I am a Principal Research Fellow and the Neurogenesis and Stem Cell Group Leader within the Genomics Research Centre at IHBI, QUT. I have extensive research expertise in the extracellular matrix, stem cells, cell and molecular biology and human molecular genetics. My research team has a particular interest in the role of the extracellular matrix, with a focus on the proteoglycans, in the regulation and dysregulation of cell behaviour including lineage specification and cancer. Our work utilises molecular and cell biology in two- and three-dimensional culture models as well as next generation sequencing platforms to unravel these complex mechanisms in humans.