Dr Rob Day

2026

Journal - Research Article

Beck, C. W., Banerjee, S., & Day, R. C. (2026). Neurod2 knockdown in Xenopus laevis tadpole brain retains cells in a proliferating, progenitor-like state. microPublication Biology, 2026. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.002018

2025

Journal - Research Article

Moloney-Geany, K., Black, M. A., Day, R. C., Guilford, P., & Dunnet, M. J. (2025). A set cover algorithm identifies minimal circulating tumour DNA sequencing targets for colorectal cancer detection. Scientific Reports, 15, 40949. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-24719-9

Chapman, P. A., Day, R. C., Hudson, D. T., Ward, J. M., Morgan, X. C., & Beck, C. W. (2025). Commensal skin bacteria interact with the innate immune system to promote tail regeneration in Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Developmental Dynamics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.70088

2024

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Basak, I., McDonald, K. O., van der Weerden, A., Day, R., Diermeier, S. D., & Hughes, S. M. (2024). A specific variant of NLOZ, a brain-enriched lncRNA, regulates lysosomal function in human neurons. Proceedings of the Australasian RNA (A-RNA) Biology and Biotechnology Association Conference. Retrieved from https://a-rna-2024.p.asnevents.com.au

Dass, P., Day, R., Basak, I., & Hughes, S. M. (2024). LncRNA regulation of lysosome function in brain diseased. Proceedings of the Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://ans-2024.m.tas.currinda.com

2023

Journal - Research Article

Le Lievre, L., Padinjare Chakkatu, S., Varghese, S., Day, R. C., Pilkington, S. M., & Brownfield, L. (2023). RNA-seq analysis of synchronized developing pollen isolated from a single anther. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1121570. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1121570

Jeunen, G.-J., Cane, J. S., Ferreira, S., Strano, F., von Ammon, U., Cross, H., Day, R., … Ellis, K., Urban, L., Pearson, N., Olmedo-Rojas, P., Kardailsky, A., Gemmell, N. J., & Lamare, M. (2023). Assessing the utility of marine filter feeders for environmental DNA (eDNA) biodiversity monitoring. Molecular Ecology Resources, 23, 771-786. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13754

2022

Chapter in Book - Research

Smith, J., Day, R. C., & Weeks, R. J. (2022). Next-generation bisulfite sequencing for targeted DNA methylation analysis. In J. Horsfield & J. Marsman (Eds.), Chromatin: Methods and protocols: Methods in molecular biology (Vol. 2458). (pp. 47-62). New York, NY: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2140-0_3

Marsman, J., Day, R. C., & Gimenez, G. (2022). Circular chromosome conformation capture sequencing (4C-Seq ) in primary adherent cells. In J. Horsfield & J. Marsman (Eds.), Chromatin: Methods and protocols: Methods in molecular biology (Vol. 2458). (pp. 301-320). New York, NY: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2140-0_16

Journal - Research Article

Jamieson, S. A., Pudjihartono, M., Horne, C. R., Salamanca Viloria, J., Dunlop, J. L., McMillan, H. D., Day, R. C., … Mace, P. D. (2022). Nanobodies identify an activated state of the TRIB2 pseudokinase. Structure, 30, 1518-1529. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2022.08.006

Jeunen, G.-J., von Ammon, U., Cross, H., Ferreira, S., Lamare, M., Day, R., Treece, J., … Gemmell, N. J., & Stanton, J.-A. L. (2022). Moving environmental DNA (eDNA) technologies from benchtop to the field using passive sampling and PDQeX extraction. Environmental DNA, 4, 1420-1433. doi: 10.1002/edn3.356

Lubbe, P., Rawlence, N. J., Kardailsky, O., Robertson, B. C., Day, R., Knapp, M., & Dussex, N. (2022). Mitogenomes resolve the phylogeography and divergence times within the endemic New Zealand Callaeidae (Aves: Passerida). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 196, 1451-1463. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac060

