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Dr Robert Ju
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Robert Ju

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Availability

Dr Robert Ju is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Biomedical Science, Queensland University of Technology
  • Doctoral (Research) of Cell Biology, The University of Queensland

Works

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25 works between 2017 and 2024

1 - 20 of 25 works

2024

Journal Article

Pyroptotic cell corpses are crowned with F-actin-rich filopodia that engage CLEC9A signaling in incoming dendritic cells

Holley, Caroline L., Monteleone, Mercedes, Fisch, Daniel, Libert, Alexandre E. S., Ju, Robert J., Choi, Joon H., Condon, Nicholas D., Emming, Stefan, Crawford, Joanna, Lawrence, Grace M. E. P., Coombs, Jared R., Lefevre, James G., Bajracharya, Rinie, Lahoud, Mireille H., Yap, Alpha S., Hamilton, Nicholas, Stehbens, Samantha J., Kagan, Jonathan C., Ariotti, Nicholas, Burgener, Sabrina S. and Schroder, Kate (2024). Pyroptotic cell corpses are crowned with F-actin-rich filopodia that engage CLEC9A signaling in incoming dendritic cells. Nature Immunology, 26 (1) eaas8995, 1-35. doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-02024-3

Pyroptotic cell corpses are crowned with F-actin-rich filopodia that engage CLEC9A signaling in incoming dendritic cells

2024

Journal Article

Adaptive microtubule reinforcement enables cell migration through 3D environments

Ju, Robert J. and Stehbens, Samantha J. (2024). Adaptive microtubule reinforcement enables cell migration through 3D environments. Nature Cell Biology. doi: 10.1038/s41556-024-01477-w

Adaptive microtubule reinforcement enables cell migration through 3D environments

2024

Journal Article

Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments

Ju, Robert J., Falconer, Alistair D., Schmidt, Christanny J., Martinez, Marco A. Enriquez, Dean, Kevin M., Fiolka, Reto P., Sester, David P., Nobis, Max, Timpson, Paul, Lomakin, Alexis J., Danuser, Gaudenz, White, Melanie D., Haass, Nikolas K., Oelz, Dietmar B. and Stehbens, Samantha J. (2024). Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments. Nature Cell Biology, 26 (9), 1520-1534. doi: 10.1038/s41556-024-01476-x

Compression-dependent microtubule reinforcement enables cells to navigate confined environments

2024

Conference Publication

Uncovering Microtubule-driven Mechanisms of Melanoma Invasion

Ju, R. J., Falconer, A. D., Dean, K. M., Fiolka, R. P., Sester, D. P., Nobis, M., Timpson, P., Lomakin, A. J., Danuser, G., White, M. D., Oelz, D. B., Haass, N. K. and Stehbens, S. J. (2024). Uncovering Microtubule-driven Mechanisms of Melanoma Invasion. 50th Annual Meeting of the Dermatological Research Working Group (ADF), Dusseldorf, Germany, 6-9 March 2024. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

Uncovering Microtubule-driven Mechanisms of Melanoma Invasion

2023

Conference Publication

Uncovering Dynamic Changes In Medulloblastoma Associated Vasculature In Zebrafish

Morris, Elysse, Daignault-Mill, Sheena, Ju, Robert J., da Silva, Jason, Gordon, Emma, Wainwright, Brandon, Stehbens, Samantha, Genovesi, Laura and Lagendijk, Anne (2023). Uncovering Dynamic Changes In Medulloblastoma Associated Vasculature In Zebrafish. 2023 Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Conference, Washington, DC United States, 22-24 June 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noad073.274

Uncovering Dynamic Changes In Medulloblastoma Associated Vasculature In Zebrafish

2023

Journal Article

Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function

Jami, Sina, Deuis, Jennifer R., Klasfauseweh, Tabea, Cheng, Xiaoyang, Kurdyukov, Sergey, Chung, Felicity, Okorokov, Andrei L., Li, Shengnan, Zhang, Jiangtao, Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben, Israel, Mathilde R., Ju, Robert J., Robinson, Samuel D., Zhao, Peng, Ragnarsson, Lotten, Andersson, Åsa, Tran, Poanna, Schendel, Vanessa, McMahon, Kirsten L., Tran, Hue N. T., Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Zhu, Yifei, Liu, Junyu, Crawford, Theo, Purushothamvasan, Saipriyaa, Habib, Abdella M., Andersson, David A., Rash, Lachlan D., Wood, John N. ... Vetter, Irina (2023). Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 2442. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37963-2

Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function

2023

Conference Publication

Bortezomib induces immunogenic cell death in melanoma and enhances immune response in vivo

Daignault, S., Ju, R. J., Spoerri, L., Stehbens, S. J., Hill, D. S., Dolcetti, R. and Haass, N. (2023). Bortezomib induces immunogenic cell death in melanoma and enhances immune response in vivo. Meeting of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung (ADF), Berlin, Germany, 11-14 March 2020. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

