Assistant Research Fellow
Email shaya.helem@otago.ac.nz
Research interests
Shaya Helem is working on a multitude of projects that involve the culturing and use of cancer cells, and the processing and analysis of biomarkers in clinical samples. One of these projects involves investigating the mechanism of action of the marine-derived compound portimine. Shaya has expertise in cell culture, fluorescent microscopy, flow cytometry, cell viability assays, gel electrophoresis and western blotting, immunohistochemistry and ELISA assays.
Publications
Ayora, I., Graham, O., Miller, A., Bozonet, S., Helem, S., & Kennedy, M. (2024). Analysis of gene expression impacts of valproate on a human induced pluripotent stem cell line using long read RNA-sequencing. Proceedings of the 17th GeneMappers Conference. Retrieved from https://www.genemappersconference.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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