Professor

Geoff Faulkner

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Professor Geoff Faulkner is:
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

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107 works between 2003 and 2025
All (107) Journal Article (92) Book Chapter (6) Conference Publication (7) Other Outputs (2)

61 - 80 of 107 works

2016

Journal Article

TET enzymes: double agents in the transposable element-host genome conflict

Gerdes, Patricia, Richardson, Sandra R. and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2016). TET enzymes: double agents in the transposable element-host genome conflict. Genome Biology, 17 (1) 259. doi: 10.1186/s13059-016-1124-8

TET enzymes: double agents in the transposable element-host genome conflict

2016

Journal Article

Evidence for L1-associated DNA rearrangements and negligible L1 retrotransposition in glioblastoma multiforme

Carreira, Patricia E., Ewing, Adam D., Li, Guibo, Schauer, Stephanie N., Upton, Kyle R., Fagg, Allister C., Morell, Santiago, Kindlova, Michaela, Gerdes, Patricia, Richardson, Sandra R., Li, Bo, Gerhardt, Daniel J., Wang, Jun, Brennan, Paul M. and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2016). Evidence for L1-associated DNA rearrangements and negligible L1 retrotransposition in glioblastoma multiforme. Mobile DNA, 7 (1) 21, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s13100-016-0076-6

Evidence for L1-associated DNA rearrangements and negligible L1 retrotransposition in glioblastoma multiforme

2016

Journal Article

Transposable elements in the mammalian embryo: pioneers surviving through stealth and service

Gerdes, Patricia, Richardson, Sandra R., Mager, Dixie L. and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2016). Transposable elements in the mammalian embryo: pioneers surviving through stealth and service. Genome Biology, 17 (1) 100. doi: 10.1186/s13059-016-0965-5

Transposable elements in the mammalian embryo: pioneers surviving through stealth and service

2016

Journal Article

Point mutations in Exon 1B of APC Reveal Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Proximal Polyposis of the Stomach as a Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Variant

Li, Jun, Woods, Susan L., Healey, Sue, Beesley, Jonathan, Chen, Xiaoqing, Lee, Jason S., Sivakumaran, Haran, Wayte, Nicci, Nones, Katia, Waterfall, Joshua J., Pearson, John, Patch, Anne-Marie, Senz, Janine, Ferreira, Manuel A., Kaurah, Pardeep, Mackenzie, Robertson, Heravi-Moussavi, Alireza, Hansford, Samantha, Lannagan, Tamsin R. M., Spurdle, Amanda B., Simpson, Peter T., da Silva, Leonard, Lakhani, Sunil R., Clouston, Andrew D., Bettington, Mark, Grimpen, Florian, Busuttil, Rita A., Di Costanzo, Natasha, Boussioutas, Alex ... Chenevix-Trench, Georgia (2016). Point mutations in Exon 1B of APC Reveal Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Proximal Polyposis of the Stomach as a Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Variant. American Journal of Human Genetics, 98 (5), 830-842. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.001

Point mutations in Exon 1B of APC Reveal Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Proximal Polyposis of the Stomach as a Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Variant

2016

Journal Article

Reprogramming triggers endogenous L1 and Alu retrotransposition in human induced pluripotent stem cells

Klawitter, Sabine, Fuchs,Nina V., Upton, Kyle R., Munoz-Lopez, Martin, Shukla, Ruchi, Wang, Jichang, Garcia-Canadas, Marta, Lopez-Ruiz, Cesar, Gerhardt, Daniel J., Sebe, Attila, Grabundzija, Ivana, Merkert, Sylvia, Gerdes, Patricia, Pulgarin, J. Andres, Bock, Anja, Held, Ulrike, Witthuhn, Anett, Haase, Alexandra, Sarkadi, Balazs, Lower, Johannes, Wolvetang, Ernst J., Martin, Ulrich, Ivics, Zoltan, Izsvak, Zsuzsanna, Garcia-Perez, Jose L., Faulkner, Geoffrey J. and Schumann, Gerald G. (2016). Reprogramming triggers endogenous L1 and Alu retrotransposition in human induced pluripotent stem cells. Nature Communications, 7 (1) 10286, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10286