Hudson, D. T., Bromell, J. S., Day, R. C., McInnes, T., Ward, J. M., & Beck, C. W. (2022). Gene expression analysis of the Xenopus laevis early limb bud proximodistal axis. Developmental Dynamics, 251, 1880-1896. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.517

Harfoot, R., Lawley, B., Hernández, L. C., Kuang, J., Grant, J., Treece, J. M., LeQueux, S., Day, R., Jack, S., Stanton, J.-A. L., Bostina, M., Ussher, J. E., & Quiñones‑Mateu, M. E. (2022). Characterization of the first SARS-CoV-2 isolates from Aotearoa New Zealand as part of a rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Viruses, 14, 366. doi: 10.3390/v14020366

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Faiz, M., Kalev-Zylinska, M., Kleffmann, T., Day, R., & Ledgerwood, E. C. (2022). Elevated Ca²⁺ flux plays a vital role in type I calreticulin mutations. In L. Wilson, H. Harcombe, P. Jayakaran, L. Burga, J. Antony, K. Morgaine, M. Garelja, A. Middleton, M. Anwar & T. Milne (Eds.), Proceedings of the 263rd Otago Medical School Research Society (OMSRS) Meeting: PhD Student Speaker Awards. Dunedin, New Zealand: OMSRS. Retrieved from https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/12839

Hannah, S. J., Chen, A., Day, R. C., & Black, M. A. (2022). Improvising read accuracy for ctDNA diagnostics. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Faiz, M., Kalev-Zylinska, M., Kleffmann, T., Day, R., & Ledgerwood, E. C. (2022, September). Elevated calcium flux plays a vital role in dual-guide CRISPR/Cas9 generated type I calreticulin mutant cells. Verbal presentation at the Postgraduate & Early Career Researchers Committee (PERC) & Division of Health Sciences Early & Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Joint Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Fitzgerald, S., Blenkiron, C., Somers-Edgar, T., Rolfe, G., Rykers, A., Stephens, R., … Jackson, C., Cocadiz, J. A., Zou, D., Eccles, M., Day, R., Guilford, P., … Print, C. (2022, August). Evolving genomic complexity unveiled in ctDNA analysis of melanoma patients. Verbal presentation at the Cancer Satellite Meeting: Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Faiz, M., Kalev-Zylinska, M., Kleffmann, T., Day, R., & Ledgerwood, E. C. (2022, August). Elevated endoplasmic reticulum calcium flux plays a vital role in dual-guide CRISPR/Cas9 generated type I calreticulin mutant cells. Verbal presentation at the CRISPR Technologies Satellite Meeting: Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Smith, J., Banerjee, R., Waly, R., Keestra, N., Gimenez, G., Day, R., Weeks, R. J., & Chatterjee, A. (2022, August). Editing DNA methylation in cancer cells. Verbal presentation at the CRISPR Technologies Satellite Meeting: Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Jeunen, G.-J., von Ammon, U., Cross, H., Ferreira, S., Lamare, M., Day, R., Treece, J., … Gemmell, N. J., & Stanton, J.-A. L. (2022, August-September). Moving environmental DNA (eDNA) technologies from benchtop to the field using passive sampling and PDQeX extraction. Verbal presentation at the 31st Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting (QMB), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2021

Journal - Research Article

Lawley, B., Grant, J., Harfoot, R., Treece, J. M., Day, R., Hernández, L. C., Stanton, J.-A. L., Ussher, J. E., & Quiñones‑Mateu, M. E. (2021). Rapid response to SARS-CoV-2 in Aotearoa New Zealand: Implementation of a diagnostic test and characterization of the first COVID-19 cases in the South Island. Viruses, 13(11), 2222. doi: 10.3390/v13112222

Smith, J., Banerjee, R., Waly, R., Urbano, A., Gimenez, G., Day, R., Eccles, M. R., Weeks, R. J., & Chatterjee, A. (2021). Locus-specific DNA methylation editing in melanoma cell lines using a CRISPR-based system. Cancers, 13, 5433. doi: 10.3390/cancers13215433

