BH.MS, MSc(Pathology)
Research Fellow in Oncology
Contact details for Vinod Gopalan
Biography
Vinod Gopalan undertook his undergraduate degree in Homoeopathy, Medicine and Surgery from University of Kerala, India. During Vinod's internship he did research on the role of complimentary medicines in the palliative care for cancer patients. After completing his internship in Kerala, India, he joined Griffith University. He completed his Masters in Medical Research in the School of Medicine. His research project was on cancer molecular pathology in which he focused on bowel cancers.Since 2008, Vinod has been an active academic and researcher within the School of Medicine and he is currently doing his PhD in Cancer Pathology.
Research interests
- Molecular pathology
- Cancer biology
- Medical education
- HIV medicine
- Palliative management and complimentary medicines
Publications
Refereed journal articles
- Lam AK, Carmichael R, Gertraud Buettner P, Gopalan V, Ho YH, Siu S (2011) Clinicopathological significance of synchronous carcinoma in colorectal cancer. American Journal of Surgery.202(1):39-44.
- Lam AK, Lau KK, Gopalan V, Luk J, Lo CY (2011) Quantitative analysis of the expression of TGF-alpha and EGFR in papillary thyroid carcinoma: clinicopathological relevance.Pathology. 43(1):40-47.
- Lam AKY, Gopalan V, Nassiri MR, Kasem KY, Dissanayake J, Tang JCO, Smith RA (2011) Altered JS-2 expression in colorectal cancers and its clinical pathological relevance. Molecular Oncology. 5(5):475-481.
- Gopalan V, Smith RA, Ho YH, Lam AK (2011) Signet-ring cell carcinoma of colorectum-current perspectives and molecular biology. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 26(2):127-133.
- Lam AKY, Lau KKP, Gopalan V, Luk J, Lo CY (2011) Quantitative analysis of the expression of transformation growth factor alpha (TGF-α) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in papillary thyroid carcinoma: clinicopathological relevance. Pathology. 43(1):40-47.
- Salajegheh A, Smith RA, Kasem K, Gopalan V, Nassiri MR, William R, Lam AK (2011) Single nucleotide polymorphisms and mRNA expression of VEGF-A in papillary thyroid carcinoma: Potential markers for aggressive phenotypes. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 37(1):93-99.
- Gopalan V, Smith RA, Nassiri MR, Yasuda K, Salajegheh A, Kim SY, Ho YH, Weinstein S, Tang JC, Lam AK (2010) GAEC1 and colorectal cancer: a study of the relationships between a novel oncogene and clinicopathologic features. Human Pathology. 41(7): 1009-1015.
Refereed conference papers
- Kasem KY, Gopalan V, Salajegheh A, Smith RA, Lam AKY (2010) Expression of JK1 Gene in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma. Virchows Archives. 457(2): 165-166.
- Gopalan V, Salajegheh A, Nassiri MR, Smith RA, Lam AKY (2010) Novel oncogene GAEC1: Involved in pathogenesis and potential use in differential diagnosis of tumours. Pathology. 42, S71.
Non-refereed conference papers (international)
- Kasem KY, Gopalan V, Salajegheh A, Smith RA, Lam AKY. Expression of JK1 Gene in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma. In: Canadian Human Genetics Conference. Quebec, Canada. April 2010.
- Gopalan V, Salajegheh A, Nassiri MR, Smith RA, Lam AKY. Novel oncogene GAEC1: Involved in pathogenesis and potential use in differential diagnosis of tumours. Pathology update. Melbourne, Australia. May 2010.
- Salajegheh A, Nassiri MR, Disanayake JK, Kim SY, Gopalan V, DaSilva D, Le T, Smith R, Lam A. The Role of VEGF Polymorphism in Molecular Diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer. 4th Medical Biotech Forum. Dalian, China. August 2009.
- Salajegheh A, Smith RA, Lam AK. The prevalence of vascular endothelial growth factor -141A/C polymorphism in papillary thyroid carcinoma and its potential as a marker for tissue invasiveness [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. Denver, Philadelphia USA. 2009. Abstract number 4071. April 2009.
- Gopalan V, Kim SY, Salajegheh A, Tang JC, Smith RA, Lam AK. Detection of the GAEC1 oncogene in benign and malignant colorectal tissue: a pilot study of a novel gene. Proceedings of the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. Denver, Philadelphia USA. 2009. Abstract number 1353. April 2009.
Current teaching areas
- Pathology tutoring