Overview
Background
Dr Shim's research revolves around developing computational methods to understand determinants of cell identity by analysing various genomic data. Trained in bioinformatics, pharmacy and biomedical science (majoring in biochemistry and immunology), Dr Shim incorporates inter-disciplinary knowledge to solve research questions in both basic science and translational medicine.
Availability
- Dr Woo Jun Shim is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Dr Shim's discovery has helped address an area of unmet need in genetic analysis pipelines as evidenced by significant international uptake. Working with UQ’s main commercialisation company UniQuest, Dr Shim's work formed the basis for successful contracts with industry partners including HAYA Therapeutics (Switzerland), Merck (Germany), Mogrify (UK), and ConcR (UK) to improve the accuracy and efficiency of clinical diagnostic and drug discovery pipelines. Dr Shim was awarded a UQ Early-Mid Career Researcher (EMCR) Industry Engagement Award in 2022 for his successful engagement with HAYA Therapeutics and EMMA Whitelaw ECR publication award in 2022 for his work on a highly scalable compuatational framework to discover key regulatory genes.
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Conserved epigenetic regulatory logic infers genes governing cell identity
Shim, Woo Jun, Sinniah, Enakshi, Xu, Jun, Vitrinel, Burcu, Alexanian, Michael, Andreoletti, Gaia, Shen, Sophie, Sun, Yuliangzi, Balderson, Brad, Boix, Carles, Peng, Guangdun, Jing, Naihe, Wang, Yuliang, Kellis, Manolis, Tam, Patrick P L, Smith, Aaron, Piper, Michael, Christiaen, Lionel, Nguyen, Quan, Bodén, Mikael and Palpant, Nathan J. (2020). Conserved epigenetic regulatory logic infers genes governing cell identity. Cell Systems, 11 (6), 625-639.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.cels.2020.11.001
2009
Conference Publication
Sortilin localisation in the rat retina during early postnatal development
Shim, W. J. and Firth, S. I. (2009). Sortilin localisation in the rat retina during early postnatal development. 29th Annual Meeting Australian Neuroscience Society, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 27-30 January 2009.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Woo Jun Shim is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Bioinformatics of epigenetics at multiple scales: from evolution of epigenetic factors to tracing their marks in organellar development
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mikael Boden
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Doctor Philosophy
Machine learning analysis of clinical data to improve diagnosis and treatment of heart disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nathan Palpant
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Using signatures of cell identity to improve cell type prediction in single cell analysis pipelines
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Quan Nguyen, Professor Nathan Palpant
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