Almomani, S. N., Alsaleh, A. A., Weeks, R. J., Chatterjee, A., Day, R. C., Honda, I., … Fukuzawa, R., Slatter, T. L., Hung, N. A., Devenish, C., Morison, I. M., & Macaulay, E. C. (2021). Identification and validation of DNA methylation changes in pre-eclampsia. Placenta, 110, 16-23. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.05.005

Mayyas, I. M., Weeks, R. J., Day, R. C., Magrath, H. E., O’Connor, K. M., Kardailsky, O., Hore, T. A., Hampton, M. B., & Morison, I. M. (2021). Hairpin-bisulfite sequencing of cells exposed to decitabine documents the process of DNA demethylation. Epigenetics, 16(11), 1251-1259. doi: 10.1080/15592294.2020.1861169

Begemann, A., Sticht, H., Begtrup, A., Vitobello, A., Faivre, L., Siddharth, B., … Day, R., … Sadleir, L. G., … Rauch, A. (2021). New insights into the clinical and molecular spectrum of the novel CYFIP2-related neurodevelopmental disorder and impairment of the WRC-mediated actin dynamics. Genetics in Medicine, 23(3), 543-554. doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-01011-x

Journal - Research Other

Hudson, D. T., Chapman, P. A., Day, R. C., Morgan, X. C., & Beck, C. W. (2021). Complete genome sequences of Kinneretia sp. strain XES5, Shinella sp. strain XGS7, and Vogesella sp. strain XCS3, isolated from Xenopus laevis skin. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10(50), e01050-21. doi: 10.1128/mra.01050-21

2020

Journal - Research Article

Aitchison, A., Hakkaart, C., Day, R. C., Morrin, H. R., Frizelle, F. A., & Keenan, J. I. (2020). APC mutations are not confined to hotspot regions in early-onset colorectal cancer. Cancers, 12, 3829. doi: 10.3390/cancers12123829

Zou, D., Day, R., Cocadiz, J. A., Parackal, S., Mitchell, W., Black, M. A., … Jackson, C., & Guilford, P. (2020). Circulating tumor DNA is a sensitive marker for routine monitoring of treatment response in advanced colorectal cancer. Carcinogenesis, 41(11), 1507-1517. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgaa102

Marsman, J., Gimenez, G., Day, R. C., Horsfield, J. A., & Jones, G. T. (2020). A non-coding genetic variant associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm alters ERG gene regulation. Human Molecular Genetics, 29(4), 554-565. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddz256

Journal - Research Other

Antony, J., Gimenez, G., Taylor, T., Khatoon, U., Day, R., Morison, I. M., & Horsfield, J. A. (2020). BET inhibition prevents aberrant RUNX1 and ERG transcription in STAG2 mutant leukaemia cells. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology, 12(5), 397-399. doi: 10.1093/jmcb/mjz114

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ghosh, N., Weeks, R., Day, R., van Hout, I., Coffey, S., Williams, M. J., Davis, P., Chatterjee, A., & Katare, R. (2020). Therapeutic modulation of microRNA-320 using CRISPR/Cas9 to prevent apoptosis in high glucose cultured human ventricular cardiomyocytes. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Epigenetics User Group (EUG) Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go/2020-3/

Weeks, R. J., Smith, J., Banerjee, R., Ahn, A., Day, R., Chatterjee, A., & Eccles, M. (2020). Using novel CRISPR technology to edit DNA methylation [Invited]. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Epigenetics User Group (EUG) Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go/2020-3/

Macaulay, E. C., Almomani, S., Lynch-Sutherland, C. F., Bessemer, B., Chatterjee, A., Alsaleh, A. A., Stockwell, P. A., Ludgate, J. L., Weeks, R. J., Jones, G. T., Day, R. C., Fukazawa, R., Slatter, T. L., Hung, N. A., Devenish, C., Morison, I. M., & Eccles, M. R. (2020). The potential power of placental epigenetics [Invited]. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Epigenetics User Group (EUG) Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go/2020-3/

