Assistant Research Fellow
Email shaya.helem@otago.ac.nz
Research interests
Shaya Helem is working on a multitude of projects with a focus on culturing different mammalian cancer cell types. One of these projects involves investigating the mechanism of action of the marine-derived compound portimine. Shaya has expertise in fluorescent microscopy, flow cytometry, various cell viability assays, immunohistochemistry, gel electrophoresis, and pull-down protein methodology.
Publications
Featherston, T., Helem, S., Smyth, L. C. D., Hampton, M. B., & Paumann-Page, M. (2024). Comparing automated cell imaging with conventional methods of measuring cell proliferation and viability. Toxicology Mechanisms & Methods. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15376516.2024.2360051 Journal - Research Article
Faville, S., Hampton, M. B., Pace, P., Goebl, C., & Helem, S. (2023). Chemoproteomic analyses of the anti-cancer effects of portimines. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB) 50th Anniversary Conference. Retrieved from https://www.nzsbmb.org/conference Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Helem, S., Pace, P., Seddon, A., Selwood, A., & Hampton, M. (2023). The anti-proliferative properties of the marine derived bioactive compound portimine. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB) 50th Anniversary Conference. Retrieved from https://www.nzsbmb.org/conference Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract