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Research Biography
Dr Vanessa Conn is a researcher at the Alternative Splicing in Human Pathologies Laboratory, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer. She completed her Bachelor of Biotechnology (Hons) at Flinders University in 2001 and her PhD in 2005, thesis titled “Molecular Interactions of Endophytic Actinobacteria in Wheat and Arabidopsis”.
Vanessa’s first post-doctoral position was with the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, University of Adelaide.
During 2015-2016 Vanessa held a research position at the Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire & Végétale (LPCV). Université Joseph Fourier, CEA Grenoble, France focusing on plant transcription factors and circular RNAs. Since 2016 Vanessa’s work has focused on the role of circular RNAs in human pathologies which she continues to work on.
Research Expertise
- Alternative Splicing
- Circular RNAs
- Molecular Biology
- Endophytes
- Arabidopsis thaliana
Research Interests
Alternative Splicing in Human Pathologies
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Molecular Interactions of Endophytic Actinobacteria in Wheat and Arabidopsis, Flinders University
2002 → 2005
Bachelor (Honours), Biotechnology, Flinders University
1998 → 2001
Supervision
- Registered
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Past, present, and future strategies for detecting and quantifying circular RNA variants
Lin, H., Conn, V. M. & Conn, S. J., Aug 2025, In: FEBS Journal. 292, 16, p. 4073-4085 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Use of synthetic circular RNA spike-ins (SynCRS) for normalization of circular RNA sequencing data
Conn, V. M., Liu, R., Gabryelska, M. & Conn, S. J., Feb 2025, In: Nature Protocols. 20, 2, p. 387-406 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Circular RNA in Cancer
Conn, V. M., Chinnaiyan, A. M. & Conn, S. J., Sept 2024, In: Nature Reviews Cancer. 24, 9, p. 597-613 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ESRP1 controls biogenesis and function of a large abundant multiexon circRNA
Liu, D., Kate Dredge, B., Bert, A. G., Pillman, K. A., Toubia, J., Guo, W., Dyakov, B. J. A., Migault, M. M., Conn, V. M., Conn, S. J., Gregory, P. A., Gingras, A. C., Patel, D., Wu, B. & Goodall, G. J., 9 Feb 2024, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 52, 3, p. 1387-1403 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Native Circular RNA Pulldown Method to Simultaneously Profile RNA and Protein Interactions
Gabryelska, M. M., Webb, S. T., Lin, H., Gantley, L., Kirk, K., Liu, R., Stringer, B. W., Conn, V. M. & Conn, S. J., 2024, Circular RNAs. Dieterich, C. & Baudet, M.-L. (eds.). New York: Spinger, Vol. 2765. p. 299-309 11 p. (Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.); vol. 2765).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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