Kasturee Jagirdar
Research Assistant
Dermatology Research Centre
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Kasturee completed her Masters in Biotechnology at the University of Queensland, graduating in 2009. She has over 5 years of work experience in molecular biology and human pigmentation genetics.
Conference Paper
Rayner, Jenna E., McMeniman, Erin K., Duffy, David L., De'Ambrosis, Brian, Smithers, B Mark, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J., Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2019). IRF4 rs12203592*T/T genotype is associated with nodular melanoma. ASDR Annual Scientific Meeting 2019, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 16-17 May 2019.
Pflugfelder, A., Yong, X. L. H., Jagirdar, K., Eigentler, T., Soyer, H. P., Sturm, R. A., Garbe, C. and Duffy, D. L. (2019). The Importance of the Gene Locus DHCR24 for the Overall Survival of Melanoma Patients - Results of a genome-wide Association Study (GWAS). Deutschen Hautkrebskongresses (ADO–Jahrestagung), Ludwigshafen, Germany, 11–14 September 2019. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
Rayner, J., Duffy, D., McMeniman, E. K., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2018). Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of amelanotic melanoma patients drawn from a Queensland case-control study. Australasian College of Dermatologists, 51st Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia, 19–22 May 2018. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/ajd.10_12815
Stark, Mitchell S., Tan, Jean-Marie, Tom, Lisa, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lambie, Duncan, Schaider, Helmut, Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2018). Whole-exome sequencing of acquired nevi identifies novel mechanisms for development and maintenance of benign neoplasms. Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Chicago, Illinois, 14-18 April 2018. Philadelphia, PA, United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2018-5376
MoMeniman, E., Sturm, R., Duffy, D., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K., Finnane, A., De'Ambrosis, B., Smithers, M. and Soyer, H. P. (2018). Overview of melanoma genetics for dermatologists and results of a genetic analysis of multiple primary melanoma patients. Australasian College of Dermatologists, 51st Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia, 19–22 May 2018. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/ajd.14_12815
Tan, J-M., Tom, L., Jagirdar, K., Lambie, D., Sturm, R., Soyer, P. and Stark, M. (2017). The prevalence of BRAF and NRAS in dermoscopic subtypes of acquired naevi. Australasian College of Dermatologists 50th Annual Scientific Meeting, Darling Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, 6–9 May 2017. Richmond, VIC., Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.21_12652
Laino, A., Berry, E., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K., Duffy, D., Soyer, P. and Sturm, R. (2017). Iris freckling as a marker of melanoma risk. Australasian College of Dermatologists 50th Annual Scientific Meeting, Darling Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, 6–9 May 2017. Richmond, VIC., Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.20_12652
Ling, X., Yong, H., Pflugfelder, A., Duffy, D., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K., Garbe, C., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. (2016). A case-control study of the associations of PGC1 beta genotype with melanoma, skin reflectance, and naevus count. Asia‐Pacific Combined Dermatology Research Conference 2016, Noosa, QLD, Australia, 25-28 August 2016. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12584
McWhirter, S., Lee, K., Wimberley, G., Ong, N., Leikvold, A., Ashley, A., Jagirdar, K., Duffy, D., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. (2016). Naevus endophenotypes and melanoma risk. -, -, -. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Ainger, S., Ling, X., Yong, H., Tan, J. -M., Jagirdar, K., Smit, D., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. (2016). Testing of viable clonal human skin cell cultures as an approach to validating microsampling of naevi. Asia‐Pacific Combined Dermatology Research Conference 2016, Noosa, QLD, Australia, 25-28 August 2016. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12584
Ong, Natalie, Duffy, David, Lee, Katie, McClenahan, Phil, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Sturm, Richard and Soyer, H. Peter (2015). The correlation of skin color with dermoscopic nevus patterns in a Queensland high risk melanoma cohort. American Academy of Dermatology 73rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, 20-24 March 2015. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.02.722
Tan, Jean-Marie, Lin, Lynlee L., Lambie, Duncan, Ong, Natalie, Flewell-Smith, Ross, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Schaider, Helmut, Sturm, Richard A., Prow, Tarl W. and Soyer, H. Peter (2015). Feasibility of genotyping melanocytic lesions by microsampling. 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, California, 20–24 March 2015. Philadelphia, PA United States: Mosby.
