Dr Dominic Guanzon
Genomics Theme Leader
Research Fellow
UQ Centre for Clinical Research
Researcher biography
Dominic Guanzon is a research fellow at the University of Queensland within the Salomon Lab, and supported by the Lions Medical Research Foundation. His expertise lies in the fascinating realm of extracellular vesicles where he is the genomics leader. Dominic's research involves developing nucleic acid blood tests to diagnose disease. His primary research focus is on predicting chemotherapy response in women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, specifically distinguishing between individuals who respond positively to chemotherapy and those resistant to it (chemoresistance).
Book Chapter
Guanzon, Dominic, Iljas, Juvita Delancy, Rice, Gregory E. and Salomon, Carlos (2017). Using a next-generation sequencing approach to profile MicroRNAs from human origin. In Preeclampsia methods and protocols (pp. 203-217) New York, NY United States: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-7498-6_16
Journal Articles
Godbole, Nihar, Ravichandran, Akhilandeshwari, Guanzon, Dominic, Lai, Andrew, Carrion, Flavio, de Croft, Priyakshi Kalita, Perrin, Lewis, Hooper, John, Bray, Laura and Salomon, Carlos (2024). Abstract 3386: Changes in extracellular vesicle miRNAs from three-dimensional ovarian cancer cell models reflect physiological changes and cancer survival. Cancer Research, 84 (6_Supplement), 3386-3386. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2024-3386
Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Guanzon, Dominic, Jayabalan, Nanthini, Lai, Andrew, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Kalita de Croft, Priyakshi, Ormazabal, Valeska, Palma, Carlos, Diaz, Emilio, McCarthy, Elizabeth A., Shub, Alexis, Miranda, Jezid, Gratacós, Eduard, Crispi, Fátima, Duncombe, Gregory, Lappas, Martha, McIntyre, H. David, Rice, Gregory and Salomon, Carlos (2021). Extracellular vesicle-associated miRNAs are an adaptive response to gestational diabetes mellitus. Journal of Translational Medicine, 19 (1) 360, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s12967-021-02999-9
Wager, Lucas J., Guanzon, Dominic, Leavesley, David I., Thompson, Erik W. and Murray, Rachael Z. (2021). Partial Epithelial‐Mesenchymal Transition: Reduced miR‐4792 and miR‐146b‐5p Inversely Correlated with SIAH2 in Migrating Keratinocytes
in Vitro. Experimental Dermatology, 30 (12), 1838-1839. doi: 10.1111/exd.14426
Alharbi, Mona, Lai, Andrew, Sharma, Shayna, Kalita-De Croft, Priyakshi, Godbole, Nihar, Campos, America, Guanzon, Dominic, Salas-Burgos, Alexis, Carrion, Flavio, Zuñiga, Felipe A., Perrin, Lewis, He, Yaowu, Pejovic, Tanja, Winters, Carmen, Morgan, Terry, Hooper, John D., Rice, Gregory E. and Salomon, Carlos (2021). Extracellular vesicle transmission of chemoresistance to ovarian cancer cells is associated with hypoxia-induced expression of glycolytic pathway proteins, and prediction of epithelial ovarian cancer disease recurrence. Cancers, 13 (14) 3388, 1-26. doi: 10.3390/cancers13143388
Alharbi, Mona, Sharma, Shayna, Guanzon, Dominic, Lai, Andrew, Zuñiga, Felipe, Shiddiky, Muhammad J.A., Yamauchi, Yusuke, Salas-Burgos, Alexis, He, Yaowu, Pejovic, Tanja, Winters, Carmen, Morgan, Terry, Perrin, Lewis, Hooper, John D. and Salomon, Carlos (2020). miRNa signature in small extracellular vesicles and their association with platinum resistance and cancer recurrence in ovarian cancer. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, 28 102207, 102207. doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2020.102207
Menon, Ramkumar, Debnath, Chirantan, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic, Bhatnagar, Shinjini, Kshetrapal, Pallavi, Sheller-Miller, Samantha, Salomon, Carlos and The Garbh-Ini Study team (2020). Protein profile changes in circulating placental extracellular vesicles in term and preterm births: a longitudinal study. Endocrinology, 161 (4) bqaa009. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqaa009
James-Allan, Laura B., Rosario, Frederick J., Barner, Kelsey, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic, McIntyre, H. David, Lappas, Martha, Powell, Theresa L., Salomon, Carlos and Jansson, Thomas (2020). Regulation of glucose homeostasis by small extracellular vesicles in normal pregnancy and in gestational diabetes. FASEB Journal, 34 (4) fj.201902522RR, 5724-5739. doi: 10.1096/fj.201902522RR