Bortezomib induces immunogenic cell death in melanoma and enhances immune response in vivo

2023

Conference Publication

Uncovering biomechanically regulated cellular processes of melanoma cell invasion and survival in confined environments

Ju, R. J., Chhabra, Y., Stehbens, S. J. and Haass, N. (2023). Uncovering biomechanically regulated cellular processes of melanoma cell invasion and survival in confined environments. Meeting of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung (ADF), Berlin, Germany, 11-14 March 2020. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

Uncovering biomechanically regulated cellular processes of melanoma cell invasion and survival in confined environments

2022

Other Outputs

Regulation of Microtubules in 3D by CLASPs

Ju, Robert (2022). Regulation of Microtubules in 3D by CLASPs. PhD Thesis, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/4a5ea35

Regulation of Microtubules in 3D by CLASPs

2022

Journal Article

Persister state-directed transitioning and vulnerability in melanoma

Chauvistré, Heike, Shannan, Batool, Daignault-Mill, Sheena M., Ju, Robert J., Picard, Daniel, Egetemaier, Stefanie, Váraljai, Renáta, Gibhardt, Christine S., Sechi, Antonio, Kaschani, Farnusch, Keminer, Oliver, Stehbens, Samantha J., Liu, Qin, Yin, Xiangfan, Jeyakumar, Kirujan, Vogel, Felix C. E., Krepler, Clemens, Rebecca, Vito W., Kubat, Linda, Lueong, Smiths S., Forster, Jan, Horn, Susanne, Remke, Marc, Ehrmann, Michael, Paschen, Annette, Becker, Jürgen C., Helfrich, Iris, Rauh, Daniel, Kaiser, Markus ... Roesch, Alexander (2022). Persister state-directed transitioning and vulnerability in melanoma. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 3055, 3055. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30641-9

Persister state-directed transitioning and vulnerability in melanoma

2022

Journal Article

Patient-derived xenograft models capture genomic heterogeneity in endometrial cancer

Bonazzi, Vanessa F., Kondrashova, Olga, Smith, Deborah, Nones, Katia, Sengal, Asmerom T., Ju, Robert, Packer, Leisl M., Koufariotis, Lambros T., Kazakoff, Stephen H., Davidson, Aimee L., Ramarao-Milne, Priya, Lakis, Vanessa, Newell, Felicity, Rogers, Rebecca, Davies, Claire, Nicklin, James, Garrett, Andrea, Chetty, Naven, Perrin, Lewis, Pearson, John V., Patch, Ann-Marie, Waddell, Nicola and Pollock, Pamela M. (2022). Patient-derived xenograft models capture genomic heterogeneity in endometrial cancer. Genome Medicine, 14 (1) 3, 1-19. doi: 10.1186/s13073-021-00990-z

Patient-derived xenograft models capture genomic heterogeneity in endometrial cancer

2021

Journal Article

Collagen polarization promotes epithelial elongation by stimulating locoregional cell proliferation

Katsuno-Kambe, Hiroko, Teo, Jessica L., Ju, Robert J., Hudson, James, Stehbens, Samantha J. and Yap, Alpha S. (2021). Collagen polarization promotes epithelial elongation by stimulating locoregional cell proliferation. eLife, 10 e67915. doi: 10.7554/elife.67915

Collagen polarization promotes epithelial elongation by stimulating locoregional cell proliferation

2021

Other Outputs

Genomic analysis of patient-derived xenograft models reveals intra-tumor heterogeneity in endometrial cancer and can predict tumor growth inhibition with talazoparib

Bonazzi, Vanessa F., Kondrashova, Olga, Smith, Deborah, Nones, Katia, Sengal, Asmerom T., Ju, Robert, Packer, Leisl M., Koufariotis, Lambros T., Kazakoff, Stephen H., Davidson, Aimee L., Ramarao-Milne, Priya, Lakis, Vanessa, Newell, Felicity, Rogers, Rebecca, Davies, Claire, Nicklin, James, Garrett, Andrea, Chetty, Naven, Perrin, Lewis, Pearson, John V., Patch, Ann-Marie, Waddell, Nicola and Pollock, Pamela (2021). Genomic analysis of patient-derived xenograft models reveals intra-tumor heterogeneity in endometrial cancer and can predict tumor growth inhibition with talazoparib. doi: 10.1101/2021.03.30.436914

Genomic analysis of patient-derived xenograft models reveals intra-tumor heterogeneity in endometrial cancer and can predict tumor growth inhibition with talazoparib

2021

Journal Article

Abstract PR007: Genomic characterization of endometrial cancer patient-derived xenografts reveals intratumor heterogeneity