Reprogramming triggers endogenous L1 and Alu retrotransposition in human induced pluripotent stem cells

2016

Book Chapter

Retrotransposon capture sequencing (RC-Seq): a targeted, high-throughput approach to resolve somatic L1 retrotransposition in humans

Sanchez-Luque, Francisco J., Richardson, Sandra R. and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2016). Retrotransposon capture sequencing (RC-Seq): a targeted, high-throughput approach to resolve somatic L1 retrotransposition in humans. Transposons and retrotranspons: methods and protocols. (pp. 47-77) edited by Jose L. Garcia-Pérez. New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3372-3_4

Retrotransposon capture sequencing (RC-Seq): a targeted, high-throughput approach to resolve somatic L1 retrotransposition in humans

2015

Journal Article

Ubiquitous L1 mosaicism in hippocampal neurons

Upton, Kyle R., Gerhardt, Daniel J., Jesuadian, J. Samuel, Richardson, Sandra R., Sanchez-Luque, Francisco J., Bodea, Gabriela O., Ewing, Adam D., Salvador-Palomeque, Carmen, van der Knaap, Mario S., Brennan, Paul M., Vanderver, Adeline and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2015). Ubiquitous L1 mosaicism in hippocampal neurons. Cell, 161 (2), 228-239. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.03.026

Ubiquitous L1 mosaicism in hippocampal neurons

2015

Journal Article

Transcribed enhancers lead waves of coordinated transcription in transitioning mammalian cells

Arner, Erik, Daub, Carsten O., Vitting-Seerup, Kristoffer, Andersson, Robin, Lilje, Berit, Drabløs, Finn, Lennartsson, Andreas, Rönnerblad, Michelle, Hrydziuszko, Olga, Vitezic, Morana, Freeman, Tom C., Alhendi, Ahmad M. N., Arner, Peter, Axton, Richard, Baillie, J. Kenneth, Beckhouse, Anthony, Bodega, Beatrice, Briggs, James, Brombacher, Frank, Davis, Margaret, Detmar, Michael, Ehrlund, Anna, Endoh, Mitsuhiro, Eslami, Afsaneh, Fagiolini, Michela, Fairbairn, Lynsey, Faulkner, Geoffrey J., Ferrai, Carmelo, Fisher, Malcolm E. ... Hayashizaki, Yoshihide (2015). Transcribed enhancers lead waves of coordinated transcription in transitioning mammalian cells. Science, 347 (6225), 1010-1014. doi: 10.1126/science.1259418

Transcribed enhancers lead waves of coordinated transcription in transitioning mammalian cells

2014

Journal Article

L1 retrotransposons and somatic mosaicism in the brain

Richardson, Sandra R., Morell, Santiago and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2014). L1 retrotransposons and somatic mosaicism in the brain. Annual Review of Genetics, 48, 1-27. doi: 10.1146/annurev-genet-120213-092412

L1 retrotransposons and somatic mosaicism in the brain

2014

Journal Article

Blood from 'junk': the LTR chimeric transcript Pu.2 promotes erythropoiesis

Upton, Kyle R. and Faulkner,Geoffrey J. (2014). Blood from 'junk': the LTR chimeric transcript Pu.2 promotes erythropoiesis. Mobile DNA, 5 (1) 15, 15. doi: 10.1186/1759-8753-5-15

Blood from 'junk': the LTR chimeric transcript Pu.2 promotes erythropoiesis

2014

Journal Article

NanoCAGE analysis of the mouse olfactory epithelium identifies the expression of vomeronasal receptors and of proximal LINE elements

Pascarella, Giovanni, Lazarevic, Dejan, Plessy, Charles, Bertin, Nicolas, Akalin, Altuna, Vlachouli, Christina, Simone, Roberto, Faulkner, Geoffry J., Zucchelli, Silvia, Kawai, Jun, Daub, Carsten O., Hayashizaki, Yoshihide, Lenhard, Boris, Carninci, Piero and Gustincich, Stefano (2014). NanoCAGE analysis of the mouse olfactory epithelium identifies the expression of vomeronasal receptors and of proximal LINE elements. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 8 (FEB) 41, 41. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00041