Ong, N., Duffy, D., Leikvold, A., Lee, K., Jagirdar, K., Lin, Lynlee L., Yamada, M., Sturm, R. A., Prow, T. W., Schaider, H. and Soyer, H. P. (2015). Molecular profiles of reticular and globular naevus patterns: a pilot study. 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Dermatologists, Adelaide SA, Australia, 16 May 2015. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12337
Daley, G. M., Lee, K. J., Jagirdar, K., Smithers, B. M., Duffy, D. L., Sturm, R. A. and Soyer, H. P. (2015). Glutathione S-transferase P1 Ile105Val polymorphism: phenotypic characteristics and melanoma risk. 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Dermatologists, Adelaide SA, Australia, 16 May 2015. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12337
McClenahan, Phil, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie, McEniery, Elizabeth, Beh, Sam, Burke, Brian, Duffy, David L., Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2015). Nevus count and dermoscopic pattern associated with MC1R RHC-variant alleles in a case-control study of melanoma. 106th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-Cancer-Research (AACR), Philadelphia Pa, Apr 18-22, 2015. PHILADELPHIA: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2015-5588
McClenahan, P., Lin, L., Tan, J. M., Smith, R. Flewell, Schaider, H., Jagirdar, K., Lambie, D., Prow, T. W., Sturm, R. A. and Soyer, H. P. (2014). BRAF mutations in an involuting and non-involuting naevus upon BRAF +/- MEK treatment. The Australasian College of Dermatologists 47th Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne Australia, 18–21 May 2014. Richmond Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12174
Sturm, R. A., McClenahan, P., Jagirdar, K., Sivakumaran, K., McEniery, E., Beh, S., Burke, B., Duffy, D. L. and Soyer, H. P. (2014). Naevus phenotypes in homozygous MC1R RHC-variant allele carriers. The Australasian College of Dermatologists 47th Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne Australia, 18–21 May 2014. Richmond Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12174
Ong, N., Duffy, D., McEniery, E., McClenahan, P., Jagirdar, K., Sturm, R. and Soyer, H. P. (2014). The correlation of skin colour with dermoscopic naevus patterns in a Queensland high risk melanoma cohort. The Australasian College of Dermatologists 47th Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne Australia, 18–21 May 2014. Richmond Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12174
Curchin, C. E. S., Wurm, E. M. T., Douglas, N. C., Jagirdar, K., Sturm, R. A. and Soyer, H. P. (2011). Dermoscopy, reflectance confocal microscopy and histopathology of an amelanotic melanoma from an individual with the heterozygous MC1R variation 160W. Australasian College of Dermatologists 44th Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth WA, Australia, 15-18 May 2011. Richmond VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2011.00757.x
Dataset Collection
Dong, Huiting, Soyer, H. Peter, Sturm, Richard A., Lee, Katie, Jagirdar, Kasturee and Duffy, David (2016). Acquired Melanocytic Nevi Images documented with dermoscopy, pigmentation characteristics and MC1R genotypes in a Han Chinese population. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.109
Journal Article
Rayner, Jenna E., Duffy, David L., Smit, Darren J., Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J., De’Ambrosis, Brian, Smithers, B. Mark, McMeniman, Erin K., McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Schaider, Helmut, Stark, Mitchell S., Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2020). Germline and somatic albinism variants in amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma: increased carriage of TYR and OCA2 variants. PLoS ONE, 15 (9) e0238529. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238529
Duffy, David L., Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J., McWhirter, Seamus R., McMeniman, Erin K., De’Ambrosis, Brian, Pflugfelder, Annette, Rayner, Jenna E., Whiteman, David C., Brown, Matthew A., Martin, N.G., Smithers, B.M., Schaider, Helmut, Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2020). Genes determining nevus count and dermoscopic appearance in Australian melanoma cases and controls. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 140 (2), 498-501.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.05.032