Kondrashova, Olga, Bonazzi, Vanessa F., Smith, Deborah, Nones, Katia, Sengal, Asmerom, Ju, Robert, Packer, Leisl M., Koufariotis, Lambros T, Kazakoff, Stephen H., Davidson, Aimee L., Ramarao-Milne, Priya, Lakis, Vanessa, Newell, Felicity, Rogers, Rebecca, Davies, Claire, Chetty, Naven, Perrin, Lewis, Pearson, John, Patch, Ann-Marie, Garrett, Andrea, Waddell, Nicola, Pollock, Pamela and Nicklin, James (2021). Abstract PR007: Genomic characterization of endometrial cancer patient-derived xenografts reveals intratumor heterogeneity. Clinical Cancer Research, 27 (3_Supplement). doi: 10.1158/1557-3265.endomet20-pr007

Abstract PR007: Genomic characterization of endometrial cancer patient-derived xenografts reveals intratumor heterogeneity

2020

Journal Article

A versatile oblique plane microscope for large-scale and high-resolution imaging of subcellular dynamics

Sapoznik, Etai, Chang, Bo-Jui, Huh, Jaewon, Ju, Robert J., Azarova, Evgenia, Pohlkamp, Theresa, Welf, Erik S., Broadbent, David, Carisey, Alexandre F., Stehbens, Samantha J., Lee, Kyung-Min, Marin, Arnaldo, Hanker, Ariella B., Schmidt, Jens C., Arteaga, Carlos L., Bin Yang, , Kobayashi, Yoshihiko, Tata, Purushothama Rao, Kruithoff, Rory, Doubrovinski, Konstantin, Shepherd, Douglas P., Millett-Sikking, Alfred, York, Andrew G., Dean, Kevin M. and Fiolka, Reto P. (2020). A versatile oblique plane microscope for large-scale and high-resolution imaging of subcellular dynamics. eLife, 9 e57681, 1-39. doi: 10.7554/elife.57681

A versatile oblique plane microscope for large-scale and high-resolution imaging of subcellular dynamics

2020

Conference Publication

Estimation of cell cycle states of human melanoma cells with quantitative phase imaging and deep learning

Henser-Brownhill, Tristan, Ju, Robert J., Haass, Nikolas K., Stehbens, Samantha J., Ballestrem, Christoph and Cootes, Timothy F. (2020). Estimation of cell cycle states of human melanoma cells with quantitative phase imaging and deep learning. 2020 IEEE 17th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Iowa City, IA United States, 3-7 April 2020. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/isbi45749.2020.9098458

Estimation of cell cycle states of human melanoma cells with quantitative phase imaging and deep learning

2020

Journal Article

Caveolae control contractile tension for epithelia to eliminate tumor cells

Teo, Jessica L., Gomez, Guillermo A., Weeratunga, Saroja, Davies, Elizabeth M., Noordstra, Ivar, Budnar, Srikanth, Katsuno-Kambe, Hiroko, McGrath, Meagan J., Verma, Suzie, Tomatis, Vanesa, Acharya, Bipul R., Balasubramaniam, Lakshmi, Templin, Rachel M., McMahon, Kerrie-Ann, Lee, Yoke Seng, Ju, Robert J., Stebhens, Samantha J., Ladoux, Benoit, Mitchell, Christina A., Collins, Brett M., Parton, Robert G. and Yap, Alpha S. (2020). Caveolae control contractile tension for epithelia to eliminate tumor cells. Developmental Cell, 54 (1), 75-91.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.05.002

Caveolae control contractile tension for epithelia to eliminate tumor cells

2019

Conference Publication

Uncovering microtubule-driven mechanisms of melanoma invasion

Ju, R. J., Chhabra, Y., Haass, N. and Stehbens, S. J. (2019). Uncovering microtubule-driven mechanisms of melanoma invasion. 46th Annual Meeting of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft-Dermatologische-Forschung (ADF), Munich Germany, Mar 13-16, 2019. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.

Uncovering microtubule-driven mechanisms of melanoma invasion

2019

Conference Publication

Bortezomib induces immunogenic cell death in melanoma and enhances immune responses in vivo

Daignault, S. M., Ju, R. J., Spoerri, L., Stehbens, S. J., Dolcetti, R. and Haass, N. K. (2019). Bortezomib induces immunogenic cell death in melanoma and enhances immune responses in vivo. 49th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR), Bordeaux, France, 18-21 September, 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.506

Bortezomib induces immunogenic cell death in melanoma and enhances immune responses in vivo

2019

Conference Publication

Enforcing cellular stress promotes apoptotic and immunogenic responses in melanoma

Daignault, S. M., Spoerri, L., Ju, R. J., Stehbens, S. J., Hill, D. S., Dolcetti, R. and Haass, N. (2019). Enforcing cellular stress promotes apoptotic and immunogenic responses in melanoma. 46th Annual Meeting of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung (ADF), Munich, Germany, 13-16 March 2019. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/exd.13859

Enforcing cellular stress promotes apoptotic and immunogenic responses in melanoma

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Enhancing Immune Function: Targeting metastatic invasion to alert the immune system
    Cure Cancer Early Career Research Grants
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Robert Ju is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding the role of microtubules in mitochondrial positioning and function during cell migration

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Julia Pagan, Dr Samantha Stehbens

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