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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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The T-cell immune response to melanoma
Pritchard, A., Hutchison, S. & Mustard, C.
Ride to Conquer Cancer, Australian Skin and Skin Cancer (ASSC) Centre
1/08/17 → …
Project: Research
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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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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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Germline Variants in Childhood Cutaneous Melanoma
Johansson, P. A., Palmer, J. M., Hamilton, H. R., Whiteman, D. C., Pritchard, A. L. & Hayward, N. K., 1 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 143, 8, p. 1610-1613 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Immune signatures in cutaneous melanoma correlate with survival independently of immunotherapy treatment
Johansson, P. A., Hayward, N. K. & Pritchard, A. L., 21 Feb 2023, In: Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research. 36, 2, p. 246-251 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A B-cell or a key player? The different roles of B-cells and antibodies in melanoma
Rodgers, C. B., Mustard, C. J., McLean, R. T., Hutchison, S. & Pritchard, A. L., 25 Feb 2022, In: Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research. 35, 3, p. 303-319 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Comparative genomics provides etiological and biological insights into melanoma subtypes
Newell, F., Johansson, P. A., Wilmott, J. S., Nones, K., Lakis, V., Pritchard, A. L., Lo, S. N., Rawson, R. V., Kazakoff, S. H., Colebatch, A. J., Koufariotis, L. T., Ferguson, P. M., Wood, S., Leonard, C., Law, M. H., Brooks, K. M., Broit, N., Palmer, J. M., Couts, K. L., Vergara, I. A., & 15 others , 1 Nov 2022, In: Cancer discovery. DEC 2022, p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medical and surgical care of mesothelioma patients and their relatives carrying germline BAP1 mutations
Carbone, M., Pass, H. I., Ak, G., Alexander, H. R., Baas, P., Baumann, F., Blakely, A. M., Bueno, R., Bzura, A., Cardillo, G., Churpek, J. E., Dianzani, I., De Rienzo, A., Emi, M., Emri, S., Felley-Bosco, E., Fennell, D. A., Flores, R. M., Grosso, F., Hayward, N. K., & 30 others , 21 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Systematic review and meta‐analysis of genomic alterations in acral melanoma
Broit, N., Johansson, P. A., Rodgers, C. B., Walpole, S. T., Hayward, N. K. & Pritchard, A. L., 30 May 2022, In: Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research. 35, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A rare missense variant in protection of telomeres 1 (POT1) predisposes to a range of haematological malignancies
Nathan, V., Johansson, P. A., Palmer, J. M., Hamilton, H. R., Howlie, M., Brooks, K. M., Hayward, N. K. & Pritchard, A. L., 1 Jan 2021, In: British Journal of Haematology. 192, 2, p. e57-e60 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)22 Downloads (Pure)
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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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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Genetics of Familial Melanoma
Antonia Pritchard (Speaker)
12 Jan 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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Scottish Skin Cancer Meeting
Antonia Pritchard (Participant)
15 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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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: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Press/Media
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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
123 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Findings on Melanoma Detailed by Investigators at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (Comparative Genomics Provides Etiologic and Biological Insight Into Melanoma Subtypes)
6/01/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Friend takes on gruelling challenges in memory of Stirling doctor; Louise Harper will put herself through a cycle race around Loch Lomond and a hike up Mount Kilimanjaro to pay tribute to Sharon Hutchison, who passed away from melanoma - the very conditio
21/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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DoingitforSharon; Pals'tribute to doctor who died of illness she was trying to find cure for
19/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research