About
Professor Stacey Edwards leads the Functional Cancer Genomics team in the Cancer Research Program at QIMR Berghofer.
She completed her PhD in molecular biology at the University of Queensland (UQ, 2002). Her postdoctoral training was carried out at UQ and the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre in London, funded by an NHMRC CJ Martin Fellowship. She was recruited to QIMR Berghofer in 2013, where she established a multidisciplinary group focused on understanding how genetic variation contributes to cancer risk and progression. Her laboratory is particularly interested in translating the findings of cancer GWAS, including identification of functional risk variants, connecting these variants to their target genes and understanding how these genes contribute to cancer phenotypes. Her research integrates genetics, chromatin and transcriptome profiling, computational genomics and molecular studies to unravel the complexity of cancer development. Her discoveries have accelerated progress from genetic studies to biological knowledge that may ultimately guide preventative and therapeutic measures.
Research Skills
Genetics, genomics, molecular biology, gene regulation, noncoding RNAs.
Area of Interest
• Identification and evaluation of new cancer drug targets • Translating the findings of cancer genome-wide association studies (GWAS) • Targeting noncoding RNAs to overcome drug resistance in breast and ovarian cancer