Begemann, A., Sticht, H., McWalter, K., Vitobello, A., Faivre, L., Alhaddad, B., … Day, R., … Sadleir, L., … Rauch, A. (2020). Expanding the clinical and molecular spectrum of the novel CYFIP2-related neurodevelopmental disorder and functional proof of aberrant WRC-mediated actin dynamics. European Journal of Human Genetics, 28(Suppl. 1), (pp. 329-331). doi: 10.1038/s41431-020-00739-z

Marsman, J., Gimenez, G., Day, R. C., Horsfield, J. A., & Jones, G. T. (2020). A non-coding genetic variant associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm alters ERG gene regulation. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1518), (pp. 98). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Lawley, B., Grant, J., Harfoot, R., Treece, J., Day, R., Stanton, J.-A. L., Ussher, J. E., & Quiñones‑Mateu, M. E. (2020, December). Rapid implementation of an RT-qPCR test for SARS-CoV-2 in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the 6th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, [Online].

2019

Journal - Research Article

Ortega-Recalde, O., Day, R. C., Gemmell, N. J., & Hore, T. A. (2019). Zebrafish preserve global germline DNA methylation while sex-linked rDNA is amplified and demethylated during feminisation. Nature Communications, 10, 3053. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-10894-7

Parackal, S., Zou, D., Day, R., Black, M., & Guilford, P. (2019). Comparison of Roche Cell-Free DNA collection Tubes^® to Streck Cell-Free DNA BCT^®s for sample stability using healthy volunteers. Practical Laboratory Medicine, 16, e00125. doi: 10.1016/j.plabm.2019.e00125

Hakkaart, C., Ellison-Loschmann, L., Day, R., Sporle, A., Koea, J., Harawira, P., … Guilford, P. (2019). Germline CDH1 mutations are a significant contributor to the high frequency of early-onset diffuse gastric cancer cases in New Zealand Māori. Familial Cancer, 18(1), 83-90. doi: 10.1007/s10689-018-0080-8

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Antony, J., Gimenez, G., Taylor, T., Khatoon, U., Day, R., Morison, I. M., & Horsfield, J. A. (2019). Dysregulated transcriptional response to differentiation signals in cohesin-mutant leukemia cells. Proceedings of the 16th Asian Conference on Transcription. (pp. 65). Retrieved from https://act2019.p.events4you.currinda.com/days/2019-12-02

Dowle, E., Day, R., Bhattarai, U., Poulin, R., Doherty, J., & Gemmell, N. (2019). Genomic hijacking: How parasitic worms manipulate their hosts. Proceedings of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) Conference. Retrieved from https://event.crowdcompass.com/gsa2019

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Macaulay, E. C., Almomani, S., Lynch-Sutherland, C. F., Chatterjee, A. C., Stockwell, P. A., Alsaleh, A. A., Wilson, J. L., Weeks, R. J., Day, R. C., Fukuzawa, R., Slatter, T. L., Hung, N. A., Devenish, C., Morison, I. M., & Eccles, M. R. (2019, August-September). The placental potential: Harnessing insights from placental epigenetics to predict disease. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2018

Journal - Research Article

Clare, A. J., Day, R. C., Empson, R. M., & Hughes, S. M. (2018). Transcriptome profiling of layer 5 intratelencephalic projection neurons from the mature mouse motor cortex. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 11, 410. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00410

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Antony, J., Giminez, G., Khatoon, U., Day, R., Morison, I., & Horsfield, J. (2018). Targeted disruption of the cohesin subunit STAG2 leads to loss of insulation and inappropriate gene activation in response to differentiation signals. Blood, 132(Suppl. 1), (pp. 878). doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-117965