NanoCAGE analysis of the mouse olfactory epithelium identifies the expression of vomeronasal receptors and of proximal LINE elements

2014

Journal Article

L1 retrotransposons, cancer stem cells and oncogenesis

Carreira, Patricia E., Richardson, Sandra R. and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2014). L1 retrotransposons, cancer stem cells and oncogenesis. FEBS Journal, 281 (1), 63-73. doi: 10.1111/febs.12601

L1 retrotransposons, cancer stem cells and oncogenesis

2014

Journal Article

A promoter-level mammalian expression atlas

Forest, Alistair R. R., Kawaji, Hideya, Rehli, Michael, Baillie, J. Kenneth, De Hoon, Michael J. L., Haberle, Vanja, Lassmann, Timo, Kulakovskiy, Ivan V., Lizio, Marina, Itoh, Masayoshi, Andersson, Robin, Mungall, Christopher J., Meehan, Terrence F., Schmeier, Sebastian, Bertin, Nicholas, Jorgensen, Mette, Dimont, Emmanuel, Arner, Erik, Schmidl, Christian, Schaefer, Ulf, Medvedeva, Yulia A., Plessy, Charles, Vitezic, Morana, Severin, Jessica, Semple, Colin A., Ishizu, Yuri, Young, Robert S., Francescatto, Margherita, Altschuler, Intikhab ... Hayashizaki, Yoshihide (2014). A promoter-level mammalian expression atlas. Nature, 507 (7493), 462-470. doi: 10.1038/nature13182

A promoter-level mammalian expression atlas

2014

Conference Publication

Line-1, a novel biomarker for high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma

Nguyen, T. H. M., Upton, K. R. and Faulkner, G. J. (2014). Line-1, a novel biomarker for high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. 15th Biennial Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society, Melbourne, Australia, 8 -11 November 2014. New York, United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1097/01.IGC.0000457075.08973.89

Line-1, a novel biomarker for high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma

2014

Journal Article

Diversity through duplication: Whole-genome sequencing reveals novel gene retrocopies in the human population

Richardson, Sandra R., Salvador-Palomeque, Carmen and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2014). Diversity through duplication: Whole-genome sequencing reveals novel gene retrocopies in the human population. BioEssays, 36 (5), 475-481. doi: 10.1002/bies.201300181

Diversity through duplication: Whole-genome sequencing reveals novel gene retrocopies in the human population

2013

Journal Article

Retrotransposon Silencing During Embryogenesis: Dicer Cuts in LINE

Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2013). Retrotransposon Silencing During Embryogenesis: Dicer Cuts in LINE. PLoS Genetics, 9 (11) e1003944, e1003944. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003944

Retrotransposon Silencing During Embryogenesis: Dicer Cuts in LINE

2013

Journal Article

Genome-wide methylated CpG island profiles of melanoma cells reveal a melanoma coregulation network

Li, Jian-Liang, Mazar, Joseph, Zhong, Cuncong, Faulkner, Geoffrey J., Govindarajan, Subramaniam S., Zhang, Zhan, Dinger, Marcel E., Meredith, Gavin, Adams, Christopher, Zhang, Shaojie, Mattick, John S., Ray, Animesh and Perera, Ranjan J. (2013). Genome-wide methylated CpG island profiles of melanoma cells reveal a melanoma coregulation network. Scientific Reports, 3 (1) 2962, 02962.1-02962.12. doi: 10.1038/srep02962

Genome-wide methylated CpG island profiles of melanoma cells reveal a melanoma coregulation network

2013

Journal Article

Endogenous retrotransposition activates oncogenic pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma

Shukla, Ruchi, Upton, Kyle R., Muñoz-Lopez, Martin, Gerhardt, Daniel J., Fisher, Malcolm E., Thu Nguyen, Brennan, Paul M., Baillie, J. Kenneth, Collino, Agnese, Ghisletti, Serena, Sinha, Shruti, Iannelli, Fabio, Radaelli, Enrico, Dos Santos, Alexandre, Rapoud, Delphine, Guettier, Catherine, Samuel, Didier, Natoli, Gioacchino, Carninci, Piero, Ciccarelli, Francesca D., Luis Garcia-Perez, Jose, Faivre, Jamila and Faulkner, Geoffrey J. (2013). Endogenous retrotransposition activates oncogenic pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cell, 153 (1), 101-111. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.02.032

Endogenous retrotransposition activates oncogenic pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma

2013

Journal Article

The role of transposable elements in health and diseases of the central nervous system

Reilly, Matthew T., Faulkner, Geoffrey J., Dubnau, Joshua, Ponomarev, Igor and Gage, Fred H. (2013). The role of transposable elements in health and diseases of the central nervous system. Journal of Neuroscience, 33 (45), 17577-17586. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3369-13.2013

The role of transposable elements in health and diseases of the central nervous system

2012

Journal Article

Extensive somatic L1 retrotransposition in colorectal tumors

Solyom, Szilvia, Ewing, Adam D., Rahrmann, Eric P., Doucet, Tara, Nelson, Heather H., Burns, Michael B., Harris, Reuben S., Sigmon, David F., Casella, Alex, Erlanger, Bracha, Wheelan, Sarah, Upton, Kyle R., Shukla, Ruchi, Faulkner, Geoffrey J., Largaespada, David A. and Kazazian, Haig H. (2012). Extensive somatic L1 retrotransposition in colorectal tumors. Genome Research, 22 (12), 2328-2338. doi: 10.1101/gr.145235.112

Extensive somatic L1 retrotransposition in colorectal tumors

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    The mobile DNA origins of gene regulation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2029
    Mobile DNA decides neuronal fate in the normal and degenerative human brain
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Using complex models of human trophoblast to study placental biology and disease (NHMRC Synergy grant led by University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Long-read genetic and epigenetic profiling in lung cancer for precision medicine
    Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Somatic genome mosaicism in human brain function and neurodegeneration
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Visualising genetic mosaicism during development
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Hyperactive mobile DNA in schizophrenia
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Does mobile DNA activity contribute to reproductive failure?
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Epigenetic signatures of abnormal adult neurogenesis in Rett syndrome
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    The functional impact of neuronal L1 retrotransposition in learning and neurodegeneration
    CSL Limited
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Unlocking the cellular determinants of retrotransposition
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Does mobile DNA impact memory formation?
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Neuronal genome mosaicism: a molecular component of cognition?
    NHMRC Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Somatic Mutations in Brain in Alzheimer's Disease (NIH Grant administered by the University of Chicago)
    University of Chicago, The
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    A three-tiered strategy to prevent destabilisation of the induced pluripotent stem cell genome by L1 retrotransposition
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Harnessing endogenous L1-mediated mutagenesis to elucidate new candidate genes for liver cancer
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Genetic consequences of mobile DNA activation in abnormal neurodevelopment
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Mobile DNA as a contributor to human brain cancer
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (R.D Wright Biomedical CDF Level1): L1 retrotransposition in human development and disease
    NHMRC Career Development Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Uncovering the impact of tandem repeat variation on both common and syndromic forms of paediatric obesity
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Geoff Faulkner is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rewiring transcription in solid tumours by targeting transposable elements

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding LINE-1 retrotransposon activity in healthy and diseased dopaminergic neurons

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Gabriela-Oana Bodea

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The transposable element regulatory landscape of implantation and trophoblast differentiation

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    L1 retrotransposon regulation in the mammalian neuronal lineage

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sandra Richardson, Dr Gabriela-Oana Bodea

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Visualising genetic mosaicism during development

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sandra Richardson, Dr Gabriela-Oana Bodea

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding LINE-1 retrotransposon activity in healthy and diseased dopaminergic neurons

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Gabriela-Oana Bodea

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Jumping Genes in Mammalian Development

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sandra Richardson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigations into genetic aberrations underlying recurrent ovarian cancer

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing genomic profiling techniques using synthetic DNA methylases

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Seth Cheetham

Completed supervision

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