McMeniman, E. K., Duffy, D. L., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Peach, E., McInerney-Leo, A. M., De'Ambrosis, B., Rayner, J. E., Smithers, B. M., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2019). The interplay of sun-damage and genetic risk in Australian multiple and single primary melanoma cases and controls. British Journal of Dermatology, 183 (2) bjd.18777, 357-366. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18777
Duffy, D. L., Lee, K. J., Jagirdar, K., Pflugfelder, A., Stark, M. S., McMeniman, E. K., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2019). Naevus count and MC1R R alleles contribute to melanoma risk. British Journal of Dermatology, 181 (5), e119-e119. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18487
Rayner, Jenna E., McMeniman, Erin K., Duffy, David L., De'Ambrosis, Brian, Smithers, B Mark, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J., Soyer, H Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2019). IRF4 rs12203592*T/T genotype is associated with nodular melanoma. Melanoma Research, 29 (4), 445-446. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0000000000000596
Rayner, J. E., McMeniman, E. K., Duffy, D. L., De'Ambrosis, B., Smithers, B. M., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2019). Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanoma patients. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 33 (6) jdv.15446, 1076-1083. doi: 10.1111/jdv.15446
Duffy, D. L., Lee, K. J., Jagirdar, K., Pflugfelder, A., Stark, M. S., McMeniman, E. K., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2019). High naevus count and MC1R red hair alleles contribute synergistically to increased melanoma risk. British Journal of Dermatology, 181 (5) bjd.17833, 1009-1016. doi: 10.1111/bjd.17833
Stark, Mitchell S., Tan, Jean-Marie, Tom, Lisa, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lambie, Duncan, Schaider, Helmut, Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2018). Whole-exome sequencing of acquired nevi identifies mechanisms for development and maintenance of benign neoplasms (vol 138, pg 1636, 2018). Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 138 (9), 2085-2085. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.06.174
McInerney-Leo, A. M., Wheeler, L., Sturm, R. A., Tan, J. M., Harris, J. E., Anderson, L., Jagirdar, K., Brown, M. A., Leo, P. J., Soyer, H. P. and Duncan, E. L. (2018). Point mutation in p14ARF-specific exon 1β of CDKN2A causing familial melanoma and astrocytoma. British Journal of Dermatology, 178 (4), e263-e264. doi: 10.1111/bjd.16275
Stark, Mitchell S., Tan, Jean-Marie, Tom, Lisa, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lambie, Duncan, Schaider, Helmut, Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2018). Whole-exome sequencing of acquired nevi identifies mechanisms for development and maintenance of benign neoplasms. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 138 (7), 1636-1644. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.02.012
Laino, A. M., Berry, E. G., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Duffy, D. L., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2018). Iris pigmented lesions as a marker of cutaneous melanoma risk: an Australian case-control study. British Journal of Dermatology, 178 (5), 1119-1127. doi: 10.1111/bjd.16323
Tan, J. M., Tom, L. N., Jagirdar, K., Lambie, D., Schaider, H., Sturm, R. A., Soyer, H. P. and Stark, M. S. (2018). The BRAF and NRAS mutation prevalence in dermoscopic subtypes of acquired naevi reveals constitutive MAPK pathway activation. British Journal of Dermatology, 178 (1), 191-197. doi: 10.1111/bjd.15809
Li, Xiaohong, Lee, Katie J., Duffy, David L., Xu, Dandan, Rao Basude, Madhur Eshwar, Hu, Ying, Zhang, Hang, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Soyer, H. Peter, Dong, Huiting and Sturm, Richard A. (2017). Acquired melanocytic naevus phenotypes and MC1R genotypes in Han Chinese: A cross-sectional study. PeerJ, 5 (12) e4168, e4168. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4168
Rayner, Jenna E., Jagirdar, Kasturee, Soyer, Peter H. and Mcmeniman, Erin K. (2017). Patients' and doctors' preferences for disclosing dermatology results. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 58 (4), e282-e283. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12707
Chhabra, Yash, Yong, Hilary X. L., Fane, Mitchell E., Soogrim, Arish, Lim, Wen, Mahiuddin, Dayana Nur, Kim, Reuben S. Q., Ashcroft, Melinda, Beatson, Scott A., Ainger, Stephen A., Smit, Darren J., Jagirdar, Kasturee, Walker, Graeme J., Sturm, Richard A. and Smith, Aaron G. (2017). Genetic variation in IRF4 expression modulates growth characteristics, tyrosinase expression and interferon-gamma response in melanocytic cells. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, 31 (1), 51-63. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12620