Fitzgerald, S., Lasham, A., Blenkiron, C., Shields, P., Rolfe, G., Stephens, R., … Jackson, C., Rodger, E., Eccles, M., Day, R., Guilford, P., … Print, C. (2018). Development of plasma genomic biomarkers for mutation detection and monitoring in New Zealand cancer patients. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Oncology (NZSO) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.nzsoncology.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Padinjare Chakkatu, S., Day, R., Harrop, T., & Brownfield, L. (2018, August). Low-input transcriptomics of developing pollen isolated from a single anther. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Fitzgerald, S., Lasham, A., Blenkiron, C., Shields, P., Rolfe, G., Stephens, R., … Jackson, C., Rodger, E., Eccles, M., Day, R., Guilford, P., … Print, C. (2018, August). Development of plasma genomic biomarkers for mutation detection and monitoring in New Zealand cancer patients. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Dowle, E., Poulin, R., Day, R., & Gemmell, N. (2018, August). Genomic hijacking: How parasitic worms manipulate their hosts. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2017

Journal - Research Article

Schmid, J., Day, R., Zhang, N., Dupont, P.-Y., Cox, M. P., Schardl, C. L., … Zhou, Y. (2017). Host tissue environment directs activities of an Epichloë endophyte, while it induces systemic hormone and defense responses in its native perennial ryegrass host. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 30(2), 138-149. doi: 10.1094/mpmi-10-16-0215-r

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Parackal, S., Zou, D., Day, R., & Guilford, P. (2017). Blood will tell: Circulating tumor DNA as a clinical diagnostic and surveillance tool for cancer patients in New Zealand. Proceedings of the University of Otago Student Research Symposium: Te Wānaka Rakahau: Ākoka. (pp. 68-69). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/otago643219.html

Clare, A. J., Day, R. C., Empson, R. M., & Hughes, S. M. (2017). Transcriptome profiling of layer 5 intratelencephalic-projection neurons in the mature mouse motor cortex. In B. Leitch (Ed.), Proceedings of the 35th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research. (pp. 37). AWCBR. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/awcbr/index.html

Parackal, S., Zou, D., Day, R., & Guilford, P. (2017). Evaluation of plasma cell-free DNA stability and preservation in Roche Cell- Free DNA Collection Tubes and Streck Cell- Free DNA BCT over a 14-day period. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1452), (pp. 79-80). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Leichter, A. L., Day, R. C., Stockwell, P. A., Wilson, M., Guilford, P., Eccles, M. R., & Chatterjee, A. (2017, September). Development of single-cell methodologies to interrogate DNA methylation patterns at a whole genome scale. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Morison, I. M., Weeks, R. J., Macaulay, E. C., Alsaleh, A. A., Almomani, S. N., & Day, R. C. (2017, September). Tissue-specific epigenetic markers and disease discovery. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Dunbier, A. K., van Huffel, S., Day, R., & Horsfield, J. (2017, September). Epigenetic regulation of genes associated with breast cancer risk and progression. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2016

Journal - Research Article

Tantirigama, M. L. S., Oswald, M. J., Clare, A. J., Wicky, H. E., Day, R. C., Hughes, S. M., & Empson, R. M. (2016). Fezf2 expression in layer 5 projection neurons of mature mouse motor cortex. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 524(4), 829-845. doi: 10.1002/cne.23875

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Clare, A. J., Day, R. C., Empson, R. M., & Hughes, S. M. (2016). Transcriptome profiling of Fezƒ2-expressing intratelencephalic-projection neurons in the mature mouse motor cortex. Proceedings of the Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://www.ans.org.au

Clare, A. J., Day, R. C., Empson, R. M., & Hughes, S. M. (2016). Transcriptome profiling of Fezf2 expressing intratelencephalic projection neurons in the mature mouse motor cortex. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB): Signalling Pathways in Development, Disease and Aging. (pp. 78). Retrieved from http://www.iubmb2016.org

