitworth, Deanne J., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Sun, Jane, Fortuna, Patrick R. J. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2014). Generation and characterization of leukemia inhibitory factor-dependent equine induced pluripotent stem cells from adult dermal fibroblasts. Stem Cells and Development, Fast Track Articles (13), 1-9. doi: 10.1089/scd.2013.0461
Whitworth, Deanne J., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2012). Generation and characterization of LIF-dependent canine induced pluripotent stem cells from adult dermal fibroblasts. Stem Cells and Development, 21 (12), 2288-2297. doi: 10.1089/scd.2011.0608
Overtraining syndrome in horses
McGowan, C. M. and Whitworth, D. J. (2008). Overtraining syndrome in horses. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 5 (2), 57-65. doi: 10.1017/S1478061508979202
Marsupial anti-Mullerian hormone gene structure, regulatory elements, and expression
Pask, Andrew J., Whitworth, Deanne, J., Mao Chai-An, Wei, Kei-Jun, Sankovic, Natasha, Graves, Jennifer A. M., Shaw, Geoffrey, Renfree, Marilyn B. and Behringer, Richard R. (2004). Marsupial anti-Mullerian hormone gene structure, regulatory elements, and expression. Biology of Reproduction, 70 (1), 160-167. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.020016
Characterization of steroidogenic factor 1 during sexual differentiation in a marsupial
Whitworth, D. J., Pask, A. J., Shaw, G., Marshall Graves, J. A., Behringer, R. R. and Renfree, M. B. (2001). Characterization of steroidogenic factor 1 during sexual differentiation in a marsupial. Gene, 277 (1-2), 209-219. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00677-1
Bi, Weimin, Huang, Wendong, Whitworth, Deanne J., Deng, Jian Min, Zhang, Zhaoping, Behringer, Richard R. and de Crombrugghe, Benoit (2001). Haploinsufficiency of Sox9 results in defective cartilage primordia and premature skeletal mineralization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 98 (12), 6698-6703. doi: 10.1073/pnas.111092198
A transgenic insertion upstream of sox9 is associated with dominant XX sex reversal in the mouse
Bishop, Colin E., Whitworth, Deanne J., Qin, Yanjun, Agoulnik, Alexander I., Agoulnik, Irina A., Harrison, Wilbur R., Behringer, Richard R. and Overbeek, Paul A. (2000). A transgenic insertion upstream of sox9 is associated with dominant XX sex reversal in the mouse. Nature Genetics, 26 (4), 490-494. doi: 10.1038/82652
Whitworth, Deanne J., Hunt, Leigh and Licht, Paul (2000). Widespread expression of the mRNA encoding a novel vitamin D/thyroxine dual binding protein in the turtle Trachemys scripta. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 118 (2), 354-358. doi: 10.1006/gcen.2000.7474
High specificity of Müllerian-inhibiting substance signaling in vivo
Mishina, Y., Whitworth, D. J., Racine, C. and Behringer, R. R.. (1999). High specificity of Müllerian-inhibiting substance signaling in vivo. Endocrinology, 140 (5), 2084-2088. doi: 10.1210/en.140.5.2084
Testis-like steroidogenesis in the ovotestis of the European mole, Talpa europaea
Whitworth, Deanne J., Licht, Paul, Racey, Paul A. and Glickman, Stephen E. (1999). Testis-like steroidogenesis in the ovotestis of the European mole, Talpa europaea. Biology of Reproduction, 60 (2), 413-418. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod60.2.413
XX germ cells: The difference between an ovary and a testis
Whitworth, Deanne J. (1998). XX germ cells: The difference between an ovary and a testis. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 9 (1), 2-6. doi: 10.1016/S1043-2760(98)00002-2
Müllerian duct regression in a marsupial, the tammar wallaby
Whitworth, Deanne J., Shaw, Geoffrey and Renfree Marilyn B. (1997). Müllerian duct regression in a marsupial, the tammar wallaby. Anatomy And Embryology, 196 (1), 39-46. doi: 10.1007/s004290050078
Gonadal sex reversal of the developing marsupial ovary in vivo and in vitro
Whitworth, Deanne J., Shaw, Geoffrey and Renfree, Marilyn B. (1996). Gonadal sex reversal of the developing marsupial ovary in vivo and in vitro. Development (Cambridge), 122 (12), 4057-4063.
Shahsavari, A., Ovchinnikov, D., Wolvetang, E. and Whitworth, D. (2018). Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory capabilities of canine mesenchymal stem cells and their clinical potential. Joint 10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian-Gene-and-Cell-Therapy-Society (AGCTS) and Australasian-Society-for-Stem-Cell-Research (ASSCR), Sydney, Australia, 24-26 May 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.
Weeratunga, Prasanna, Shahsavari, Arash, Ovchinnikov, Dmitry, Wolvetang, Ernst and Whitworth, Deanne (2018). Induced pluripotent stem cells from a marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii): insight into the evolution of mammalian pluripotency. Joint 10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian-Gene-and-Cell-Therapy-Society (AGCTS) and Australasian-Society-for-Stem-Cell-Research (ASSCR), Sydney, Australia, 24-26 May 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.
