Jenny Fung

Dr Jenny Fung is a Senior Research Officer in the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBMS). Her research focuses on understanding how multi-omics—including genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics—and immune mechanisms contribute to complex diseases, with the aim of translating laboratory discoveries into improved patient outcomes.

Dr Fung completed her PhD in Endocrinology at The University of Queensland and undertook postdoctoral training at QIMR Berghofer and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB, UQ) in Professor Grant Montgomery’s laboratory. There, she used high-throughput genetic and genomic approaches to uncover key molecular mechanisms underlying endometriosis. In 2019, she joined Professor Trent Woodruff’s laboratory, where she expanded her research to neurodegenerative diseases, including motor neuron disease (MND), Huntington’s disease (HD), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Her work spans both preclinical and patient-focused studies, including contributions to a Phase Ib clinical trial in MND, the identification of immune and molecular biomarkers in longitudinal patient cohorts, and the evaluation of therapeutic targets using patient-derived cells.

Dr Fung has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers in journals including Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, PNAS, and Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. She is passionate about connecting laboratory discoveries with clinical impact and co-leads projects integrating multi-omics, immunology, and patient-focused research to develop new strategies for treating complex diseases.