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Dr Mitchell Cummins

Dr Mitchell Cummins

Postdoctoral Fellow
Science
School of Biotech & Biomolecular Science

I am a postdoctoral research fellow in the lab of SHARP Professor of RNA Biology John Mattick. My research focuses on investigating the function of ultra-conserved elements in animal genomes, especially in placental mammals. I also investigate the characteristics and roles of lncRNAs, with a particular interest in central nervous system (CNS) lncRNAs. I completed my PhD(Anatomy) at the University of Newcastle under supervisor Associate Professor Doug Smith investigating age-related changes in the CNS.

Location
BABS Level 3 Bioscience South
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Cummins M; Watson C; Edwards RJ; Mattick JS, 2024, 'The Evolution of Ultraconserved Elements in Vertebrates', Molecular Biology and Evolution, 41, pp. msae146,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Cummins M; Watson C; Edwards RJ; Mattick JS, 2024, 'The Evolution of Ultraconserved Elements in Vertebrates.', Mol Biol Evol, 41,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mayhew JA; Cummins MJ; Cresswell ET; Callister RJ; Smith DW; Graham BA, 2020, 'Age-related gene expression changes in lumbar spinal cord: Implications for neuropathic pain', Molecular Pain, 16,
  • Preprints | 2024
    Cummins MJ; Cresswell ET; Smith DW, 2024, Aging disrupts blood-brain and blood-spinal cord barrier homeostasis, but does not increase paracellular permeability, ,