Andrew J. Woo

Dr. Andrew J. Woo is a Research Fellow at The University of Western Australia Medical School and the UWA Centre for Medical Research, affiliated with the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. His research focuses on transcriptional gene regulation in stem/progenitor cells of blood and epithelial cancer stem cells.

Dr. Woo completed his Bachelor of Science with Honours and PhD in Biochemistry at The University of Western Australia in 2004. He then pursued postdoctoral training under Dr. Alan B. Cantor at Children's Hospital Boston/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School. He returned to Perth in 2012 with a fellowship from the Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation.

Dr. Woo's research interests include understanding transcriptional gene regulatory mechanisms in stem/progenitor cells of blood and epithelial cancer stem cells. With Dr. Peter Leedman at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, he investigates the role of small non-coding RNA processing complexes in epithelial cancer onset and metastasis. His laboratory employs various techniques including protein-protein interaction identification via proteomics, protein-DNA interaction mapping, transcriptomics, functional genomics, and transgenic mouse models.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on cancer research, particularly breast cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma, with significant contributions to understanding transcription factors, oncogenes, and signaling pathways. His work often involves collaboration with other researchers at the Harry Perkins Institute and beyond.

Dr. Woo has received the NHMRC project grant near-miss merit award in 2016 and has secured multiple research grants from organizations including Cancer Council of Western Australia and the Medical Research Foundation WA.

Dr. Woo has been actively involved in research funding, serving as Chief Investigator on multiple grants since 2012. He also holds an external position as Lecturer and Unit Coordinator at Edith Cowan University from July 2018 to July 2043.

His research is conducted within the UWA Centre for Medical Research, which is affiliated with the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, a leading medical research facility in Western Australia.