Professor Michael Fenech is recognised internationally for his research in nutritional genomics and genetic toxicology and for developing the cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay which is now a standard method used internationally to measure DNA damage in human and mammalian cells. The lymphocyte CBMN assay has been endorsed by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the OECD for in vivo radiation bio-dosimetry and in vitro testing of chemical genotoxicity, respectively. From 1990 to 2018 he worked as a principal research scientist in Australia at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in the field of human nutrition. In 1999-2009 his laboratory further developed the lymphocyte CBMN assay into a... Read more
About me
Professor Michael Fenech is recognised internationally for his research in nutritional genomics and genetic toxicology and for developing the cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay which is now a standard method used internationally to measure DNA damage in human and mammalian cells. The lymphocyte CBMN assay has been endorsed by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the OECD for in vivo radiation bio-dosimetry and in vitro testing of chemical genotoxicity, respectively. From 1990 to 2018 he worked as a principal research scientist in Australia at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in the field of human nutrition. In 1999-2009 his laboratory further developed the lymphocyte CBMN assay into a 'cytome' assay consisting of six complementary biomarkers of DNA damage and cytotoxicity and, in collaboration with other laboratories, he coordinated the establishment of a similar method for buccal epithelial cells. Both methods are published in Nature Protocols. His key goal is to determine the nutritional, lifestyle and environmental requirements for DNA damage prevention. His research is focused on (i) the impact of nutrition on chromosomal and telomere integrity and (ii) personalised nutrition for healthy aging. He co-founded the HUMN project on micronuclei in human populations in 1997 and the Asia Pacific Nutrigenomics Nutrigenetics Organisation (www.apnno.com) in 2014. Since 2010 he has been an invited speaker at 57 international conferences (10 plenary lectures). His H-index is 88 based on 36,861 total career citations according to Google Scholar.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID
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2019 |
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2024 |
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2024 |
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232
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2024 |
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4
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2024 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
Open access
2
2
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2023 |
Open access
1
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2023 |
Open access
4
4
299
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2023 |
Open access
2
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2023 |
Open access
8
7
89
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2023 |
Open access
1
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2023 |
Open access
13
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2023 |
Open access
1
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2023 |
1
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2022 |
4
4
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2022 |
Open access
5
5
2
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2022 |
Open access
6
5
1
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2022 |
Open access
2
2
2
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2022 |
Open access
7
7
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2022 |
Open access
6
6
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2022 |
18
16
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2022 |
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15
14
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2021 |
Open access
10
11
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2021 |
12
11
1
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2021 |
Open access
16
12
4
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2021 |
Open access
10
10
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2021 |
Open access
5
4
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2021 |
Open access
29
28
1
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2021 |
7
5
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2021 |
1
1
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2021 |
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5
5
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2021 |
10
9
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2021 |
16
15
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2021 |
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2
3
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2021 |
7
5
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2021 |
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3
3
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2021 |
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1
1
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2021 |
10
8
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2020 |
Open access
16
14
11
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2020 |
Open access
12
12
26
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2020 |
17
17
1
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2020 |
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10
9
5
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2020 |
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81
69
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2020 |
90
89
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2020 |
5
5
1
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2020 |
33
32
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2020 |
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18
17
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2020 |
17
14
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2019 |
27
26
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2019 |
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41
81
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2019 |
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2018 |
Open access
8
7
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2016 |
Open access
17
13
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2012 |
Open access
76
67
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2011 |
298
275
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2011 |
Open access
43
43
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2011 |
Open access
244
189
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2010 |
72
65
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2010 |
Open access
22
21
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2008 |
Open access
20
17
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Aarhus University | DENMARK |
ASU-Experts Ges.b.R. | AUSTRIA |
Cancer Council NSW | AUSTRALIA |
Cell Environment | FRANCE |
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges | FRANCE |
Centre Hospitalier Yalgado Radioprotection-Radiobiologie | BURKINA FASO |
CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology | ITALY |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
Département du Génie d’Imagerie Médicale et Radiobiologie | BENIN |
Errol Zeiger Consulting | UNITED STATES |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Fudan University | CHINA |
Gazi University | TURKEY |
Genopole (France) | FRANCE |
Government hospital in Genoa | ITALY |
Groupe Hospitalier de la Région de Mulhouse et Sud Alsace Mulhouse (GHRMSA) | FRANCE |
Groupe Hospitalier de la Rgion de Mulhouse et Sud Alsace | FRANCE |
GSK Consumer Healthcare | UNITED STATES |
Gustave Roussy Cancer | FRANCE |
IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana | ITALY |
IRCCS San Raffaele Roma | ITALY |
Islamic Azad University of Tonekabon | IRAN |
Jilin University | CHINA |
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | UNITED STATES |
Johns Hopkins University | UNITED STATES |
Laboratoire Biophysique UFR-Santé | SENEGAL |
Laboratoire de Radiobiologie | BURUNDI |
Lutheran University of Brazil | BRAZIL |
Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
Medical University of Vienna | AUSTRIA |
Medical University Vienna | AUSTRIA |
Monash Health | AUSTRALIA |
National Cancer Institute | UNITED STATES |
National Cancer Research Institute | UNITED KINGDOM |
National University of Singapore | SINGAPORE |
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino | ARGENTINA |
Paris-Saclay University | FRANCE |
Pasteur Institute of Iran | IRAN |
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University | SAUDI ARABIA |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Radboud University Nijmegen | NETHERLANDS |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
San Martino Hospital | ITALY |
San Raffaele University | ITALY |
San Raffaele University of Rome | ITALY |
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
State Medical University | ARMENIA |
Tufts University | UNITED STATES |
United States Department of Agriculture | UNITED STATES |
Universite de Haute Alsace | FRANCE |
Universiti Putra | MALAYSIA |
University in Brussels | BELGIUM |
University Kebangsaan Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
University Of A Coruna | SPAIN |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Alberta | CANADA |
University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
University of California | UNITED STATES |
University of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
University of Limoges | FRANCE |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Paris | FRANCE |
University of Paris-Saclay | FRANCE |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sains Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
University of Santa Cruz do Sul | BRAZIL |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of the Mediterranean | FRANCE |
University of Toronto | CANADA |
University of Upper Alsace | FRANCE |
University of Vienna | AUSTRIA |
University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Wuerzburg | GERMANY |
University of Wurzburg | GERMANY |
University Sultan Zainal Abidin | MALAYSIA |
Vrije University Brussel | BELGIUM |
Women's and Children's Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
Yunnan Normal University | CHINA |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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A nutrigenomic study of folate/methionine status and oxidative stress in autistic disorder | Completed |
Advanced glycation end product induced genotoxicity and receptor expression in human cells | Completed |
Methylglyoxal induces chromosomal instability under normal and folic acid deficient conditions | Completed |