Overview
Background
Helen Gunter is a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. Dr. Gunter is partnering with Oxford Nanopore Technologies and the BASE Facility to benchmark a comprehensive test of mRNA vaccine quality. Helen has authored 25 publications, with 10 as first author, one as senior author, and 14 as middle author. She has published in influential journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Translational Psychiatry. Helen’s work has attracted >$2M in funding from Oxford Nanopore (2023), the Genome Innovation Hub (2021), Deutesche Forschungsgemeinschaft (2011), a Zukunftskolleg Fellowship (2008) and from the University of Konstanz (2013).
Availability
- Dr Helen Gunter is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
A universal molecular control for DNA, mRNA and protein expression
Gunter, Helen M., Youlten, Scott E., Reis, Andre L. M., McCubbin, Tim, Madala, Bindu Swapna, Wong, Ted, Stevanovski, Igor, Cipponi, Arcadi, Deveson, Ira W., Santini, Nadia S., Kummerfeld, Sarah, Croucher, Peter I., Marcellin, Esteban and Mercer, Tim R. (2024). A universal molecular control for DNA, mRNA and protein expression. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 2480, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46456-9
2023
Journal Article
Growth dynamics and molecular bases of evolutionary novel jaw extensions in halfbeaks and needlefishes (Beloniformes)
Schneider, Ralf F., Gunter, Helen M., Salewski, Inken, Woltering, Joost M. and Meyer, Axel (2023). Growth dynamics and molecular bases of evolutionary novel jaw extensions in halfbeaks and needlefishes (Beloniformes). Molecular Ecology, 32 (21), 5798-5811. doi: 10.1111/mec.17143
2023
Journal Article
mRNA vaccine quality analysis using RNA sequencing
Gunter, Helen M., Idrisoglu, Senel, Singh, Swati, Han, Dae Jong, Ariens, Emily, Peters, Jonathan R., Wong, Ted, Cheetham, Seth W., Xu, Jun, Rai, Subash Kumar, Feldman, Robert, Herbert, Andy, Marcellin, Esteban, Tropee, Romain, Munro, Trent and Mercer, Tim R. (2023). mRNA vaccine quality analysis using RNA sequencing. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 5663, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41354-y
2022
Journal Article
Library adaptors with integrated reference controls improve the accuracy and reliability of nanopore sequencing
Gunter, Helen M., Youlten, Scott E., Madala, Bindu Swapna, Reis, Andre L. M., Stevanovski, Igor, Wong, Ted, Kummerfield, Sarah K., Deveson, Ira W., Santini, Nadia S., Marcellin, Esteban and Mercer, Tim R. (2022). Library adaptors with integrated reference controls improve the accuracy and reliability of nanopore sequencing. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 6437, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34028-8
2020
Journal Article
Functional colour genes and signals of selection in colour‐polymorphic salamanders
Burgon, James D., Vieites, David R., Jacobs, Arne, Weidt, Stefan K., Gunter, Helen M., Steinfartz, Sebastian, Burgess, Karl, Mable, Barbara K. and Elmer, Kathryn R. (2020). Functional colour genes and signals of selection in colour‐polymorphic salamanders. Molecular Ecology, 29 (7), 1284-1299. doi: 10.1111/mec.15411
2017
Journal Article
Molecular investigation of genetic assimilation during the rapid adaptive radiations of East African cichlid fishes
Gunter, Helen M., Schneider, Ralf F., Karner, Immanuel, Sturmbauer, Christian and Meyer, Axel (2017). Molecular investigation of genetic assimilation during the rapid adaptive radiations of East African cichlid fishes. Molecular Ecology, 26 (23), 6634-6653. doi: 10.1111/mec.14405
2016
Journal Article
The seahorse genome and the evolution of its specialized morphology
Lin, Qiang, Fan, Shaohua, Zhang, Yanhong, Xu, Meng, Zhang, Huixian, Yang, Yulan, Lee, Alison P, Woltering, Joost M, Ravi, Vydianathan, Gunter, Helen M, Luo, Wei, Gao, Zexia, Lim, Zhi Wei, Qin, Geng, Schneider, Ralf F, Wang, Xin, Xiong, Peiwen, Li, Gang, Wang, Kai, Min, Jiumeng, Zhang, Chi, Qiu, Ying, Bai, Jie, He, Weiming, Bian, Chao, Zhang, Xinhui, Shan, Dai, Qu, Hongyue, Sun, Ying ... Venkatesh, Byrappa (2016). The seahorse genome and the evolution of its specialized morphology. Nature, 540 (7633), 395-399. doi: 10.1038/nature20595
2015
Journal Article
Epigenetic modifications of the glucocorticoid receptor gene are associated with the vulnerability to psychopathology in childhood maltreatment
Radtke, K M, Schauer, M, Gunter, H M, Ruf-Leuschner, M, Sill, J, Meyer, A and Elbert, T (2015). Epigenetic modifications of the glucocorticoid receptor gene are associated with the vulnerability to psychopathology in childhood maltreatment. Translational Psychiatry, 5 (5) e571, e571-e571. doi: 10.1038/tp.2015.63
2014
Journal Article
Regulatory gene networks that shape the development of adaptive phenotypic plasticity in a cichlid fish
