Dr Huseyin Sumer - Researcher Profile

Biography

Huseyin works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Research Fellow.

Qualifications

SCIENCE (PHD)

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2004

SCIENCE (HONS)

Institution: UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

Year awarded: 2000

Publications

Book Chapters

Heffernan, C., Sumer, H., Verma, P., 2010, Generation of clinically relevant "induced pluripotent stem" (iPS) cells, in Pluripotent Stem Cells, eds Derek W. Rosales and Quentin N. Mullen, Nova Science Publishers Inc, New York, United States, pp. 81-112.

Tat, P.A., Sumer, H., Jones, K.L., Verma, P.J., 2009, Immunomodulatory aspects of human embryonic and adult stem cells, in Stem Cells: Basics and Applications, eds Kaushik D Deb and Satish M Totey, Tata McGraw-Hill Education Private Ltd, India, pp. 215-243.

Journal Articles

Heffernan, C., Sumer, H., Guillemin, G.J., Manuelpillai, U.C., Verma, P.J., 2012, Design and screening of a glial cell-specific, cell penetrating peptide for therapeutic applications in multiple sclerosis, PLoS ONE [P], vol 7, issue 9 (Art. ID: e45501), Public Library of Science, United States, pp. 1-12.

Liu, J., Balehosur, D., Murray, B., Kelly, J., Sumer, H., Verma, P., 2012, Generation and characterization of reprogrammed sheep induced pluripotent stem cells, Theriogenology [P], vol 77, issue 2 (Art. No: e1), Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 338-346.

Khodadad, K., Sumer, H., Pashaiasl, M., Lim, S., Williamson, M.M., Verma, P.J., 2012, Induction of pluripotency in adult equine fibroblasts without c-MYC, Stem Cells International [E], vol 2012, issue Art No: 429160, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, United States, pp. 1-9.

Heffernan, C., Sumer, H., Malaver, L.O., Verma, P.J., 2012, Temporal requirements of cMyc protein for reprogramming mouse fibroblasts, Stem Cells International [E], vol 2012, issue Art. ID: 541014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, United States, pp. 1-12.

Malaver, L.O., Sumer, H., Liu, J., Verma, P.J., 2012, The state of the art for pluripotent stem cells derivation in domestic ungulates, Theriogenology [P], vol 78, issue 8, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 1749-1762.

Sumer, H., Liu, J., Verma, P., 2011, Cellular reprogramming of somatic cells, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology [P], vol 49, issue 6, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, India, pp. 409-415.

Liu, J., Ashton, M., Sumer, H., O'Bryan, M., Brodnicki, T., Verma, P., 2011, Generation of stable pluripotent stem cells from NOD mouse tail-tip fibroblasts, Diabetes [P], vol 60, issue 5, American Diabetes Association, United States, pp. 1393-1398.

Liu, J., Sumer, H., Leung, J., Upton, K., Dottori, M., Pebay, A., Verma, P., 2011, Late passage human fibroblasts induced to pluripotency are capable of directed neuronal differentiation, Cell Transplantation [P], vol 20, issue 2, Cognizant Communication Corp., United States, pp. 193-203.

Sumer, H., Liu, J., Malaver, L., Lim, M., Khodadad, K., Verma, P., 2011, NANOG is a key factor for induction of pluripotency in bovine adult fibroblasts, Journal of Animal Science [P], vol 89, issue 9, American Society of Animal Science, United States, pp. 2708-2716.

Tat, P., Sumer, H., Pralong, D., Verma, P., 2011, The efficiency of cell fusion-based reprogramming is affected by the somatic cell type and the in vitro age of somatic cells, Cellular Reprogramming [P], vol 13, issue 4, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, United States, pp. 331-344.

Sanchez-Partida, L., Kelly, R., Sumer, H., Lo, C., Aharon, R., Holland, M., O'Bryan, M., St John, J., 2011, The generation of live offspring from vitrified oocytes, PLoS ONE [P], vol 6, issue 6 (Art. No: e21597), Public Library of Science, United States, pp. 1-11.

