Professor of Comparative Oncology and Genetics, Department of Veterinary Medicine
Elizabeth Murchison works on the genetics and evolution of transmissible cancers. Learn more
Research AreasGenomics
Immunology
Evolution
Cancer
Canine
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TechniquesGenomics
High-performance computing
Data analysis
Laboratory nucleic acid analysis
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Areas for CollaborationEvolutionary genetics
Phylodynamics
Cancer immunology
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Research Theme
Publications
Kwon YM*, Gori K*, Park N, Potts N, Swift K, Wang J, Stammnitz MR, Cannell N, Baez-Ortega A, Comte S, Fox S, Harmsen C, Huxtable S, Jones M, Kreiss A, Lawrence C, Lazenby B, Peck S, Pye R, Woods G, Zimmermann M, Wedge DC, Pemberton D, Stratton MR, Hamede R, Murchison EP. 2020 Evolution and lineage dynamics of a transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils. PLOS Biology. Nov 24;18(11):e3000926. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000926. PMID: 33232318; PMCID: PMC7685465. *These authors contributed equally.
Strakova A, Nicholls TJ*, Baez-Ortega A*, Ní Leathlobhair M, Sampson AT, Hughes K, Bolton IAG, Gori K, Wang J, Airikkala-Otter I, Allen JL, Allum KM, Arnold CL, Bansse-Issa L, Bhutia TN, Bisson JL, Blank K, Briceño C, Castillo Domracheva A, Corrigan AM, Cran HR, Crawford JT, Cutter SM, Davis E, de Castro KF, De Nardi AB, de Vos AP, Delgadillo Keenan L, Donelan EM, Espinoza Huerta AR, Faramade IA, Fazil M, Fotopoulou E, Fruean SN, Gallardo-Arrieta F, Glebova O, Gouletsou PG, Häfelin Manrique RF, Henriques JJGP, Horta RS, Ignatenko N, Kane Y, King C, Koenig D, Krupa A, Kruzeniski SJ, Lanza-Perea M, Lazyan M, Lopez Quintana AM, Losfelt T, Marino G, Martínez Castañeda S, Martínez-López MF, Masuruli BM, Meyer M, Migneco EJ, Nakanwagi B, Neal KB, Neunzig W, Nixon SJ, Ortega-Pacheco A, Pedraza Ordoñez F, Peleteiro MC, Polak K, Pye RJ, Ramirez-Ante JC, Reece JF, Rojas Gutierrez J, Sadia H, Schmeling SK, Shamanova O, Sherlock AG, Steenland-Smit AE, Svitich A, Tapia Martínez LJ, Thoya Ngoka I, Torres CG, Tudor EM, van der Wel MG, Vițălaru BA, Vural SA, Walkinton O, Wehrle-Martinez AS, Widdowson SAE, Zvarich I, Chinnery PF, Falkenberg M, Gustafsson CM, Murchison EP. 2020 Recurrent horizontal transfer identifies mitochondrial positive selection in a transmissible cancer. Nature Communications. Jun 16;11(1):3059. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16765-w. PMID: 32546718; PMCID: PMC7297733. * These authors contributed equally.
Baez-Ortega A, Gori K*, Strakova A*, Airikkala-Otter I, Allen JL, Allum KM, Bansse-Issa L, Bhutia TN, Bisson JL, Briceño C, Castillo Domracheva A, Corrigan AM, Hugh R. Cran HR, Crawford JT, Davis E, de Castro KF, De Nardi AB, de Vos AP, Delgadillo Keenan L, Donelan EM, Espinoza Huerta AR, Faramade IA, Fazil F, Fotopoulou E, Fruean SN, Gallardo-Arrieta F, Glebova O, Gouletsou PG, Häfelin Manrique RF, Henriques JJGP, Horta RS, Ignatenko N, Kane Y, King C, Koenig D, Krupa A, Kruzeniski SJ, Kwon YM, Lanza-Perea, Lazyan M, Lopez Quintana AM, Losfelt T, Marino G, Martínez Castañeda S, Martínez-López MF, Masuruli BM, Meyer M, Migneco EJ, Nakanwagi BN, Neal K, Neunzig W, Ní Leathlobhair M, Nixon SJ, Onsare MM, Ortega-Pacheco A, Pedraza-Ordoñez F, Peleteiro MC, Polak K, Pye RJ, Reece JF, Rojas Gutierrez J, Sadia H, Schmeling SK, Shamanova O, Sherlock AG, Stammnitz M, Steenland-Smit AE, Svitich A, Swarisch I, Tapia Martínez LJ, Thoya Ngoka IT, Torres CG, Tudor EM, van der Wel MG, Vițălaru BA, Vural SA, Walkinton W, Wang J, Wehrle-Martinez AS, Widdowson SAE, Stratton MR, Alexandrov LB, Martincorena I, Murchison EP. 2019. Somatic evolution and global expansion of an ancient transmissible cancer lineage. Science. Aug 2; 365(6452) doi: 10.1126/science.aau9923. * These authors contributed equally.
Ní Leathlobhair M, Perri AR, Irving-Pease EK, Witt KE, Linderholm A, Haile J,, Lebrasseur O, Ameen C, Blick J, Boyko AR, Brace S, Nunes Cortes Y, Crockford SJ, Dimopoulos EA, Eldridge M, Gopalakrishnan S, Gori KC, Grimes V, Guiry E, Hansen AJ, Hulme-Beaman A, Johnson J, Kitchen A, Kwon YM, Lope CP, Manin A, Martin T, Meyer M, Myers KN, Omura M, Sciulli P, Sinding MS, Strakova A, Widga C, Willerslev E, Barnes I, Gilbert MTP, Dobney KM, Malhi RS, Murchison EP*, Larson G*, Frantz LAF* 2018 The Evolutionary History of Dogs in the Americas. Science. Jul 6;361(6397):81-85. doi: 10.1126/science.aao4776. * These authors contributed equally.