McQuillan, H. J., Guilford, P. J., Day, R. C., Snow, B. J., & Reynolds, J. N. J. (2016). Probing synaptic plasticity: A single cell RNA sequencing approach. Proceedings of the Society for Neuroscience 46th Annual Meeting. 751.15. SfN. Retrieved from https://www.sfn.org/

van Huffel, S., Day, R. C., Antony, J., Marsman, J., Horsfield, J. A., & Dunbier, A. K. (2016). 4CSeq analysis of a breast cancer susceptibility locus on 6q25.1. Cancer Research, 76(14, Suppl.), 4518. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2016-4518

2015

Journal - Research Article

Dupont, P.-Y., Eaton, C. J., Wargent, J. J., Fechtner, S., Solomon, P., Schmid, J., Day, R. C., … Cox, M. P. (2015). Fungal endophyte infection of ryegrass reprograms host metabolism and alters development. New Phytologist, 208(4), 1227-1240. doi: 10.1111/nph.13614

Zhang, H., Luo, M., Day, R. C., Talbot, M. J., Ivanova, A., Ashton, A. R., … Macknight, R. C., … Koltunow, A. M. (2015). Developmentally regulated HEART STOPPER, a mitochondrially targeted L18 ribosomal protein gene, is required for cell division, differentiation, and seed development in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66(19), 5867-5880. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erv296

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Clare, A. J., Day, R. C., Empson, R. M., & Hughes, S. M. (2015). Optimisation of fluorescent activated cell sorting and RNA extraction from dissociated mature mouse cortex tissue for transcriptome profiling. In B. Leitch (Ed.), Proceedings of the 33rd International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research. (pp. 61). AWCBR. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/awcbr

Zhou, Y., Truglio, M., Cox, M., Dupont, P.-Y., Zhang, N., Day, R., & Schmid, J. (2015). Interplay of Epichoë fectucae var. lolii and its host Lolium perenne as assessed by tissue-specific transcriptome analysis. Proceedings of the New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) 60th Conference. (pp. 70). Retrieved from http://www.nzmsconference.org.nz/

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Hakkaart, C., Day, R., Ellison-Loschmann, E., & Guilford, P. (2015, August-September). Screening for predisposition for gastric cancer in Māori. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2014

Chapter in Book - Research

Day, R., & Macknight, R. (2014). Screening for imprinted genes using high-resolution melting analysis of PCR amplicons. In C. Spillane & P. C. McKeown (Eds.), Plant epigentics and epigenomics: Methods and protocols. (pp. 71-83). Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-773-0_5

Journal - Research Article

Herridge, R. P., Day, R. C., & Macknight, R. C. (2014). The role of the MCM2-7 helicase complex during Arabidopsis seed development. Plant Molecular Biology, 86(1-2), 69-84. doi: 10.1007/s11103-014-0213-x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Harris, C., Day, R., Godwin, T., Zou, D., & Guilford, P. (2014). Detection of a single prostate cancer derived cell transcriptome in a background population. New Zealand Medical Journal, 127(1406). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Rasheed, H., Topless, R., Day, R., Kannangara, D., Williams, K., Bradbury, L., … Stamp, L. K., … Merriman, T. R. (2014, August). Association of the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene with gout. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago Arthritis Research Theme Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Article

Jones, T. E. M., Day, R. C., & Beck, C. W. (2013). Attenuation of bone morphogenetic protein signaling during amphibian limb development results in the generation of stage-specific defects. Journal of Anatomy, 223(5), 474-488. doi: 10.1111/joa.12098

Butler, M. I., Stockwell, P. A., Black, M. A., Day, R. C., Lamont, I. L., & Poulter, R. T. M. (2013). Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae from recent outbreaks of kiwifruit bacterial canker belong to different clones that originated in China. PLoS ONE, 8(2), e57464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057464

2012

Chapter in Book - Research

Macknight, R. C., Herridge, R. P., & Day, R. C. (2012). Using transcriptomics to reveal gene networks of seed development in Arabidopsis. In G. K. Agrawal & R. Rakwal (Eds.), Seed development: OMICS technologies toward Improvement of seed quality and crop yield. (pp. 99-110). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-4749-4_6

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Herridge, R. P., Day, R. C., & Macknight, R. C. (2012, February). Activity of the MCM2-7 helicase complex in endosperm development of Arabidopsis. Verbal presentation at the XXII International Congress on Sexual Plant Reproduction, Melbourne, Australia.

