Julia Anne Horsfield is a New Zealand biochemist and developmental geneticist. She is professor of pathology at the University of Otago and director of Genetics Otago[1] and the Otago Zebrafish Facility.[2]
Julia Horsfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julia Anne Horsfield |
| Awards | Fulbright scholarship |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biochemist, developmental geneticist |
| Institutions | University of Adelaide University of Auckland University of Otago |
Academic career
editHorsfield has a BSc from Victoria University of Wellington (1984–1988) and a PhD from the University of Otago (1992–1995). She moved to Australia as a research fellow of the University of Adelaide (1996–1999), then returned to New Zealand as a research fellow at the University of Auckland (1999–2007). In 2007 she joined the University of Otago, where she set up the Otago Zebrafish Facility[3] to research cancer, stem cell biology and epigenetics.[4] Her work focuses on the protein cohesin and its links to leukaemia.[5]
Horsfield won a grant to research gout and how genetics affect the human body's control of uric acid.[6]
In February 2019, Horsfield was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to extend her research "using single-cell sequencing to research how cell fate decisions are controlled in the zebrafish animal model"[7] at University of California, Davis.[8]
Horsfield was promoted to full professor at the University of Otago, effective 1 February 2020.[5]
Selected works
edit- Antonie Kline; Ian D Krantz; Masashige Bando; et al. (15 March 2019). "Cornelia de Lange syndrome, related disorders, and the Cohesin complex: Abstracts from the 8th biennial scientific and educational symposium 2018". American Journal of Medical Genetics. 179 (6): 1080–1090. doi:10.1002/AJMG.A.61108. ISSN 1552-4825. PMID 30874362. Wikidata Q92383071.
- Julia Horsfield (5 April 2019). "Packaging development: how chromatin controls transcription in zebrafish embryogenesis". Biochemical Society Transactions. 47 (2): 713–724. doi:10.1042/BST20180617. ISSN 0300-5127. PMID 30952803. Wikidata Q92885551.
- Judith Marsman; Gregory Gimenez; Robert C Day; Julia A Horsfield; Gregory T Jones (1 March 2020). "A non-coding genetic variant associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm alters ERG gene regulation". Human Molecular Genetics. 29 (4): 554–565. doi:10.1093/HMG/DDZ256. ISSN 0964-6906. PMC 7068029. PMID 31691800. Wikidata Q91135241.
- Sarada Ketharnathan; Anastasia Labudina; Julia A Horsfield (7 December 2020). "Cohesin Components Stag1 and Stag2 Differentially Influence Haematopoietic Mesoderm Development in Zebrafish Embryos". Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8: 617545. doi:10.3389/FCELL.2020.617545. ISSN 2296-634X. PMC 7750468. PMID 33365313. Wikidata Q104578547.
References
edit- ^ "New Genetics Otago Director excited by challenge". University of Otago. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Our People, Chromosome Structure and Development Group". University of Otago. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Dr Julia Horsfield". University of Otago. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "About the Otago Zebrafish Facility". University of Otago. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ a b "10 December 2019, 30 new Professors for the University of Otago". University of Otago. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "13 April 2015, Otago scientist gains grant for innovative gout research". University of Otago. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Fulbright Award for GO Director". University of Otago. 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Julia Anne Horsfield". CIES. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
External links
edit- Profile of Professor Julia Horsfield, University of Otago
- Publications by Julia Horsfield at ResearchGate
- Julia Horsfield on LinkedIn