Dr Annemiek Beverdam

Fields of research: Developmental Genetics (incl. Sex Determination), Dermatology, Regenerative Medicine (incl. Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering), Cancer and related disorders

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Phone: +61 (0)2 93850019
Email: A.Beverdam@unsw.edu.au

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Dr. Annemiek Beverdam is a developmental geneticist with special interest in epidermal development and regeneration in the mouse, and in the genetic basis of human regenerative skin disease. She obtained her PhD in the lab of Dr Frits Meijlink at the prestigious Hubrecht Institute in The Netherlands. Subsequently, she performed her postdoctoral research in the labs of Dr Giovanni Levi in Italy, Professor Peter Koopman at the IMB in Brisbane, and Professor Brian Key at UQ. Currently, she is Lecturer in Anatomy and Head of the Developmental and Regenerative Dermatology Laboratory at the University of New South Wales. The primary research focus of her lab is the genetic and molecular context in which Yes-associated protein (YAP) functions to control normal epidermal homeostasis, how these processes go awry in regenerative skin diseases such as skin cancer, and to identify avenues to cure these disorders. Her research is part of a larger, long-term and ambitious goal to identify key genes linking stem cell biology to organ size and growth and is currently funded by the NHMRC.

Link to Laboratory page: https://research.unsw.edu.au/projects/dr-annemiek-beverdam

Group members:

Ms Anne-Marie Mooney, BSc Hons. Research Assistant.

Mr Bassem Akladios, PhD student, University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA)

Ms Veronica Mendoza, PhD student, FINCyT scholarship (Peru) and TFS scholarship (UNSW)

Ms Lakshini Ranganathan, BHons student

Ms Yvonne Gathier, Research Intern from University of Groningen, The Netherlands

University role:

Senior Lecturer

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Inherited Diseases (incl. Gene Therapy)

Cancer and Related Disorders

Child Health

Publications related to this Person

Journal articles

James G; Foster SR; Key B; Beverdam A, 2013, 'The Expression Pattern of EVA1C, a Novel Slit Receptor, Is Consistent with an Axon Guidance Role in the Mouse Nervous System', PLoS ONE, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074115

James G; Key B; Beverdam A, 2013, 'The E3 ubiquitin ligase Mycbp2 genetically interacts with Robo2 to modulate axon guidance in the mouse olfactory system', Brain Structure and Function, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00429-013-0540-8

Beverdam A; Claxton C; Zhang X; James G; Harvey KF; Key B, 2013, 'Yap controls stem/progenitor cell proliferation in the mouse postnatal epidermis', Journal of Investigative Dermatology, vol. 133, pp. 1497 - 1505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jid.2012.430

Beverdam A; Svingen T; Bagheri-Fam S; McClive P; Sinclair AH; Harley VR; Koopman P, 2010, 'Protein tyrosine kinase 2 Beta (PTK2B), but not focal adhesion kinase (FAK), is expressed in a sexually dimorphic pattern in developing mouse gonads', Developmental Dynamics, vol. 239, pp. 2735 - 2741, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dvdy.22396

Beverdam A; Svingen T; Bagheri-Fam S; Bernard P; McGlive P; Robson M; Khojasteh MB; Salehi M; Sinclair AH; Harley VR, 2009, 'Sox9-dependent expression of Gstm6 in Sertoli cells during testis development in mice', Reproduction, vol. 137, pp. 481 - 486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/REP-08-0336

Svingen T; Beverdam A; Bernard P; McClive P; Harley VR; Sinclair AH; Koopman P, 2007, 'Sex-specific expression of a novel gene Tmem184a during mouse testis differentiation', Reproduction, vol. 133, pp. 983 - 989, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/REP-06-0379

Little MH; Brennan J; Georgas K; Davies JA; Davidson DR; Baldock RA; Beverdam A; Bertram JF; Capel B; Chiu HS, 2007, 'A high-resolution anatomical ontology of the developing murine genitourinary tract', Gene Expression Patterns, vol. 7, pp. 680 - 699, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.modgep.2007.03.002