2011

Journal - Research Article

Day, R. C., & Beck, C. W. (2011). Transdifferentiation from cornea to lens in Xenopus laevis depends on BMP signalling and involves upregulation of Wnt signalling. BMC Developmental Biology, 11, 54. doi: 10.1186/1471-213x-11-54

Herridge, R. P., Day, R. C., Baldwin, S., & Macknight, R. C. (2011). Rapid analysis of seed size in Arabidopsis for mutant and QTL discovery. Plant Methods, 7. doi: 10.1186/1746-4811-7-3

2010

Chapter in Book - Research

Day, R. C. (2010). Laser microdissection of paraffin-embedded plant tissues for transcript profiling. In L. Hennig & C. Köhler (Eds.), Plant developmental biology: Methods and protocols. (pp. 321-346). New York: Spinger. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60761-765-5_22

Journal - Research Article

Fenby, N., Pu, H., Pennell, R., Praekelt, U., Day, R., & Scott, R. (2010). An uncoupling screen for autonomous embryo mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana. Sexual Plant Reproduction, 23, 255-264. doi: 10.1007/s00497-010-0142-z

2009

Journal - Research Article

Day, R. C., Mueller, S., & Macknight, R. C. (2009). Identification of cytoskeleton-associated genes expressed during arabidopsis syncytial endosperm development. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 4(9), 883-886.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Day, R., & Macknight, R. (2009). The endosperm transcriptome as a stepping-stone to identifying new imprinted genes in plants. Proceedings of the ComBio2009 Conference. [CD-ROM] [Abstract]

2008

Journal - Research Article

Day, R. C., Herridge, R. P., Ambrose, B. A., & Macknight, R. C. (2008). Transcriptome analysis of proliferating Arabidopsis endosperm reveals biological implications for the control of syncytial division, cytokinin signaling, and gene expression regulation. Plant Physiology, 148(4), 1964-1984. doi: 10.1104/pp.108.128108

Pearl, E. J., Barker, D., Day, R. C., & Beck, C. W. (2008). Identification of genes associated with regenerative success of Xenopus laevis hindlimbs. BMC Developmental Biology, 8, 66. doi: 10.1186/1471-213X-8-66

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Day, R. C. (2008). Strategies for high throughput identification of imprinted genes in plants. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Australasian Microarray and Associated Technologies (AMATA) Conference. Retrieved from http://www.amata.org.au/index.php/resources/2008-conference-abstracts

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Day, R., & Macknight, R. (2008, November-December). Strategies for high throughput identification of imprinted genes in plants. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the New Zealand Society of Plant Biologists Combined Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2007

Journal - Research Article

Day, R. C., McNoe, L., & Macknight, R. C. (2007). Evaluation of global RNA amplification and its use for high-throughput transcript analysis of laser-microdissected endosperm. International Journal of Plant Genomics, 2007, 61028.

Day, R. C., McNoe, L. A., & MacKnight, R. C. (2007). Transcript analysis of laser microdissected plant cells. Physiologia Plantarum, 129(2), 267-282.

2006

Journal - Research Article

Tiwari, S., Spielman, M., Day, R. C., & Scott, R. J. (2006). Proliferative phase endosperm promoters from Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 4, 393-407. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2006.00189.x

2004

Journal - Research Article

Gómez-Vásquez, R., Day, R., Buschmann, H., Randles, S., Beeching, J. R., & Cooper, R. M. (2004). Phenylpropanoids, phenylalanine ammonia lyase and peroxidases in elicitor-challenged cassava (Manihot esculenta) suspension cells and leaves. Annals of Botany, 94, 87-97. doi: 10.1093/aob/mch107