Tapia-Castillo, Alejandra, Guanzon, Dominic, Palma, Carlos, Lai, Andrew, Barros, Eric, Allende, Fidel, Vecchiola, Andrea, Fardella, Carlos E., Salomón, Carlos and Carvajal, Cristian A. (2019). Downregulation of exosomal miR-192-5p and miR-204-5p in subjects with nonclassic apparent mineralocorticoid excess. Journal of Translational Medicine, 17 (1) 392, 392. doi: 10.1186/s12967-019-02143-8
Locke, Warwick J., Guanzon, Dominic, Ma, Chenkai, Liew, Yi Jin, Duesing, Konsta R., Fung, Kim Y.C. and Ross, Jason P. (2019). DNA Methylation Cancer Biomarkers: Translation to the Clinic. Frontiers in Genetics, 10, 1-22. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01150
Alharbi, Mona, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic, Palma, Carlos, Zuñiga, Felipe, Perrin, Lewis, He, Yaowu, Hooper, John D and Salomon, Carlos (2019). Ovarian cancer-derived exosomes promote tumor metastasis in vivo an effect modulated by the invasiveness capacity of their originating cells. Clinical Science, 133 (13), CS20190082-1419. doi: 10.1042/cs20190082
Menon, Ramkumar, Dixon, Christopher Luke, Sheller-Miller, Samantha, Fortunato, Stephen J., Saade, George R., Palma, Carlos, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic and Salomon, Carlos (2019). Quantitative proteomics by SWATH-MS of maternal plasma exosomes determine pathways associated with term and preterm birth. Endocrinology, 160 (3), 639-650. doi: 10.1210/en.2018-00820
Jayabalan, Nanthini, Lai, Andrew, Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Guanzon, Dominic, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Palma, Carlos, McIntyre, Harold David, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2019). Quantitative proteomics by SWATH-MS suggest an association between circulating exosomes and maternal metabolic changes in gestational diabetes mellitus. Proteomics, 19 (1-2) 1800164, e1800164. doi: 10.1002/pmic.201800164
Jayabalan, Nanthini, Lai, Andrew, Ormazabal, Valeska, Adam, Stefanie, Guanzon, Dominic, Palma, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Lim, Ratana, Jansson, Thomas, McIntyre, Harold David, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2018). Adipose tissue exosomal proteomic profile reveals a role on placenta glucose metabolism in gestational diabetes mellitus. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 104 (5) jcem-201801599, 1735-1752. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01599
Alharbi, Mona, Zuñiga, Felipe, Elfeky, Omar, Guanzon, Dominic, Lai, Andrew, Rice, Gregory E., Perrin, Lewis, Hooper, John and Salomon, Carlos (2018). The potential role of miRNAs and exosomes in chemotherapy in ovarian cancer. Endocrine-Related Cancer, 25 (12), R663-R685. doi: 10.1530/erc-18-0019
Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Jayabalan, Nanthini, Guanzon, Dominic, Palma, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Elfeky, Omar, Zuñiga, Felipe, Ormazabal, Valeska, Diaz, Emilio, Rice, Gregory E., Duncombe, Gregory, Jansson, Thomas, McIntyre, Harold David, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2018). Human placental exosomes in gestational diabetes mellitus carry a specific set of miRNAs associated with skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity. Clinical Science, 132 (22), 2451-2467. doi: 10.1042/cs20180487
Menon, Ramkumar, Debnath, Chirantan, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic, Bhatnagar, Shinjini, Pallavi, S. K., Sheller-Miller, Samantha, The Garbhini Study team and Salomon, Carlos (2018). Circulating exosomal miRNA profile during term and preterm birth pregnancies - a longitudinal study. Endocrinology, 160 (2), 249-275. doi: 10.1210/en.2018-00836
Cui, Qingyan, Vari, Frank, Cristino, Alexandre S., Salomon, Carlos, Rice, Gregory E., Sabdia, Muhammed B., Guanzon, Dominic, Palma, Carlos, Mathew, Marina, Talaulikar, Dipti, Jain, Sanjiv, Han, Erica, Hertzberg, Mark S., Gould, Clare, Crooks, Pauline, Thillaiyampalam, Gayathri, Keane, Colm and Gandhi, Maher K. (2018). Circulating cell-free miR-494 and miR-21 are disease response biomarkers associated with interim-positron emission tomography response in patients with diffuse large b-cell lymphoma. Oncotarget, 9 (78), 34644-34657. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.26141
Sharma, Shayna, Alharbi, Mona, Kobayashi, Miharu, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic, Zuñiga, Felipe, Ormazabal, Valeska, Palma, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Rice, Gregory E., Hooper, John D. and Salomon, Carlos (2018). Proteomic analysis of exosomes reveals an association between cell invasiveness and exosomal bioactivity on endothelial and mesenchymal cell migration. Clinical Science, 132 (18), 2029-2044. doi: 10.1042/CS20180425
Than, Uyen T. T., Guanzon, Dominic, Broadbent, James A., Leavesley, David, Salomon, Carlos and Parker, Tony J. (2018). Differential expression of keratinocyte-derived extracellular vesicle mirnas discriminate exosomes from apoptotic bodies and microvesicles. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 9 (SEP) 535, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00535
Dixon, C. Luke, Sheller-Miller, Samantha, Saade, George R., Fortunato, Stephen J., Lai, Andrew, Palma, Carlos, Guazon, Dominic, Salomon, Carlos and Menon, Ramkumar (2018). Amniotic fluid exosome proteomic profile exhibits unique pathways of term and preterm labor. Endocrinology, 159 (5), 2229-2240. doi: 10.1210/en.2018-00073
Salomon, Carlos, Guanzon, Dominic, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Longo, Sherri, Correa, Paula, Illanes, Sebastian E. and Rice, Gregory E. (2017). Placental Exosomes as Early Biomarker of Preeclampsia: Potential Role of Exosomal MicroRNAs Across Gestation. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 102 (9), 3182-3194. doi: 10.1210/jc.2017-00672
Iljas, Juvita D., Guanzon, Dominic, Elfeky, Omar, Rice, Gregory E. and Salomon, Carlos (2017). Bio-compartmentalization of microRNAs in exosomes during gestational diabetes mellitus. Placenta, 54, 76-82. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.12.002
Than, Uyen Thi Trang, Guanzon, Dominic, Leavesley, David and Parker, Tony (2017). Association of Extracellular Membrane Vesicles with Cutaneous Wound Healing. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18 (5) 956, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/ijms18050956
Truong, Grace, Guanzon, Dominic, Kinhal, Vyjayanthi, Elfeky, Omar, Lai, Andrew, Longo, Sherri, Nuzhat, Zarin, Palma, Carlos, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Menon, Ramkumar, Mol, Ben W., Rice, Gregory E. and Salomon, Carlos (2017). Oxygen tension regulates the miRNA profile and bioactivity of exosomes released from extravillous trophoblast cells-liquid biopsies for monitoring complications of pregnancy. PLoS ONE, 12 (3) e0174514, e0174514. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174514
Conference Papers
D'Crus, Angel Nilesh, Jellins, Jessica, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic, Carrion, Flavio, Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Hyett, Jon and Salomon, Carlos (2023). Effect of Aspirin on the Circulating Extracellular Vesicle Proteomic Profile in Women at Risk for Preeclampsia. 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Brisbane Australia, Mar 21-25, 2023. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG.
Nair, Soumyalekshmi S., Guanzon, Dominic, Jayabalan, Nanthini, Lai, Andrew, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Carrion, Flavio, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2023). Unique Tissue Specific miRNA Motifs in Placenta and Adipose Tissue Regulate Changes in Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes. 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Brisbane Australia, Mar 21-25, 2023. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG.
Nakahara, Angela, Elfeky, Omar, Garvey, Cathryn, Guanzon, Dominic, Longo, Sherri Anne and Salmon, Carlos (2019). Exosome profiles for normal and complicated pregnancies - a longitudinal study. Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Nashville, TN United States, 3-6 May 2019. Philadelphia, PA United States: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000558864.31601.AA
Nakahara, A., Elfeky, O., Garvey, C., Guanzon, D., Longo, S. and Salomon, C. (2019). Exosome profiles for normal and complicated pregnancies - a longitudinal study. AFMR/SAFMR/SSCI/SSPR Southern Regional Meetings, New Orleans, LA, United States, 21-23 February 2019. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/jim-2018-000974.651
Jayabalan, Nanthini, Guanzon, Dominic, McIntyre, David, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2019). Exosomal MiRNA profile in exosomes isolated from adipose tissue explants from normal and gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancies. 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) , Paris, France, 12-16 March 2019. Thousand Oaks, CA, United States: Sage.