Svingen T; Beverdam A; Verma P; Wilhelm D; Koopman P, 2007, 'Aard is specifically up-regulated in Sertoli cells during mouse testis differentiation', International Journal of Developmental Biology, vol. 51, pp. 255 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.062219ts

Little MH; Brennan J; Georgas K; Davies JA; Davidson DR; Baldock RA; Beverdam A; Bertram JF; Capel B; Chiu HS, 2007, 'Corrigendum to "A high-resolution anatomical ontology of the developing murine genitourinary tract" [Gene Expression Patterns 7 (2007) 680-699] (DOI:10.1016/j.modgep.2007.03.002)', Gene Expression Patterns, vol. 8, pp. 47 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.modgep.2007.07.003

Levi G; Mantero S; Barbieri O; Cantatore D; Paleari L; Beverdam A; Genova F; Robert B; Merlo GR, 2006, 'Msx1 and Dlx5 act independently in development of craniofacial skeleton, but converge on the regulation of Bmp signaling in palate formation', Mechanisms of Development, vol. 123, pp. 3 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mod.2005.10.007

Beverdam A; Koopman P, 2006, 'Expression profiling of purified mouse gonadal somatic cells during the critical time window of sex determination reveals novel candidate genes for human sexual dysgenesis syndromes', Human Molecular Genetics, vol. 15, pp. 417 - 431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddi463

Kuijper S; Beverdam A; Kroon C; Brouwer A; Candille S; Barsh G; Meijlink F, 2005, 'Genetics of shoulder girdle formation: Roles of Tbx15 and aristaless-like genes', Development, vol. 132, pp. 1601 - 1610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.01735

Loffler KA; Combes AN; Wilhelm D; Beverdam A; Bowles J; Koopman P, 2005, 'Pisrt1, a gene implicated in XX sex reversal, is expressed in gonads of both sexes during mouse development', Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, vol. 86, pp. 286 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgme.2005.06.013

Wilhelm D; Martinson F; Bradford S; Wilson MJ; Combes AN; Beverdam A; Bowles J; Mizusaki H; Koopman P, 2005, 'Sertoli cell differentiation is induced both cell-autonomously and through prostaglandin signaling during mammalian sex determination', Developmental Biology, vol. 287, pp. 111 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.08.039

Beverdam A; Wilhelm D; Koopman P, 2003, 'Molecular characterization of three gonad cell lines', Cytogenetic and Genome Research, vol. 101, pp. 242 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000074344

Merlo GR; Beverdam A; Levi G, 2003, 'Dlx genes in craniofacial and limb morphogenesis">Dlx genes in craniofacial and limb morphogenesis', Advances in Developmental Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 13, pp. 107 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1569-1799(03)13004-3

Merlo GR; Paleari L; Mantero S; Genova F; Beverdam A; Palmisano GL; Barbieri O; Levi G, 2002, 'Mouse model of split hand/foot malformation type I', Genesis, vol. 33, pp. 97 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gene.10098

Beverdam A; Merlo GR; Paleari L; Mantero S; Genova F; Barbieri O; Janvier P; Levi G, 2002, 'Jaw transformation with gain of symmetry after Dlx5/Dlx6 inactivation: Mirror of the past?', Genesis, vol. 34, pp. 221 - 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gene.10156

Beverdam A; Meijlink F, 2001, 'Expression patterns of group-I aristaless-related genes during craniofacial and limb development', Mechanisms of Development, vol. 107, pp. 163 - 167

Beverdam A; Brouwer A; Reijnen M; Korving J; Meijlink F, 2001, 'Severe nasal clefting and abnormal embryonic apoptosis in Alx3/Alx4 double mutant mice', Development, vol. 128, pp. 3975 - 3986

Meijlink F; Beverdam A; Brouwer A; Oosterveen TC; Ten Berge D, 1999, 'Vertebrate aristaless-related genes', International Journal of Developmental Biology, vol. 43, pp. 651 - 663