Gayle Petersen

Dr Gayle Petersen

Research Fellow in Biosecurity, Gulbali Institute

Gulbali Institute

Biography

I am a multidisciplinary researcher with >12 years of experience performing scientific research with real-life outcomes. I have a PhD in stem cell and molecular biology from Charles Sturt, where I used lentiviral vectors to reprogram equine adult stem cells into neural cell types, with prospective roles in regenerative medicine, disease modelling, and drug screening. Following my PhD, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at UQ, investigating a potential treatment for medulloblastoma, the most common malignant paediatric brain tumour, using a combination of cell culture and genetic mouse models. I am currently a research fellow in the Gulbali Institute’s Centre for Biosecurity, using structural biology techniques to develop vaccines and therapeutics against current and emerging pathogens threatening Australia’s biosecurity.

Research
  • Biosecurity
  • Nuclear Transport
  • Structural Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Reprogramming
Publications
Full publications list on CRO

Recent Publications

  • Cross, E. M., Akbari, N., Ghassabian, H., Hoad, M., Pavan, S., Ariawan, D., Donnelly, C. M.,Lavezzo, E., Petersen, G. F., Forwood, J. K., & Alvisi, G. (2024). A functional and structural comparative analysis of large tumor antigens reveals evolution of different importin α-dependent nuclear localization signals. Protein Science, 33(2), Article e4876. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.4876
  • Cross, E. M., Akbari, N., Ghassabian, H., Hoad, M., Pavan, S., Ariawan, D., Donnelly, C. M., Lavezzo, E., Petersen, G. F., Forwood, J. K., & Alvisi, G. (2024). A functional and structural comparative analysis of large tumor antigens reveals evolution of different importin α-dependent nuclear localization signals. Protein Science, 33(2), Article e4876. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.4876
  • Alvisi, G., Manaresi, E., Cross, E. M., Hoad, M., Akbari, N., Pavan, S., Ariawan, D., Bua, G., Petersen, G. F., Forwood, J., & Gallinella, G. (2023). Importin α/β-dependent nuclear transport of human parvovirus B19 nonstructural protein 1 is essential for viral replication. Antiviral Research, 213, [105588]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2023.105588
  • Ghafoori, S. M., Petersen, G. F., Conrady, D. G., Calhoun, B. M., Stigliano, M. Z., Baydo, R. O., ... & Forwood, J. K. (2023). Structural characterisation of hemagglutinin from seven Influenza A H1N1 strains reveal diversity in the C05 antibody recognition site. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 6940. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33529-w
  • Petersen, G. F., & Strappe, P. M. (2016). Generation of diverse neural cell types through direct conversion. World Journal of Stem Cells, 8(2), 32-46. https://doi.org/10.4252/wjsc.v8.i2.32