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Biography
Dr Joanna Biazik-Richmond is a cell biologist specialising in electron microscopy (EM). Joanna graduated from the University of Sydney in 2008 with a PhD in Anatomy and Histology in 2008. Joanna worked as a Research Associate at the Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis (2008-2011) and went on to become a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki investigating autophagy in cells (2011-2018). In 2018, Joanna joined the University of New South Wales, where she manages an Electron Microscopy PC2 cell culture facility and offers support in collaborative projects ranging from nanoparticle uptake in cells, biocompatibility assays for materials and alloys, cellular agriculture as well as routine plant and mammalian cell biology. She specialises and teaches in a range of electron microscopy techniques including transmission and scanning electron microscopy, high pressure freezing, CLEM, Immuno EM and volume EM. Joanna has also developed a training module in cell culture providing hands-on training in aseptic technique to researchers across different schools and departments.
My Research Activities
BSc (Hons) - University of Sydney 1999-2003
PhD - University of Sydney - Evolution of Viviparity 2005-2008
Research Associate - Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis 2008-2011
Post-doctoral Researcher - University of Helsinki 2011-2018
Research Associate - University of New South Wales 2018-
Publications
Book Chapters
Biazik J; Vihinen H; Jokitalo E; Eskelinen EL, 2017, 'Ultrastructural Characterization of Phagophores Using Electron Tomography on Cryoimmobilized and Freeze Substituted Samples', in Methods in Enzymology, pp. 331 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.mie.2016.09.063
Biazik J; Vihinen H; Jokitalo E; Eskelinen EL, 2015, 'Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum in the Formation of Phagophores/Autophagosomes: Three-Dimensional Morphology', in Autophagy: Cancer, Other Pathologies, Inflammation, Immunity, Infection, and Aging, pp. 57 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801043-3.00002-9
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Conference Papers
Thompson MB; Biazik JB; Lui S; Adams SM; Murphy CR, 2006, 'Morphological and functional changes to the uterus of lizards with different placental complexities', in Herpetological Monographs, pp. 178 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1655/0733-1347(2007)20[178:mafctt]2.0.co;2
Journal articles
Hadinoto K; Rao NRH; Astorga JB; Zhou R; Biazik J; Zhang T; Masood H; Cullen PJ; Prescott S; Henderson RK; Trujillo FJ, 2023, 'Hybrid plasma discharges for energy-efficient production of plasma-activated water', Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 451, pp. 138643 - 138643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.138643
Zhang C; Tang J; Xie W; Allioux FM; Cao Z; Biazik JM; Tajik M; Deng F; Li Y; Abbasi R; Baharfar M; Mousavi M; Esrafilzadeh D; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2023, 'Mechanistic Observation of Interactions between Macrophages and Inorganic Particles with Different Densities', Small, vol. 19, pp. e2204781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202204781
Kopecny LR; Biazik JM; Coroneo MT, 2023, 'Electron Microscopy and Elemental Analysis of Defective Drysdale Nucleus Manipulator Instruments Implicated in Surgical Complications', American Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 245, pp. 102 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2022.09.001
Mediati DG; Wong JL; Gao W; McKellar S; Pang CNI; Wu S; Wu W; Sy B; Monk IR; Biazik JM; Wilkins MR; Howden BP; Stinear TP; Granneman S; Tree JJ, 2022, 'RNase III-CLASH of multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus reveals a regulatory mRNA 3′UTR required for intermediate vancomycin resistance', Nature Communications, vol. 13, pp. 3558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31177-8
Zhang C; Yang B; Biazik J; Webster RF; Xie W; Tang J; Allioux F-M; Abbasi R; Mousavi M; Goldys EM; Killian KA; Chandrawati R; Esrafilzadeh D; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2022, 'Gallium Nanodroplets are Anti-Inflammatory without Interfering with Iron Homeostasis', ACS Nano, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c10981