Schneider, Ralf F, Li, Yuanhao, Meyer, Axel and Gunter, Helen M (2014). Regulatory gene networks that shape the development of adaptive phenotypic plasticity in a cichlid fish. Molecular Ecology, 23 (18), 4511-4526. doi: 10.1111/mec.12851
2014
Journal Article
The search for peripheral biomarkers for major depression: benefiting from successes in the biology of smoking
Philibert, Robert, Gunter, Helen M and Kolassa, Iris-Tatjana (2014). The search for peripheral biomarkers for major depression: benefiting from successes in the biology of smoking. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 165B (3), 230-4. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32227
2014
Journal Article
Revisiting de Beer's textbook example of heterochrony and jaw elongation in fish: calmodulin expression reflects heterochronic growth, and underlies morphological innovation in the jaws of belonoid fishes
Gunter, Helen M, Koppermann, Claudia and Meyer, Axel (2014). Revisiting de Beer's textbook example of heterochrony and jaw elongation in fish: calmodulin expression reflects heterochronic growth, and underlies morphological innovation in the jaws of belonoid fishes. EvoDevo, 5 (1) 8. doi: 10.1186/2041-9139-5-8
2013
Journal Article
Analysis of central Hox protein types across bilaterian clades: on the diversification of central Hox proteins from an Antennapedia/Hox7-like protein
Hueber, Stefanie D, Rauch, Jens, Djordjevic, Michael A, Gunter, Helen, Weiller, Georg F and Frickey, Tancred (2013). Analysis of central Hox protein types across bilaterian clades: on the diversification of central Hox proteins from an Antennapedia/Hox7-like protein. Developmental Biology, 383 (2), 175-85. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.09.009
2013
Journal Article
Shaping development through mechanical strain: the transcriptional basis of diet-induced phenotypic plasticity in a cichlid fish
Gunter, Helen M, Fan, Shaohua, Xiong, Fan, Franchini, Paolo, Fruciano, Carmelo and Meyer, Axel (2013). Shaping development through mechanical strain: the transcriptional basis of diet-induced phenotypic plasticity in a cichlid fish. Molecular Ecology, 22 (17), 4516-4531. doi: 10.1111/mec.12417
2013
Journal Article
Trade-offs in cavefish sensory capacity
Gunter, Helen and Meyer, Axel (2013). Trade-offs in cavefish sensory capacity. BMC Biology, 11 5. doi: 10.1186/1741-7007-11-5
2011
Journal Article
Transgenerational impact of intimate partner violence on methylation in the promoter of the glucocorticoid receptor
Radtke, K M, Ruf, M, Gunter, H M, Dohrmann, K, Schauer, M, Meyer, A and Elbert, T (2011). Transgenerational impact of intimate partner violence on methylation in the promoter of the glucocorticoid receptor. Translational Psychiatry, 1 (7) e21. doi: 10.1038/tp.2011.21
2011
Journal Article
Identification and characterization of gene expression involved in the coloration of cichlid fish using microarray and qRT-PCR approaches
Gunter, Helen M, Clabaut, Céline, Salzburger, Walter and Meyer, Axel (2011). Identification and characterization of gene expression involved in the coloration of cichlid fish using microarray and qRT-PCR approaches. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 72 (2), 127-37. doi: 10.1007/s00239-011-9431-x
2011
Journal Article
Ancestral and derived attributes of the dlx gene repertoire, cluster structure and expression patterns in an African cichlid fish
Renz, Adina J, Gunter, Helen M, Fischer, Jan Mf, Qiu, Huan, Meyer, Axel and Kuraku, Shigehiro (2011). Ancestral and derived attributes of the dlx gene repertoire, cluster structure and expression patterns in an African cichlid fish. EvoDevo, 2 (1) 1, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/2041-9139-2-1
2010
Journal Article
Rapid evolution and selection inferred from the transcriptomes of sympatric crater lake cichlid fishes
Elmer, K R, Fan, S, Gunter, H M, Jones, J C, Boekhoff, S, Kuraku, S and Meyer, A (2010). Rapid evolution and selection inferred from the transcriptomes of sympatric crater lake cichlid fishes. Molecular Ecology, 19 Suppl 1 (s1), 197-211. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04488.x
2009
Journal Article
Widespread transcriptional changes pre-empt the critical pelagic–benthic transition in the vetigastropod Haliotis asinina
Williams, Elizabeth A., Degnan, Bernard M., Gunter, Helen, Jackson, Daniel J., Woodcroft, Ben J. and Degnan, Sandie M. (2009). Widespread transcriptional changes pre-empt the critical pelagic–benthic transition in the vetigastropod Haliotis asinina. Molecular Ecology, 18 (5), 1006-1025. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04078.x
2008
Journal Article
Will he still look good with the lights on? Spectral tuning of visual pigments in fish
Jones, Julia C, Gunter, Helen M and Meyer, Axel (2008). Will he still look good with the lights on? Spectral tuning of visual pigments in fish. Journal of Biology, 7 (7) 26. doi: 10.1186/jbiol86
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