Sumer, H., Nicholls, C., Liu, J., Tat, P., Liu, J., Verma, P., 2010, Comparison of reprogramming ability of mouse ES and iPS cells measured by somatic cell fusion, International Journal of Developmental Biology [P], vol 54, issue 11-12, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain, pp. 1723-1728.

Sumer, H., Jones, K.L., Liu, J., Heffernan, C., Tat, P.A., Upton, K.R., Verma, P.J., 2010, Reprogramming of somatic cells after fusion with induced pluripotent stem cells and nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells, Stem Cells and Development [P], vol 19, issue 2, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, United States, pp. 239-246.

Tat, P., Sumer, H., Jones, K., Upton, K., Verma, P., 2010, The efficient generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from adult mouse adipose tissue-derived and neural stem cells, Cell Transplantation [P], vol 19, issue 5, Cognizant Communication Corp., United States, pp. 525-536.

Sumer, H., Liu, J., Verma, P., 2010, The use of signalling pathway inhibitors and chromatin modifiers for enhancing pluripotency, Theriogenology [P], vol 74, issue 4, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 525-533.

Sumer, H., Nicholls, C., Pinto, A.R.I., Indraharan, D., Liu, J., Lim, M.L., Liu, J., Verma, P.J., 2009, Chromosomal and telomeric reprogramming following ES-somatic cell fusion, Chromosoma [P], vol 5.111, Springer Berlin, Germany, pp. 1-10.

Sumer, H., Liu, J., Tat, P.A., Heffernan, C., Jones, K.L., Verma, P.J., 2009, Somatic cell nuclear transfer: Pros and cons, Journal of Stem Cells [P], vol 4, issue 2, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., United States, pp. 85-93.

Liu, J., Jones, K.L., Sumer, H., Verma, P.J., 2009, Stable transgene expression inhumanembryonic stem cells after simple chemical transfection, Molecular Reproduction And Development [P], vol 76, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, pp. 580-586.

Sumer, H., Jones, K.L., Liu, J., Rollo, B., van Boxtel, A.L., Pralong, D.J., Verma, P.J., 2009, Transcriptional changes in somatic cells recovered from embryonic stem-somatic heterokaryons, Stem Cells and Development [P], vol 18, issue 9, Mary Ann Liebert Inc, United States, pp. 1361-1368.

Pralong, D.J., Mrozik, K., Occhiodoro, F., Wijesundara, N., Sumer, H., van Boxtel, A.L., Trounson, A.O., Verma, P.J., 2005, A novel method for somatic cell nuclear transfer to mouse embryonic stem cells, Cloning and Stem Cells, vol 7, issue 4, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, USA, pp. 265-271.

Amor, D.J., Kalitsis, P., Sumer, H., Choo, K., 2004, Building the centromere: from foundation proteins to 3D organization, Trends in Cell Biology, vol 14, issue 7, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 359-368.

Sumer, H., Saffery, R., Wong, N., Craig, J.M., Choo, K., 2004, Effects of scaffold/matrix alteration on centromeric function and gene expression, Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol 279, issue 36, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc., USA, pp. 37631-37639.

Saffery, R., Sumer, H., Hassan, S., Wong, L.H., Craig, J.M., Todokoro, K., Anderson, M., Stafford, A., Choo, K., 2003, Transcription within a functional human centromere, Molecular Cell, vol 12, issue 2, Cell Press, USA, pp. 509-516.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Bovine Pluripotent Stem Cells: Strategies for generation and differentiation towards germ cells..

Supervisors:

Verma, P (Main), Sumer, H (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Heffernan, C.

Program of Study:

Transmembrane delivery of specific recombinant proteins for reprogramming of somatic cells and disease therapy. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Verma, P (Main), Sumer, H (Associate).

Student:

Tat, P.

Program of Study:

Factors affecting the reprogramming efficiency of somatic cells. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Verma, P (Main), Sumer, H (Associate).