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Sonya Fenton

Contact Details

Phone
+64 21 0825 1122
Email
sonya.fenton@otago.ac.nz

University Links

Position
Dunedin Colorectal Cohort: Assistant Research Fellow
Department
Department of Surgical Sciences (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BBiomedSci(Hons)
Research summary
Dunedin Colorectal Cohort: Collaboratively facilitating clinically-relevant research
Memberships
Gut Health Network
Clinical
Dunedin Colorectal Cohort (DNCRC)

Research

The Dunedin Colorectal Cohort comprises samples and data from approximately 2000 individuals. These are available for research projects based in New Zealand. Requests for access to biospecimens and/or clinical information can be made via our blog:
Dunedin Colorectal Cohort

My role within the Dunedin Colorectal Cohort involves:

  • Patient consent into the DNCRC study
  • Biospecimen collection and processing
  • Clinical data interpretation and collation
  • Liaising with University of Otago researchers
  • Liaising with Te Whatu Ora Southern clinical staff
  • Liaising with Southern Community Laboratories

The cohort was established in the 1990s to facilitate research into the development and spread of cancer. Biospecimens and clinical information are gifted to the cohort by people with colorectal cancer.

Publications

Ghosh, N., Fenton, S., van Hout, I., Jones, G. T., Coffey, S., Williams, M. J. A., Sugunesegran, R., Parry, D., … Schwenke, D. O., Chatterjee, A., & Katare, R. (2022). Therapeutic knockdown of miR-320 improves deteriorated cardiac function in a pre-clinical model of non-ischemic diabetic heart disease. Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 29, 330-342. doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2022.07.007

Ghosh, N., Fenton, S., van Hout, I., Jones, G. T., Coffey, S., Williams, M. J. A., Sugunesegran, R., Parry, D., … Schwenke, D. O., Chatterjee, A., & Katare, R. (2022). Therapeutic knockdown of miR-320 improves deteriorated cardiac function in a pre-clinical model of non-ischemic diabetic heart disease. Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 29, 330-342. doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2022.07.007

Journal - Research Article

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