Prof Melissa Southey
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
967 Scholarly works
91 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
DNA methylation estimates of immune cell abundance have prognostic potential in triple negative breast cancer
DOI: 10.1186/s13148-026-02052-w2026
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Transcriptomic signatures in brain and blood related to cognitive and psychiatric phenotypes of Prader–Willi syndrome
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-33041-32023
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Australian genome-wide association study confirms higher female risk for adult glioma associated with variants in the region of CCDC26
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac2792023
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Trial Integration of Polygenic Scores for Common Cancers Into Standard Clinical Care
2023
Research grants (other domestic)
kConFab. The Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research Into Familial Breast Cancer
2021
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Centre of Research Excellence in Precision Public Health Approaches to Breast Cancer Screening, Early Detection and Mortality Reduction
2019
Journal article
Accuracy of Risk Estimates from the iPrevent Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Management Tool
DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz066
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
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Risks of non-breast, non-ovarian cancers for BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers: a prospective cohort study
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-026-04753-82026
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Epigenome-wide analysis of DNA-methylation signatures following climate-related disasters
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-026-04868-y2026
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Tumour-based DNA methylation markers of breast cancer survival: a pooled analysis of 2157 cases.
DOI: 10.1186/s13058-026-02327-32026
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Deep learning analysis of breast cancer histology predicts ATM pathogenic variant carrier status.
DOI: 10.1038/s41746-026-02895-w2026
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Evaluation of Polygenic Scores and CT Imaging in Risk Factor Modification in Patients With Diabetes: Rationale and Design of the VOLTAIRE Study
DOI: 10.1002/clc.703632026
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Polygenic scores for risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: evaluation of novel and published models.
DOI: 10.1038/s41698-026-01479-x2026
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Epigenetic markers of ageing and cancer risk
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2026.1030412026
Journal article
Mammographic density, pathogenic breast cancer susceptibility gene variants, and breast cancer risk: a pooled case–control analysis
DOI: 10.1016/s3050-5038(25)00216-x