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Contact Details

Phone
64 21 070 1558
Email
aniruddha.chatterjee@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Associate Professor, Rutherford Discovery Fellow and Associate Dean (International), Division of Health Sciences
Department
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Dunedin)
Qualifications
MSc PhD
Research summary
Epigenetics
Teaching
  • PATH 301 Applied Pathology (Co-convener)
  • PATH 302 Cancer Pathology
  • BINF 701 Introduction to Clinical Bioinformatics (Co-convener)
  • GENE 412 Current Topics in Genetics
Memberships
  • 2018–present: Executive board member, Genetics Otago, New Zealand
  • 2017–present: NZ representative, Australian Epigenetics Alliance (AEpiA)
  • 2017: Executive board member, New Zealand Society of Oncology (NZSO)
  • 2017–present: Member, International Cancer Epigenetics Society
  • 2016–present: Board member, Otago Medical School for Research Sciences (OMSRS)
  • 2016–present: Member, Research Committee, Departmental of Pathology, Otago
  • 2015–present: Melanoma Network of New Zealand (Melnet)
  • 2017–present: Associate investigator, Maurice Wilkins Centre CoRE, New Zealand
  • 2015–present: Member, Australia and New Zealand Melanoma Trials Group (ANZMTG)
  • 2013–present: Member, Post-doctoral Association, University of Otago.
  • 2012–present: Staff representative, Otago University Post-graduate Society (OUPS).
  • 2010–2013: PhD student representative, Graduate Research Services and Liaison Committee, University of Otago
  • 2009–2015: Member, National Centre for Growth and Development (Gravida),CoRE

Research

I am the head of the Epigenetics, Disease and Phenotype laboratory. We use bioinformatics and experimental approaches to study epigenetic changes in different cellular contexts to achieve a better understanding of the mechanism of disease in cancer. We aim to use these discoveries to develop biomarkers for specific disease states.

We have four themes in our laboratory

  • Researching the origin and consequences of epigenetic alterations in cancer metastasis
  • Developing analytical tools for epigenomic analysis
  • Cellular and tissue specific epigenetics
  • Environmental epigenetics

See the Chatterjee lab web page for more detail

Media highlights, social involvement, and columns on professional matters

Additional details

These are the current research projects available ranging from Honours/Masters to PhD. We warmly encourage prospective postgraduate students to directly contact to discuss the projects and/or your career goals.

  1. Project Title: Investigation of genetic and epigenetic signatures of primary and metastatic melanoma
    Level: Honours/Masters
  2. Project Title: Analysis of cancer genome atlas data to identify epigenetic signature of tumour metastasis
    Level: Masters
  3. Project Title: Single cell epigeneomics to investigate circulating tumour cells
    Level: Honours/Master's/PhD

Publications

Lynch-Sutherland, C., Stockwell, P., Chatterjee, A., Eccles, M. R., & Macaulay, E. (2026). Epigenetic deregulation of transposable elements links developmental processes and tumorigenesis [Review]. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(6), 2690. doi: 10.3390/ijms27062690 Journal - Research Article

Dalal, M., Joshi, R., Ajithkumar, P., Singh, J., Suri, V., Chatterjee, A., & Kulshreshtha, R. (2025). Novel insights into hypoxia-driven transcriptomic and epigenetic landscapes in grade 3 meningioma. Journal of Translational Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1186/s12967-025-07606-9 Journal - Research Article

Kabekkodu, S. P., Chatterjee, A., & Chakrabarty, S. (Eds.). (2025). Epigenetics of cervical cancer. Singapore: Springer, 185p. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-3985-4 Edited Book - Research

Sharma, S., Hodges, L. D., Peppercorn, K., Davis, J., Edgar, C. D., Rodger, E. J., Chatterjee, A., & Tate, W. P. (2025). Precision medicine study of post-exertional malaise epigenetic changes in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue patients during exercise. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26, 8563. doi: 10.3390/ijms26178563 Journal - Research Article

Peppercorn, K., Sharma, S., Edgar, C. D., Stockwell, P. A., Rodger, E. J., Chatterjee, A., & Tate, W. P. (2025). Comparing DNA methylation landscapes in peripheral blood from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long COVID patients. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26, 6631. doi: 10.3390/ijms26146631 Journal - Research Article

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