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Email

hao.m@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Research Fellow (NHMRC Research Officer)
Department of Anatomy and Physiology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-9701-8252

Dr Marlene Hao

Senior Research Fellow (NHMRC Research Officer)
Department of Anatomy and Physiology

60 Scholarly works
14 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Segregating glial cells in the gut
    DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.01.031
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Enteric neuroscience on the move: recording from the gut in vivo
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2026.01.003
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Unlocking the Neurogenic Potential of Enteric Glial Cells for Hirschsprung Disease Therapy
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2025.101693
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A call for a unified and multimodal definition of cellular identity in the enteric nervous system
    DOI: 10.1038/s44318-025-00559-1
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Treating Tiny Tummies: Next Generation Cell Therapies for Paediatric Gut Disorders
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    A Gut Feeling About New Therapies for Glioma Treatment: Lessons From the Enteric Nervous System
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Genes Underlying Enteric Neuron Subtype Differentiation
Marlene Hao

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Nutrients activate distinct patterns of small-intestinal enteric neurons
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09228-z
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Plasticity of enteric neurotransmission varies during day-night cycles and with feeding state
    DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00286.2024
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Assessment of gastrointestinal function and enteric nervous system changes over time in the A53T mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
    DOI: 10.1186/s40478-025-01956-7
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Editorial: Enteric glia in intestinal homeostasis
    DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1576963
  • 2024

    Journal article

    From diversity to disease: unravelling the role of enteric glial cells
    DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1408744
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Organelle mapping in dendrites of human iPSC-derived neurons reveals dynamic functional dendritic Golgi structures
    DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112709

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Cell Therapy for Achalasia
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Cell Death and Glial-Immune Interactions in Glioma

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