Dr Kerry Roper Sakzewski
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
UQ Centre for Clinical Research
Journal Articles
Sogabe, Shunsuke, Hatleberg, William L., Kocot, Kevin M., Say, Tahsha E., Stoupin, Daniel, Roper, Kathrein E., Fernandez-Valverde, Selene L., Degnan, Sandie M. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2019). Pluripotency and the origin of animal multicellularity. Nature, 570 (7762), 519-522. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1290-4
Jindrich, Katia, Roper, Kathrein E., Lemon, Sussan, Degnan, Bernard M., Reitzel, Adam M. and Degnan, Sandie M. (2017). Origin of the animal circadian clock: diurnal and light-entrained gene expression in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4 (OCT) 327 doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00327
Gaiti, Federico, Jindrich, Katia, Fernandez-Valverde, Selene L., Roper, Kathrein E., Degnan, Bernard M. and Tanurdzic, Milos (2017). Landscape of histone modifications in a sponge reveals the origin of animal cis-regulatory complexity. Elife, 6 e22194 doi: 10.7554/eLife.22194
Grice, Laura F., Gauthier, Marie E. A., Roper, Kathrein E., Fernàndez-Busquets, Xavier, Degnan, Sandie M. and Degnan, Bernard M. (2017). Origin and evolution of the sponge aggregation factor gene family. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 34 (5), 1083-1099. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msx058
Wilkinson, Ray, Wang, Xiangju, Kassianos, Andrew J., Zuryn, Steven, Roper, Kathrein E., Osborne, Andrew, Sampangi, Sandeep, Francis, Leo, Raghunath, Vishwas and Healy, Helen (2014). Laser capture microdissection and multiplex-tandem PCR analysis of proximal tubular epithelial cell signaling in human kidney disease. PLoS One, 9 (1) e87345, e87345.1-e87345.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087345
Kassianos, Andrew J., Sampangi, Sandeep, Wang, Xiangju, Roper, Kathrein E., Beagley, Ken, Healy, Helen and Wilkinson, Ray (2013). Human proximal tubule epithelial cells modulate autologous dendritic cell function. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 28 (2), 303-312. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfs136
Wilkinson, Ray, Wang, Xiangju, Roper, Kathrein E. and Healy, Helen (2011). Activated human renal tubular cells inhibit autologous immune responses. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, 26 (5), 1483-1492. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfq677
Roper, K. E., Beamish, J., Garson, M. J., Skilleter, G. A. and Degnan, B. M. (2009). Convergent antifouling activities of structurally distinct bioactive compounds synthesized within two sympatric Haliclona Demosponges. Marine Biotechnology, 11 (2), 188-198. doi: 10.1007/s10126-008-9132-7
Clarke, Raymond A., Zhao, Zhongming, Guo, An-Yuan, Roper, Kathrein, Teng, Linda, Fang Zhi-Ming, Samaratunga, Hema, Lavin, Martin F. and Gardiner, Robert A. (2009). New genomic structure for prostate cancer specific gene PCA3 within BMCC1: implications for prostate cancer detection and progression.. PLoS One, 4 (3) e4995, e4995. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004995
Jacobs, Molly, Degnan, Sandie M., Woods, Rick, Williams, Elizabeth, Roper, Kathrein E., Green, Kathryn and Degnan, Bernard M. (2006). The effect of larval age on morphology and gene expression during ascidian metamorphosis. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 46 (6), 760-776. doi: 10.1093/icb/icl015
Conference Papers
Sampangi, S., Kassianos, A., Wang, X., Roper, K., Healy, H. and Wilkinson, R. (2012). Human proximal tubule epithelial cells modulate autologous dendritic cell function. 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Auckland, New Zealand, 27-29 August 2012. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Wilkinson, R., Wang, X., Roper, K., Wagner, P. and Healy, H. (2010). PTEC gene expression patterns in human renal biopsies. 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Perth, Western Australia, 12-15 September 2010. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Gardiner, R. A., Burger, M. J., Landers, K. A., Roper, K., Scells, B., Samaratunga, M. L. T. H., Yaxley, J., Stening, S. and Lavin, M. F. (2007). Multiple molecular markers in the diagnosis of prostate cancer from prostatic fluid. Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, 18-22 February 2007. London, UK: Blackwell Science. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06719.x
Burger, M. J., Landers, K. A., Roper, K., Samaratunga, M. L. T. H., Yaxley, J., Stening, S., Lavin, M. F. and Gardiner, R. A. (2006). Prostrate cancer: molecular diagnosis from prostatic fluid. Urological Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 26‐30 March 2006. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06085_18.x
Burger, M. J., Landers, K. A., Roper, K., Samaratunga, M. L. T. H., Yaxley, J., Stening, S., Lavin, M. F. and Gardiner, R. A. (2006). Prostate cancer : Molecular diagnosis from prostatic fluid. The Urological Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting 2006, Brisbane, Qld., Australia, 26-30 March 2006. Oxford, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06085_17.x
Roper, K. E., Woods, R., Garson, M. J., Lavin, M. F. and Degnan, B. M. (2004). Microarrays without a backbone: using a boutique ascidian chip in an ecological functional genomics context. Lorne Genome Conference, Melbourne, February 2004.