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Contact Details

Phone
64 3 556 6258
Email
euan.rodger@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Research Fellow
Department
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine (Dunedin)
Qualifications
MSc PhD
Research summary
Cancer epigenetics
Teaching
  • PATH 301 Applied Pathology
  • PATH 302 Cancer Biology
  • GENE412 Current Topics in Genetics
  • BINF701 Introduction to Clinical Bioinformatics
Memberships
  • European Association of Cancer Research
  • Australasian Liquid Biopsy Society
  • International Epigenome Consortium (IHEC)
  • Australian Epigenetics Alliance (AEpiA)
  • Maurice Wilkins Centre for Biodiscovery
  • New Zealand Society for Oncology
  • Genetics Otago
  • Epigenetics User Group (EUG), Otago

Research

Dr Rodger is dedicated to leading world-class cancer epigenetics research identifying novel candidate biomarkers, advancing the knowledge of epigenetic changes underpinning various disease states, and contributing to outcomes with clinically relevant impact. Currently, his research is focused on uncovering epigenetic mechanisms driving metastasis across multiple cancer types, mapping the epigenome of circulating tumour DNA to develop blood-based diagnostics, and targeting epigenetic factors underlying cancer therapy resistance.

Publications

Yassi, M., Ezegbogu, M., Rodger, E. J., Stockwell, P., Chatterjee, A., & Parry, M. (2026). DNAmBERT: A transformer-based model for non-invasive cancer diagnosis using DNA sequence and methylation data. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 27(5), bbag455. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbag455 Journal - Research Article

Kumar, R., Farry, S. M., Ezegbogu, M., Reid, G., Rodger, E. J., Brockway, B., & Chatterjee, A. (2026). Epigenetic profiling for early detection and treatment response monitoring in non–small cell lung cancer: Protocol for a prospective translational biomarker study. JMIR Research Protocols, 15, e105338. doi: 10.2196/105338 Journal - Research Other

Ezegbogu, M., Stockwell, P. A., Reid, G., Brockway, B., Kumar, R., Rodger, E., & Chatterjee, A. (2026). Comparison of enzymatic and bisulfite-based methods for sequencing-based cell-free DNA methylation profiling. Frontiers in Epigenetics & Epigenomics, 3, 1693925. doi: 10.3389/freae.2025.1693925 Journal - Research Article

Yee, A., Smith, J., Kumar, R., Sali, A., Rodger, E. J., & Chatterjee, A. (2026). Towards implementation of precision medicine biomarkers in early detection and prognostication of prostate cancer. Cancer & Metastasis Reviews, 45, 50. doi: 10.1007/s10555-026-10357-8 Journal - Research Other

Lynch-Sutherland, C. F., McDougall, L. I., Stockwell, P. A., Chatterjee, A., Gamage, T. K. J. B., James, J. L., Rodger, E. J., Weeks, R. J., Ludgate, J. L., Macaulay, E. C., & Eccles, M. R. (2026). Transcriptional activation of transposable element (TE)-associated genes is frequently associated with altered promoter methylation in placenta and melanoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27, 5827. doi: 10.3390/ijms27135827 Journal - Research Article

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