Ainger, Stephen A. , Jagirdar, Kasturee, Lee, Katie J. , Soyer, H. Peter and Sturm, Richard A. (2017). Skin pigmentation genetics for the clinic. Dermatology, 233 (1), 1-15. doi: 10.1159/000468538
Daley, G. M., Duffy, D. L., Pflugfelder, A., Jagirdar, K., Lee, K. J., Yong, X. L., Eigentler, T. K., Weide, B., Smithers, B. M., Martin, N. G., Garbe, C., Soyer, H. P. and Sturm, R. A. (2017). GSTP1 does not modify MC1R effects on melanoma risk. Experimental Dermatology, 26 (8), 730-733. doi: 10.1111/exd.13114
Lee, S., Duffy, D.L., Mcclenahan, P., Lee, K. J., McEniery, E., Burke, B., Jagirdar, K., Martin, N.G., Sturm, R.A., Soyer, H.P. and Schaider, H. (2016). Heritability of naevus patterns in an adult twin cohort from the Brisbane Twin Registry: A cross-sectional study. British Journal of Dermatology, 174 (2), 356-363. doi: 10.1111/bjd.14291
Bohm, M., Jagirdar, K., Sturm, R.A., Konig, S., Bauer, J., Metze, D., Luger, T.A. and Weishaupt, C. (2015). Lack of protection from development of multiple melanomas by an injected melanocortin analogue in a combined high-risk MC1R/CDKN2A genotype patient. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 30 (10), e65-e67. doi: 10.1111/jdv.13310
Tan, Jean-Marie, Lin, Lynlee L., Lambie, Duncan, Flewell-Smith, Ross, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Schaider, Helmut, Sturm, Richard A., Prow, Tari W. and Soyer, H. Peter (2015). BRAF wild-type melanoma in situ arising in a BRAF V600E mutant dysplastic nevus. JAMA Dermatology, 151 (4), 417-421. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.3775
Sinnya, Sudipta, Jagirdar, Kasturee, De'Ambrosis, Brian, McMeniman, Erin, Sturm, Richard A. and Soyer, H. Peter (2015). High incidence of primary melanomas in an MC1R RHC homozygote/CDKN2A mutant genotype patient. Archives of Dermatological Research, 307 (8), 741-745. doi: 10.1007/s00403-015-1582-y
Banan, P., Lee, K. J., McClenahan, P., Jagirdar, K., Sturm, Richard A. and Soyer, H. Peter (2014). Dermoscopy, reflectance confocal microscopy and histopathology of a melanoma in situ from an individual homozygous for GSTP1*105Val/MC1R*92Met. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 57 (1), 64-67. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12250
Jagirdar, Kasturee, Smit, Darren J., Ainger, Stephen A., Lee, Katie J., Brown, Darren L., Chapman, Brett, Zhao, Zhen Zhen, Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G., Stow, Jennifer L., Duffy, David L. and Sturm, Richard A. (2014). Molecular analysis of common polymorphisms within the human Tyrosinase locus and genetic association with pigmentation traits. Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research, 27 (4), 552-564. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.12253
McClenahan, Phil, Lin, Lynlee L., Tan, Jean-Marie, Flewell-Smith, Ross, Schaider, Helmut, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Atkinson, Victoria, Lambie, Duncan, Prow, Tarl W., Sturm, Richard A. and Soyer, Peter (2014). BRAFV600E Mutation Status of Involuting and Stable Nevi in Dabrafenib Therapy with or without Trametinib. JAMA Dermatology, 150 (10), 1079-1082. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.436
Sturm, Richard A., Fox, Carly, McClenahan, Phil, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Ibarrola-Villava, Maider, Banan, Parastoo, Abbott, Nicola C., Ribas, Gloria, Gabrielli, Brian, Duffy, David L. and Soyer, H. Peter (2014). Phenotypic characterization of nevus and tumor patterns in MITF E318K mutation carrier melanoma patients. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 134 (1), 141-149. doi: 10.1038/jid.2013.272
Jagirdar, Kasturee, Yin, Kelvin, Harrison, Matthew, Lim, Wen, Muscat, George E. O., Sturm, Richard A. and Smith, Aaron G. (2013). The NR4A2 Nuclear Receptor Is Recruited to Novel Nuclear Foci in Response to UV Irradiation and Participates in Nucleotide Excision Repair. PloS One, 8 (11) e78075, e78075.1-e78075.13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078075
Curchin, Claudia, Wurm, Elisabeth, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Sturm, Richard and Soyer, Peter (2012). Dermoscopy, reflectance confocal microscopy and histopathology of an amelanotic melanoma from an individual heterozygous for MC1R and tyrosinase variant alleles. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 53 (4), 291-294. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2012.00882.x
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