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A/Prof

Louise Cheng

Arc Future Fellow
The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology
Metabolism
nutrition
tumour growth
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
animals
drosophila
cell biology
gene expression regulation, developmental
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A/Prof

Louise Cheng

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Understanding the relationship between nutrition and cancer
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Louise Cheng.

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IDENTIFICATION OF MEDIATORS OF CACHEXIA AND INTER-ORGAN CROSS-TALK IN DROSOPHILA

2020 - 2023
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IDENTIFICATION OF MEDIATORS OF CACHEXIA AND INTER-ORGAN CROSS-TALK IN DROSOPHILA

2020 - 2023
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HOW DO NEURONS MAINTAIN THEIR FATE?

This project aims to investigate how neurons maintain their identity, without reverting back to less specialised cells. Stable fate maintena..

2019 - 2022
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HOW DO NEURONS MAINTAIN THEIR FATE?

2019 - 2022
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Awaking quiescent neural stem cells

This project aims to generate new knowledge in the area of the evolutionary size of animals and plants, which is determined by intrinsic cel..

2019 - 2022
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Awaking quiescent neural stem cells

This project aims to generate new knowledge in the area of the evolutionary size of animals and plants, which is determined by intrinsic cel..

2019 - 2022
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Awaking quiescent neural stem cells

This project aims to generate new knowledge in the area of the evolutionary size of animals and plants, which is determined by intrinsic cel..

2019 - 2022
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Awaking quiescent neural stem cells

This project aims to generate new knowledge in the area of the evolutionary size of animals and plants, which is determined by intrinsic cel..

2019 - 2022
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METABOLIC REPROGRAMMING OF DEDIFFERENTIATION

Stem cell to differentiation occurs in a bi-directional fashion. Dedifferentiation which allows specialized cells to become stem cells has b..

2018 - 2021
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THE HIPPO PATHWAY, NEURAL STEM CELLS AND BRAIN GROWTH

During organism development, the brain grows to the right size without overgrowing. Neural stem cells are key regulators of brain size. We w..

2016 - 2018
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Project Types

9

Research Grant

2

Internal Research Grant

Additional Information

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Louise Cheng.

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Getting in shape: ATP pumps up the volume in Hh signalling

Qian Dong, Louise Y Cheng

Journal article  |  2020  |  The EMBO Journal

Glycolysis is a major metabolic process which ensures the break down of glucose into pyruvate via multiple enzymatic steps, but if..

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Interorgan communication in development and cancer

Edel Alvarez-Ochoa, Francesca Froldi, Louise Y Cheng

Journal article  |  2020  |  WIREs Developmental Biology

Studies in model organisms have demonstrated that extensive communication occurs between distant organs both during development an..

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Histidine is selectively required for the growth of Myc-dependent dedifferentiation tumours in the Drosophila CNS

Francesca Froldi, Panayotis Pachnis, Milan Szuperak, Olivia Costas, Tharindu Fernando, Alex P Gould, Louise Y Cheng

Journal article  |  2019  |  The EMBO Journal

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The Scalloped and Nerfin-1 Transcription Factors Cooperate to Maintain Neuronal Cell Fate

Joseph HA Vissers, Francesca Froldi, Jan Schroder, Anthony T Papenfuss, Louise Y Cheng, Kieran F Harvey

Journal article  |  2018  |  CELL REPORTS

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Drosophila Models of Human Disease

Louise Cheng, Antonio Baonza, Daniela Grifoni

Journal article  |  2018  |  BioMed Research International

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Engrailed controls epaxial-hypaxial muscle innervation and the establishment of vertebrate three-dimensional mobility

Mohi U Ahmed, Ashish K Maurya, Louise Cheng, Erika C Jorge, Frank R Schubert, Pascal Maire, M Albert Basson, Philip W Ingham, Susanne Dietrich

Journal article  |  2017  |  Developmental Biology

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Minibrain and Wings apart control organ growth and tissue patterning through down-regulation of Capicua

Liu Yang, Sayantanee Paul, Kenneth G Trieu, Lucas G Dent, Francesca Froldi, Marta Fores, Kaitlyn Webster, Kellee R Siegfried, Shu Kondo, Kieran Harvey, Louise Cheng, Gerardo Jimenez, Stanislav Y Shvartsman, Alexey Veraksa

Journal article  |  2016  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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The Hippo Pathway Regulates Neuroblasts and Brain Size in Drosophila melanogaster

Carole LC Poon, Katrina A Mitchell, Shu Kondo, Louise Y Cheng, Kieran F Harvey

Journal article  |  2016  |  Current Biology

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Understanding how differentiation is maintained: lessons from the Drosophila brain

Francesca Froldi, Louise Y Cheng

Journal article  |  2016  |  Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

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The transcription factor Nerfin-1 prevents reversion of neurons into neural stem cells

Francesca Froldi, Milan Szuperak, Chen-Fang Weng, Wei Shi, Anthony T Papenfuss, Louise Y Cheng

Journal article  |  2015  |  Genes & Development

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Keyword Analysis

Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Zoology
Expanding Knowledge
Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Oncology and Carcinogenesis
Clinical Sciences

Credentials

Positions

Arc Future Fellow

The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology

Arc Future Fellow

Anatomy and Physiology

Education

Developmental Biology

King's College London

Doctor of Philosophy

University of New South Wales

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