Kwon YM, Stammnitz MR, Wang J, Swift K, Knowles GW, Pye RJ, Kreiss A, Peck S, Fox S, Pemberton D, Jones ME, Hamede R, Murchison EP 2018 Tasman-PCR: A genetic diagnostic assay for Tasmanian devil facial tumour diseases. Royal Soc Open Sci. Oct 3, doi:10.1098/rsos.180870 (10 pages)
Stammnitz MR, Coorens THH*, Gori KC*, Hayes D, Fu B, Wang J, Martin-Herranz DE, Alexandrov LB, Baez-Ortega A, Barthorpe S, Beck A, Giordano F, Knowles GW, Kwon YM, Hall G, Price S, Pye RJ, Tubio JMC, V.T. Siddle HVT, Sohal, SS, Woods GM, McDermott U, Yang F, Garnett MJ, Ning Z, Murchison EP 2018 The origins and vulnerabilities of two transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils. Cancer Cell. 33:607-619. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.03.013. * These authors contributed equally.
Ní Leathlobhair M, Gulland FMD, Murchison EP 2017 No evidence for clonal transmission of urogenital carcinoma in California sea lions. Wellcome Open Research. Jun 22;2:46 (11 pages). doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.11483.1
Strakova A*, Ní Leathlobhair M*, Wang G-D, Yin T-T, Airikkala-Otter I, Allen JL, Allum KM, Bansse-Issa L, Bisson JL, Castillo Domracheva A, de Castro KF, Corrigan AM, Cran HR, Crawford JT, Cutter SM, Delgadillo Keenan L, Donelan EM, Faramade IA, Flores Reynoso E, Fotopoulou E, Fruean SN, Gallardo-Arrieta F, Glebova O, Häfelin Manrique RF, Henriques JJGP, Ignatenko N, Koenig D, Lanza-Perea M, Lobetti R, Lopez Quintana AM, Losfelt T, Marino G, Martincorena I, Martínez Castañeda S, Martínez-López MF, Meyer M, Nakanwagi B, De Nardi AB, Neunzig W, Nixon SJ, Onsare MM, Ortega-Pacheco A, Peleteiro MC, Pye RJ, Reece JF, Rojas Gutierrez J, Sadia H, Schmeling SK, Shamanova O, Ssuna RK, Steenland-Smit AE, Svitich A, Thoya Ngoka I, Vițălaru BA, de Vos AP, de Vos JP, Walkinton O, Wedge DC, Wehrle-Martinez AS, van der Wel MG, Widdowson SAE and Murchison EP 2016 Mitochondrial genetic diversity, selection and recombination in a canine transmissible cancer. eLife. 5, e14552, 17 May 2016 (25 pages) doi: 10.7554/eLife.14552. * These authors contributed equally.
Pye RJ, Pemberton D, Tovar C, Tubio JMC, Dun KA, Fox S, Darby J, Hayes D, Knowles GW, Kreiss A, Siddle HVT, Swift K, Lyons AB, Murchison EP*, Woods GM* 2016 A second transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils. PNAS. 113(2): p. 374-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1519691113. * These authors contributed equally.
Ferreira de Castro K, Strakova A, Tinucci Costa M, Murchison EP 2016 Evaluation of a genetic assay for canine transmissible venereal tumour diagnosis in Brazil. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. DOI: 10.1111/vco.12205, 15:2, 615-618
Strakova A and Murchison EP 2014 The changing global distribution and prevalence of canine transmissible venereal tumour. BMC Veterinary Research. Sept 3;10:168 (11 pages)
Murchison EP*, Wedge DC*, Alexandrov LB, Fu, B, Martincorena I, Ning Z, Tubio JMC, Werner EI, Allen J, Barboza de Nardi A, Donelan EM, Marino G, Fassati A, Campbell PJ, Yang F, Burt A, Weiss RA, Stratton MR 2014 Transmissible dog cancer genome reveals the origin and history of an ancient cell lineage. Science. Jan 24;343(6169):437-40. * These authors contributed equally.
Murchison EP, Schulz-Trieglaff OB, Ning Z, Alexandrov LB, Bauer MJ, Fu B, Hims M, Ding Z, Ivakhno S, Stewart C, Ng BL, Wong W, Aken B, White S, Alsop A, Becq J, Bignell GR, Cheetham RK, Cheng W, Connor TR, Cox AJ, Feng ZP, Gu Y, Grocock RJ, Harris SR, Khrebtukova I, Kingsbury Z, Kowarsky M, Kreiss A, Luo S, Marshall J, McBride DJ, Murray L, Pearse AM, Raine K, Rasolonjatova I, Shaw R, Tedder P, Tregidgo C, Vilella AJ, Wedge DC, Woods GM, Gormley N, Humphray S, Schroth G, Smith G, Hall K, Searle SM, Carter NP, Papenfuss AJ, Futreal PA, Campbell PJ, Yang F, Bentley DR, Evers DJ, Stratton MR 2012 Genome sequencing and analysis of the Tasmanian devil and its transmissible cancer. Cell. Feb 17;1484:780-91
Murchison EP, Tovar C, Hsu A, Bender HS, Kheradpour P, Rebbeck C, Obendorf D, Conlan C, Bahlo M, Blizzard CA, Pyecroft S, Kreiss A, Kellis M, Stark A, Harkins TT, Marshall Graves JA, Woods GM, Hannon GJ, Papenfuss AT 2010 The Tasmanian devil transcriptome reveals Schwann cell origins of a clonally transmissible cancer. Science. Jan 1 3275961:84-7