Tribe, Rachel M., Jenkins, Holly, Palma, Carlos, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic, Hezelgrave, Natasha L., Shennan, Andrew H. and Salomon, Carlos (2019). Exosomal protein and miRNA analysis in cervico-vaginal fluid at early gestation from term and preterm pregnancies. 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Paris, France, 12 - 16 March 2019. Thousand Oaks, CA, United States: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1933719119834079
Sharma, Shayna, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic, Morgan, Terry, Perrin, Lewis C., Hooper, John D. and Salomon, Carlos (2019). Circulating exosomal miRNAs from women with ovarian cancer for early detection and real-time monitoring of disease progression. 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Paris, France, 12-16 March 2019. Thousand Oaks, CA, United States: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1933719119834079
Alharbi, Mona, Lai, Andrew, Guanzon, Dominic, Sharma, Shayna, Palma, Carlos, Zuniga, Felipe, Rice, Gregory E., Perrin, Lewis, Hooper, John D. and Salomon, Carlos (2018). Integrative Analysis of Multi-Omics Exosomal Data for Identifying Multi-Markers for Susceptibility to Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer. 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society-for-Reproductive-Investigation (SRI), San Diego Ca United States, 6-10 March 2018. Thousand Oaks, CA United States: Sage.
Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Jayabalan, Nanthini, Guanzon, Dominic, Lai, Andrew, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Elfeky, Omar, Zuniga, Felipe, Diaz, Emilio, McIntyre, David, Rice, Gregory E., Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2018). Interactions between placental exosomes and skeletal muscle implication in cell metabolism in gestational diabetes mellitus. 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society-for-Reproductive-Investigation (SRI), San Diego, CA, United States, 6-10 March 2018. Thousand Oaks, CA, United States: Sage. doi: 10.1177/1933719118759999
Dixon, Christopher L., Kinhal, Vyjayanthi, Urrabaz-Garza, Rheanna, Guanzon, Dominic, Salomon, Carlos and Menon, Ramkumar (2018). Profiling of exosomes from amnion cells exposed to infection and oxidative stress reveal pathways of adverse pregnancy outcomes. 38th Annual Meeting and Pregnancy Meeting of the Society-for-Maternal-Fetal-Medicine, Dallas, TX United States, 29 January - 3 February 2018. New York, NY United States: Elsevier.
Sharma, Shayna, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Kline, Richard, Wade, Katrina, Estes, Jacob, Palma, Carlos, Guanzon, Dominic, Lai, Andrew, Hooper, John, Rice, Gregory E. and Salomon, Carlos (2017). Exosomal content in the plasma of patients with ovarian cancer reflect tumor state and induce the epithelial to mesenchymal transition in target cells. 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Orlando, FL, United States, 15-18 March 2017. Thousand Oaks, CA, United States: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1933719117699773
Jayabalan, Nanthini, Guanzon, Dominic, Lai, Andrew, McIntyre, David, Jansson, Thomas, Rice, Gregory E., Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2017). Characterisation of adipose tissue-derived exosomes in normal and diabetes mellitus pregnancies: Potential role of exosomal miRNAs. Meeting of the International-Federation-of-Placenta-Associations (IFPA), Manchester, United Kingdom, Aug 30-Sep 2 2017. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.07.133
Adam, Stefanie, Guanzon, Dominic, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Elfeky, Omar, Longo, Sherri, Lai, Andrew, Duncombe, Gregory, Rice, Gregory E., Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2017). Next-Generation miRNA Sequencing Reveals That Exosomes Present in Maternal Circulation of Gestational Diabetes Pregnancies Regulate Glucose Metabolism in Placental Cells. 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society-for-Reproductive-Investigation (SRI), Orlando, FL, United States, 15-18 March 2017. Thousand Oaks, CA, United States: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/1933719117699773
Guanzon, Dominic, Jayabalan, Nanthini, Palma, Carlos, Nair, Soumyalekshmi, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Kinhal, Vyjayanthi, Lai, Andrew, McIntyre, David, Jansson, Thomas, Rice, Gregory, Lappas, Martha and Salomon, Carlos (2017). Exosomes present in circulation of women with gestational diabetes mellitus carry a specific set of microRNAs associated with insulin resistant. Meeting of the International-Federation-of-Placenta-Associations (IFPA), Manchester, United Kingdom, Aug 30-Sep 2 2017. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.07.134
Kinhal, Vyjayanthi, Guanzon, Dominic, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Longo, Sherri, Fortunato, Stephen, Menon, Ramkumar, Rice, Gregory and Salomon, Carlos (2016). Identification of exosomal mirna biomarkers at early gestation (< 18 Weeks) in asymptomatic women at early gestation (< 18 Weeks) who subsequently develop spontaneous preterm birth. Meeting of the International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA) - Placenta - Back to the Basics, Portland, United States, Sep 13-16, 2016. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.06.222
Salomon, Carlos, Guanzon, Dominic, Rice, Gregory and Lappas, Martha (2016). Characterization of exosomal mirnas present in plasma from women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Meeting of the International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA) - Placenta - Back to the Basics, Portland, United States, 13-16 September 2016. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.06.028
Data Collection
Guanzon, Dominic (2023). INOVIQ manuscript. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/c517a74