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Email

keenanc@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry & Pharmacology
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-6057-1855

Dr Christine Keenan

Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry & Pharmacology
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology

56 Scholarly works
3 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Cutting to the Core: Molecular Scissors as a Novel Epigenetic Mechanism
  • 2025

    Journal article

    MORC2 is a phosphorylation-dependent DNA compaction machine
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60751-z
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Eliminating Exacerbations: Finding Targeted Treatments for Multiple Chronic Respiratory Conditions
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    From Atomic Interactions to Cellular Dynamics: Multiscale Insights into MORC2 Function
    DOI: 10.14293/apmc13-2025-0353
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Heterochromatin Instability as a Molecular Driver of Haematopoietic Ageing
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Suv39h-catalyzed H3K9me3 is critical for euchromatic genome organization and the maintenance of gene transcription
    DOI: 10.1101/gr.279119.124
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Survey of activation-induced genome architecture reveals a novel enhancer of Myc
    DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12626
Christine Keenan

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2026
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
2022
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
2021
Australian Epigenetics Alliance
2020
Lorne Genome

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2022

    Journal article

    Activation of stably silenced genes by recruitment of a synthetic de-methylating module
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33181-4
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Shedding Structured Light on Molecular Immunity: The Past, Present and Future of Immune Cell Super Resolution Microscopy
    DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.754200
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Pre-mitotic genome re-organisation bookends the B cell differentiation process
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21536-2
  • 2021

    Journal article

    BCL-XL antagonism selectively reduces neutrophil life span within inflamed tissues without causing neutropenia
    DOI: 10.1182/BLOODADVANCES.2020004139
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Heterochromatin and Polycomb as regulators of haematopoiesis
    DOI: 10.1042/BST20200737
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Chromosomes distribute randomly to, but not within, human neutrophil nuclear lobes
    DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102161

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