Centurion F; Merhebi S; Baharfar M; Abbasi R; Zhang C; Mousavi M; Xie W; Yang J; Cao Z; Allioux FM; Harm GFS; Biazik J; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Rahim MA, 2022, 'Cell-Mediated Biointerfacial Phenolic Assembly for Probiotic Nano Encapsulation', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202200775
Mediati DG; Wong JL; Gao W; McKellar S; Pang CNI; Wu S; Wu W; Sy B; Monk IR; Biazik JM; Wilkins MR; Howden BP; Stinear TP; Granneman S; Tree JJ, 2022, 'Publisher Correction: RNase III-CLASH of multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus reveals a regulatory mRNA 3′UTR required for intermediate vancomycin resistance (Nature Communications, (2022), 13, 1, (3558), 10.1038/s41467-022-31177-8)', Nature Communications, vol. 13, pp. 5683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33167-2
Abbasi R; Tang J; Baharfar M; Zhang C; Allioux FM; Zhang J; Tajik M; Yang J; Biazik J; Centurion F; Han J; Mofarah SS; Esrafilzadeh D; Koshy P; Sorrell CC; Chan SLI; Rahim MA; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2022, 'Induction heating for the removal of liquid metal-based implant mimics: A proof-of-concept', Applied Materials Today, vol. 27, pp. 101459 - 101459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2022.101459
Ganda S; Wong CK; Biazik J; Raveendran R; Zhang L; Chen F; Ariotti N; Stenzel MH, 2022, 'Macrophage-Targeting and Complete Lysosomal Degradation of Self-assembled Two-Dimensional Poly(ϵ-caprolactone) Platelet Particles', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 14, pp. 35333 - 35343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c06555
Rybchyn MS; Biazik JM; Charlesworth J; Le Coutre J, 2021, 'Nanocellulose from Nata de Coco as a Bioscaffold for Cell-Based Meat', ACS Omega, vol. 6, pp. 33923 - 33931, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c05235
Agarwal V; Fadil Y; Wan A; Maslekar N; Tran BN; Mat Noor RA; Bhattacharyya S; Biazik J; Lim S; Zetterlund PB, 2021, 'Influence of Anionic Surfactants on the Fundamental Properties of Polymer/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Films', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 13, pp. 18338 - 18347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c02379
Baum L; Nguyen MTHD; Jia Y; Biazik J; Thomas T, 2021, 'Characterization of a novel roseophage and the morphological and transcriptional response of the sponge symbiont Ruegeria AU67 to infection', Environmental Microbiology, vol. 23, pp. 2532 - 2549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15474
Rezaeimotlagh A; Resch M; Kuchel RP; Biazik J; Ziuzina D; Bourke P; Cullen PJ; Trujillo FJ, 2021, 'Unveiling the synergistic effect of combining low and high frequency electric fields for microbiological safety in liquid food processing', Journal of Food Engineering, vol. 303, pp. 110588 - 110588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2021.110588
Pan W; Jiang P; Zhao J; Shi H; Zhang P; Yang X; Biazik J; Hu M; Hua H; Ge X; Huang XF; Yu Y, 2021, 'β-Glucan from Lentinula edodes prevents cognitive impairments in high-fat diet-induced obese mice: involvement of colon-brain axis', Journal of Translational Medicine, vol. 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12967-021-02724-6
Kuschnerus I; Lau M; Giri K; Bedford N; Biazik J; Ruan J; Garcia-Bennett A, 2020, 'Effect of a protein corona on the fibrinogen induced cellular oxidative stress of gold nanoparticles', Nanoscale, vol. 12, pp. 5898 - 5905, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0nr00371a
Anwar T; Liu X; Suntio T; Marjamäki A; Biazik J; Chan EYW; Varjosalo M; Eskelinen EL, 2019, 'ER-targeted beclin 1 supports autophagosome biogenesis in the absence of ULK1 and ULK2 kinases', Cells, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells8050475
Tábara LC; Vicente JJ; Biazik J; Eskelinen EL; Vincent O; Escalante R, 2018, 'Vacuole membrane protein 1 marks endoplasmic reticulum subdomains enriched in phospholipid synthesizing enzymes and is required for phosphoinositide distribution', Traffic, vol. 19, pp. 624 - 638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tra.12581
Biazik J; Ylä-Anttila P; Vihinen H; Jokitalo E; Eskelinen EL, 2015, 'Ultrastructural relationship of the phagophore with surrounding organelles', Autophagy, vol. 11, pp. 439 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2015.1017178
Biazik J; Vihinen H; Anwar T; Jokitalo E; Eskelinen EL, 2015, 'The versatile electron microscope: An ultrastructural overview of autophagy', Methods, vol. 75, pp. 44 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2014.11.013
