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Personal profile
Academic Qualifications
B.Med.Sc (1st class honours; specialisation in cellular and molecular biology)
Ph.D (Psychiatry; Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease)
Research Expertise
Dr Pritchard's research group investigates three main areas, centred around the study of melanoma. These include:
a) The genetics of melanoma susceptibility: what makes someone more likely to develop melanoma? What increases the risk of melanoma development in certain families?
b) The genomics of melanoma: what changes to the genome of melanoma drive the initiation, development and progression of melanomas?
c) The immunological control of melanoma: how does the immune system recognise melanoma cells? How do melanoma cells escape the immune system control?
Dr Pritchard's research group is interested in all types of melanoma, including skin, acral (sole of feet/palm of hands and fingernail beds), uveal (eye) and mucosal (e.g. oral, nasal, rectal) melanomas.
Research links
Google Scholar: Antonia Pritchard
Web of Science ResearcherID: F-4288-2010
ORCID: 0000-0001-5336-0454
Twitter: @antoniagage
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Visiting Scientist, Oncogenomics Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Jul 2017 → …
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Collaborations from the last five years
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Identification of genetic predisposition to familial melanoma and related cancers
Pritchard, A., Mustard, C. & Hutchison, S.
1/08/17 → …
Project: Research
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The T-cell immune response to melanoma
Pritchard, A. (PI), Hutchison, S. (PI) & Mustard, C. (CoI)
Ride to Conquer Cancer, Australian Skin and Skin Cancer (ASSC) Centre
1/08/17 → …
Project: Research
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Use of lung ascites to diagnose mesothelioma by detecting genetic changes to BAP1
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Whole genome landscapes of uveal melanoma show an ultraviolet radiation signature in iris tumours
Johansson, P. A., Brooks, K., Newell, F., Palmer, J. M., Wilmott, J. S., Pritchard, A. L., Broit, N., Wood, S., Carlino, M. S., Leonard, C., Koufariotis, L. T., Nathan, V., Beasley, A. B., Howlie, M., Dawson, R., Rizos, H., Schmidt, C. W., Long, G. V., Hamilton, H. & Kiilgaard, J. F. & 15 others, , 15 May 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, p. 1-8 8 p., 2408 (2020).Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Whole-genome landscapes of major melanoma subtypes
Hayward, N. K., Wilmott, J. S., Waddell, N., Johansson, P. A., Field, M. A., Nones, K., Patch, A.-M., Kakavand, H., Alexandrov, L. B., Burke, H., Jakrot, V., Kazakoff, S., Holmes, O., Leonard, C., Sabarinathan, R., Mularoni, L., Wood, S., Xu, Q., Waddell, N. & Tembe, V. & 29 others, , 11 May 2017, In: Nature. 545, 7653, p. 175-180 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploration of peptides bound to MHC class I molecules in melanoma
Pritchard, A. L., Hastie, M. L., Neller, M., Gorman, J. J., Schmidt, C. W. & Hayward, N. K., May 2015, In: Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research. 28, 3, p. 281-294 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exome Sequencing to Predict Neoantigens in Melanoma
Pritchard, A. L., Burel, J. G., Neller, M. A., Hayward, N. K., Lopez, J. A., Fatho, M., Lennerz, V., Woelfel, T. & Schmidt, C. W., Sept 2015, In: Cancer Immunology Research. 3, 9, p. 992-998 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nonsense Mutations in the Shelterin Complex Genes ACD and TERF2IP in Familial Melanoma
Aoude, L. G., Pritchard, A. L., Robles-Espinoza, C. D., Wadt, K., Harland, M., Choi, J., Gartside, M., Quesada, V., Johansson, P. A., Palmer, J. M., Ramsay, A. J., Zhang, X., Jones, K., Symmons, J., Holland, E. A., Schmid, H., Bonazzi, V., Woods, S., Dutton-Regester, K. & Stark, M. S. & 19 others, , 1 Feb 2015, In: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 107, 2, 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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POT1 loss-of-function variants predispose to familial melanoma
Robles-Espinoza, C. D., Harland, M., Ramsay, A. J., Aoude, L. G., Quesada, V., Ding, Z., Pooley, K. A., Pritchard, A. L., Tiffen, J. C., Petljak, M., Palmer, J. M., Symmons, J., Johansson, P. A., Stark, M. S., Gartside, M. G., Snowden, H., Montgomery, G. W., Martin, N. G., Lite, J. Z. & Choi, J. & 10 others, , May 2014, In: Nature Genetics. 46, 5, p. 478-481 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Author Correction: Comprehensive molecular characterization of mitochondrial genomes in human cancers (Nature Genetics, (2020), 52, 3, (342-352), 10.1038/s41588-019-0557-x)
PCAWG Consortium, Yuan, Y., Ju, Y. S., Kim, Y., Li, J., Wang, Y., Yoon, C. J., Yang, Y., Martincorena, I., Creighton, C. J., Weinstein, J. N., Xu, Y., Han, L., Kim, H. L., Nakagawa, H., Park, K., Campbell, P. J., Liang, H., Aaltonen, L. A. & Abascal, F. & 31 others, , 21 Mar 2023, In: Nature Genetics. 55, 6, 1 p., 1078 (2023).Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Women in STEM panel
Antonia Pritchard (Speaker)
3 Aug 2019Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Genetics of Familial Melanoma
Antonia Pritchard (Speaker)
12 Jan 2018Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Scottish Skin Cancer Meeting
Antonia Pritchard (Participant)
15 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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U-V's the sun: the battle against skin cancer
Antonia Pritchard (Speaker)
27 Apr 2018Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Skin cancer genomics
Antonia Pritchard (Speaker)
17 Jul 2018Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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Upstream deletion: is it associated with familial melanoma?
Antonia Pritchard (Speaker)
19 Mar 2018 → 23 Mar 2018Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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RSE@Inverness
Antonia Pritchard (Member)
30 Sept 2017Activity: KE and Outreach activities › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Press/Media
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University of the Highlands and Islands Researchers Yield New Data on Epstein-Barr Virus (Lymphoblastoid cell lines do not recapitulate physiological circulating B cell subtypes)
25/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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New Melanoma Study Findings Recently Were Published by Researchers at University of Queensland (The ATM Ser49Cys Variant Effects ATM Function as a Regulator of Oncogene-Induced Senescence)
26/02/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Study to Measure Cell-Free DNA Capture Potential of BioCaptis Device
15/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Biocaptiva to conduct ex-vivo study to evaluate potential of BioCaptis device to capture cell free DNA to improve pleural disease diagnosis
Ian Megson & Antonia Pritchard
16/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Biocaptiva to conduct ex-vivo study to evaluate potential of BioCaptis device to capture cell free DNA to improve pleural disease diagnosis
Ian Megson & Antonia Pritchard
16/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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BIOCAPTIVA To Conduct Ex-Vivo Study To Evaluate The Potential Of The Biocaptis Device To Capture Cell Free DNA To Improve Pleural Disease Diagnosis
Ian Megson & Antonia Pritchard
12/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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BIOCAPTIVA to conduct ex-vivo study to evaluate the potential of the BioCaptis device to capture cell free DNA to improve pleural disease diagnosis
Ian Megson & Antonia Pritchard
12/10/23
123 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research