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Email

ji.joo@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Research Fellow in Molecular Biology
Department of Clinical Pathology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-3331-5335

Dr Eric Joo

Senior Research Fellow in Molecular Biology
Department of Clinical Pathology

117 Scholarly works
6 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Germline MLH1 c.-42 C > T is a likely pathogenic variant predisposing to a reduced-penetrance/modified Lynch syndrome phenotype featuring MLH1-methylated cancers
    DOI: 10.1007/s10689-025-00519-y
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Abstract PR004: Mutational signature profiling identifies a distinct subgroup of early-onset colorectal cancer associated with younger age at diagnosis, recent birth year and specific genomic features
    DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.earlyonsetca25-pr004
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Abstract C020: Novel insights from the investigation of experimental mutational signatures in early-onset colorectal cancer and colonic polyps
    DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.earlyonsetca25-c020
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Abstract C014: Unexplained familial early-onset colorectal cancer: Determining a shared etiology by tumor mutational signature profiling
    DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.earlyonsetca25-c014
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Preventing Colorectal Cancer Caused by Gut Bacteria
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Linking Gut Bacteria to the Development of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer Using Multi-Omic Profiling
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Heritable Methylation Marks Associated With Colorectal Cancer Risk
Eric Joo

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Abstract C021: Characterizing the clinicopathological, genomic and spatial transcriptomic features of colibactin-induced colorectal cancers
    DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.earlyonsetca25-c021
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The germline POLD1 c.1420 C > A (p.Leu474Ile) variant segregates with endometrial cancer, colorectal cancer and colonic polyps demonstrating hypermutation and defective POLD1 mutational signatures
    DOI: 10.1007/s10689-025-00506-3
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Genetics, genomics and clinical features of adenomatous polyposis
    DOI: 10.1007/s10689-025-00460-0
  • 2025

    Journal article

    DNA Mismatch Repair Gene Mosaicism Is Rare in People With Mismatch Repair-Deficient Cancers
    DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.12.027
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Intratumoural pks Escherichia coli is associated with risk of metachronous colorectal cancer and adenoma development in people with Lynch syndrome
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105661
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Adenomas from individuals with pathogenic biallelic variants in the MUTYH and NTHL1 genes demonstrate base excision repair tumour mutational signature profiles similar to colorectal cancers, expanding potential diagnostic and variant classification applications
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2024.102266

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Heritable Epigenetic Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer.
  • 2015

    Research Grant

    A Prospective Study of the Influence of Health - Related Lifestyle Factors on Dna Methylation

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