Ding WX; Li M; Biazik JM; Morgan DG; Guo F; Ni HM; Goheen M; Eskelinen EL; Yin XM, 2012, 'Electron microscopic analysis of a spherical mitochondrial structure', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 287, pp. 42373 - 42378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.413674
Biazik JM; Parker SL; Murphy CR; Thompson MB, 2012, 'Uterine Epithelial Morphology and Progesterone Receptors in a Mifepristone-treated Viviparous Lizard Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii (Squamata: Scincidae) During Gestation', Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, vol. 318, pp. 148 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jez.b.22003
Jahn KA; Biazik JM; Braet F, 2011, 'GM1 expression in caco-2 cells: Characterisation of a fundamental passage-dependent transformation of a cell line', Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol. 100, pp. 3751 - 3762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jps.22418
Wu Y; Yang L; Shi X; Li I; Biazik JM; Ratinac KR; Chen D; Thordarson P; Shieh D; Braet F, 2011, 'The selective growth inhibition of oral cancer by iron core-gold shell nanoparticles through mitochondria-mediated autophagy', Biomaterials, vol. 32, pp. 4565 - 4573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.03.006
Biazik JM; Jahn KA; Braet F, 2011, 'Caveolae and caveolin-1 in reptilian liver', Micron, vol. 42, pp. 656 - 661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2011.03.005
Dennis MM; Henriquez J; Keipert G; Biazik J; Braet F, 2011, 'An outbreak of granulomatous peritonitis caused by injectable selenium in a flock of Merino sheep', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol. 89, pp. 209 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00713.x
Biazik JM; Thompson MB; Murphy CR, 2010, 'Desmosomes in the uterine epithelium of noninvasive skink placentae.', Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007), vol. 293, pp. 502 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.21093
Biazik JM; Jahn KA; Su Y; Wu YN; Braet F, 2010, 'Unlocking the ultrastructure of colorectal cancer cells in vitro using selective staining', World Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 16, pp. 2743 - 2753, http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i22.2743
Biazik JM; Thompson MB; Murphy CR, 2010, 'Paracellular and transcellular transport across the squamate uterine epithelium', Herpetological Conservation and Biology, vol. 5, pp. 257 - 262
Biazik JM; Thompson MB; Murphy CR, 2009, 'Lysosomal and alkaline phosphatase activity indicate macromolecule transport across the uterine epithelium in two viviparous skinks with complex placenta', Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, vol. 312, pp. 817 - 826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jez.b.21297
Biazik JM; Thompson MB; Murphy CR, 2008, 'Claudin-5 is restricted to the tight junction region of uterine epithelial cells in the uterus of pregnant/gravid squamate reptiles', Anatomical Record, vol. 291, pp. 547 - 556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.20677
Biazik JM; Thompson MB; Murphy CR, 2007, 'The tight junctional protein occludin is found in the uterine epithelium of squamate reptiles', Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, vol. 177, pp. 935 - 943, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00360-007-0192-1
Adams SM; Biazik J; Stewart RL; Murphy CR; Thompson MB, 2007, 'Fundamentals of viviparity: Comparison of seasonal changes in the uterine epithelium of oviparous and viviparous Lerista bougainvillii (Squamata: Scincidae)', Journal of Morphology, vol. 268, pp. 624 - 635, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10522
Adams SM; Biazik JM; Thompson MB; Murphy CR, 2005, 'Cyto-epitheliochorial placenta of the viviparous lizard Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii: A new placental morphotype', Journal of Morphology, vol. 264, pp. 264 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10314
Thompson MB; Adams SM; Herbert JF; Biazik JM; Murphy CR, 2004, 'Placental function in lizards', International Congress Series, vol. 1275, pp. 218 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ics.2004.08.055
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Room 524, Level 5 Science and Engineering Building-SEB (E8), UNSW