Whitworth, D. J., Gauthier, M.-E., Ovchinnikov, D. A., Grimmond, S. M., Marshall Graves, J. A. and Wolvetang, E. J. (2015). Platypus Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Reveal that Acquisition of SOX2 Responsiveness Facilitated Expansion of the Pluripotency Network During Mammalian Evolution. Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Stockholm , Sweden, 24-27 June 2015.
Stem cell therapies for treating osteoarthritis: prescient or premature?
Whitworth, Deanne (2015). Stem cell therapies for treating osteoarthritis: prescient or premature?. Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists College Science Week Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 9-11 July 2015.
Whitworth, Deanne J., Ovchinnikov, Dmitry A., Sun, Jane, Fortuna, Patrick R. J. and Wolvetang, Ernst J. (2013). FGF/ERK signalling induces X chromosome inactivation in LIF-dependent equine induced pluripotent stem cells. ASSCR 2013: 6th Annual Meeting for Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research, South Bank, QLD, Australia, 27-29 October, 2013.
Whitworth, D. J., Sun, J and Wolvetang, E. J. (2012). The generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human CD34+ cells reveals a sex bias in reprogramming efficiency. Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, Yokohama, Japan, 13-16 June 2012.
Sox9 and Sertoli cell differentiation in the mouse
Whitworth, D. J., Bi, W., Deng, J. M., de Crombrugghe, B. and Behringer, R. R. (2000). Sox9 and Sertoli cell differentiation in the mouse. Second International Symposium on the Biology of Vertebrate Sex Determination, Hawaii, U.S.A., xx.
An analysis of the behaviour of Sox9 mutant cells in testicular development
Whitworth, D. J., Bi, W., Deng, J. M., de Crombrugghe, B. and Behringer, R. R. (1998). An analysis of the behaviour of Sox9 mutant cells in testicular development. Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Mouse Molecular Genetics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, xx.
Testis-like steroidogenesis in the ovotestis of the European mole
Whitworth, Deanne, Licht, .P, Racey, P. A. and Glickman, S. E. (1998). Testis-like steroidogenesis in the ovotestis of the European mole. Society for the Study of Reproduction, Ann Arbor, MI, xx. Society for the Study of Reproduction: Madison, WI, United States.
Sexual differentiation in marsupial mammals
Renfree, Marilyn B., Shaw, Geoffrey, Harry, Jenny L. and Whitworth, Deanne J. (1995). Sexual differentiation in marsupial mammals. Keystone Symposium on the Molecular Basis for the Differences Between the Sexes, Tamarron, CO, U.S.A., 12-18 February 1995.
Gonadal sex reversal in female tammar wallabies is induced by MIS
Whitworth, D. J. and Renfree, M. B. (1994). Gonadal sex reversal in female tammar wallabies is induced by MIS. Australian Society for Reproductive Biology and the Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 30 September-2 October 1991. Perth, WA, Australia: Australian Society for Reproductive Biology.
Whitworth, D. J., Harry, J. L., Shaw, G. and Renfree, M. B. (1994). Müllerian inhibiting substance gene expression in the developing gonad of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility, Southhampton, UK, xx.
Whitworth, Deanne, Harry, J. L., Shaw, G. and Renfree, M. B. (1994). Müllerian inhibiting substance gene expression in the developing testis of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Australian Society for Reproductive Biology, Sydney , Australia, xx.
Whitworth, D. J. and McLean, J. R. (1992). Density of adrenergic nerves about guinea-pig intrapulmonary arterial smooth muscle increases with decreasing vessel diameter. The 55th Meeting of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society jointly with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Neplanology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 27-28 February 1992. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society.
Saving the endangered Spectacled flying fox from annual tick paralysis mortality events:
(2023–2025) Threatened Species Research Grants
(2019–2020) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
(2019–2020) John & Mary Kibble Trust
(2018–2020) Morris Animal Foundation
(2017–2019) Annandale Bequest
(2015–2016) Research Donation Generic
(2014–2018) Morris Animal Foundation
The role of gap junction channels, growth factors and cytokines in the diseased canine cornea
(2014–2018) Canine Research Foundation
The role of gap junction channels, growth factors, and cytokines in the diseased canine cornea
(2014–2018) Peter & Mary Ellen Stone Memorial Fund
(2014) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
(2012–2014) UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
Canine induced pluripotent stem cells as a resource for treating canine osteoarthritis
(2012–2013) John & Mary Kibble Trust
Canine Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as a Resource for Treating Canine Osteoarthritis
(2011–2012) John & Mary Kibble Trust
Canine Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as a Resource for Treating Canine Osteoarthritis
(2011–2012) Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation
Canine Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as a Resource for Treating Canine Osteoarthritis
(2010–2011) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
Canine induced pluripotent stem cells as a resource for treating canine osteoarthritis
(2010–2011) John & Mary Kibble Trust
Genetic engineering in Tasmanian devil stem cells to deliver targeted anti-tumour activity against devil facial tumour cells
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In vitro modelling and treatment of laminitis using equine stem cells
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Improving Efficiency of Embryo Technologies to Expedite Livestock Genetic Gain
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Projects working with marsupial (Tasmanian devil) and horse stem cells are currently available