Overview
Background
Dr Lauren Aoude is a research leader at the University of Queensland (UQ) Frazer Institute. Her research program explores barriers to precision oncology, and establishes more accurate prognostics to enhance therapeutic options for oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) and melanoma patients. Her research integrates genomic sequencing data with clinical, pathological and imaging information. Recent work includes the establishment of patient-derived organoid models to enable a personalised medicine approach.
During her PhD (completed Nov 2014, QIMR Berghofer) she was a key member of international collaborations that significantly enhanced the understanding of melanoma susceptibility in at-risk families. Dr Aoude joined UQ as an NHMRC Early Career Fellow (2016-2021), where she led projects exploring precision medicine for metastatic melanoma and oesophageal cancer. In 2021, she was awarded a UQ Amplify fellowship to pursue research while expanding teaching and mentoring opportunities, including an on-going course co-ordinator role in the Master of Medicine Skin Cancer Program.
In 2025, she was awarded an NHMRC (EL2) Emerging Leader Fellowship. Her program vision is to better inform treatment decisions and improve health outcomes for patients through the integration of genomics into the clinic.
Availability
- Dr Lauren Aoude is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2012
Journal Article
Identification of TFG (TRK-fused gene) as a putative metastatic melanoma tumor suppressor gene
Dutton-Regester, Ken, Aoude, Lauren G., Nancarrow, Derek J., Stark, Mitchell S., O'Connor, Linda, Lanagan, Cathy, Pupo, Gulietta M., Tembe, Varsha, Carter, Candace D., O'Rourke, Michael, Scolyer, Richard A., Mann, Graham J., Schmidt, Christopher W., Herington, Adrian and Hayward, Nicholas K. (2012). Identification of TFG (TRK-fused gene) as a putative metastatic melanoma tumor suppressor gene. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer, 51 (5), 452-461. doi: 10.1002/gcc.21932
2012
Journal Article
Frequent somatic mutations in MAP3K5 and MAP3K9 in metastatic melanoma identified by exome sequencing
Stark, Mitchell S., Woods, Susan L., Gartside, Michael G., Bonazzi, Vanessa F., Dutton-Regester, Ken, Aoude, Lauren G., Chow, Donald, Sereduk, Chris, Niemi, Natalie M., Tang, Nanyun, Ellis, Jonathan J., Reid, Jeffrey, Zismann, Victoria, Tyagi, Sonika, Muzny, Donna, Newsham, Irene, Wu, YuanQing, Palmer, Jane M., Pollak, Thomas, Youngkin, David, Brooks, Bradford R., Lanagan, Catherine, Schmidt, Christopher W., Kobe, Bostjan, MacKeigan, Jeffrey P., Yin, Hongwei, Brown, Kevin M., Gibbs, Richard, Trent, Jeffrey and Hayward, Nicholas K. (2012). Frequent somatic mutations in MAP3K5 and MAP3K9 in metastatic melanoma identified by exome sequencing. Nature Genetics, 44 (2), 165-169. doi: 10.1038/ng.1041
2012
Journal Article
A high-throughput panel for identifying clinically relevant mutation profiles in melanoma
Dutton-Regester, Ken, Irwin, Darryl, Hunt, Priscilla, Aoude, Lauren G., Tembe, Varsha, Pupo, Gulietta M., Lanagan, Cathy, Carter, Candace D., O'Connor, Linda, O'Rourke, Michael, Scolyer, Richard A., Mann, Graham J., Schmidt, Christopher W., Herington, Adrian and Hayward, Nicholas K. (2012). A high-throughput panel for identifying clinically relevant mutation profiles in melanoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 11 (4), 888-897. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-11-0676
2011
Journal Article
A novel recurrent mutation in MITF predisposes to familial and sporadic melanoma
Yokoyama, Satoru, Woods, Susan L., Boyle, Glen M., Aoude, Lauren G., MacGregor, Stuart, Zismann, Victoria, Gartside, Michael, Cust, Anne E., Haq, Rizwan, Harland, Mark, Taylor, John C., Duffy, David L., Holohan, Kelly, Dutton-Regester, Ken, Palmer, Jane M., Bonazzi, Vanessa, Stark, Mitchell S., Symmons, Judith, Law, Matthew H., Schmidt, Christopher, Lanagan, Cathy, O'Connor, Linda, Holland, Elizabeth A., Schmid, Helen, Maskiell, Judith A., Jetann, Jodie, Ferguson, Megan, Jenkins, Mark A., Kefford, Richard F. ... Brown, Kevin M. (2011). A novel recurrent mutation in MITF predisposes to familial and sporadic melanoma. Nature, 480 (7375), 99-103. doi: 10.1038/nature10630
2011
Journal Article
Cross-platform array screening identifies COL1A2, THBS1, TNFRSF10D and UCHL1 as genes frequently silenced by methylation in melanoma
Bonazzi, Vanessa F., Nancarrow, Derek J., Stark, Mitchell S., Moser, Ralf J., Boyle, Glen M., Aoude, Lauren G., Schmidt, Christopher and Hayward, Nicholas K. (2011). Cross-platform array screening identifies COL1A2, THBS1, TNFRSF10D and UCHL1 as genes frequently silenced by methylation in melanoma. PLoS One, 6 (10) e26121, 1-9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026121
2011
Journal Article
Melanoma cell invasiveness is regulated by miR-211 suppression of the BRN2 transcription factor
Boyle, Glen M., Woods, Susan L., Bonazzi, Vanessa F., Stark, Mitchell S., Hacker, Elke, Aoude, Lauren G., Dutton-Regester, Ken, Cook, Anthony L., Sturm, Richard A. and Hayward, Nicholas K. (2011). Melanoma cell invasiveness is regulated by miR-211 suppression of the BRN2 transcription factor. Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research, 24 (3), 525-537. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2011.00849.x
2010
Journal Article
Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with reduced risk for esophageal cancer is independent of environmental and genetic modifiers
Whiteman, D.C., Parmar, P., Fahey, P., Moore, S.P., Stark, M., Zhao, Z.Z., Montgomery, G.W., Green, A.C., Hayward, N.K., Webb, P.M., Australian Cancer Study and Aoude, Lauren (2010). Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with reduced risk for esophageal cancer is independent of environmental and genetic modifiers. Gastroenterology, 139 (1), 73-83. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.04.009
2008
Conference Publication
Cell culture-based assays identify edible rainforest fruits with potential for chemoprevention of cancer
Aoude, L., Ferguson, B., Gordon, V., Johns, J., Maslovskaya, L., Parsons, P., Pierce, C., Reddell, P., Savchenko, A. and Williams, C. (2008). Cell culture-based assays identify edible rainforest fruits with potential for chemoprevention of cancer. 4th Australian Health and Medical Research Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 16-21 November 2008. Sydney, Australia: AHMRC.
Funding
Current funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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Identifying genetic drivers of oesophageal cancer
Identify variants/pathways associated with genetic risk and survival in patients with oesophageal cancer.
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