About
I’m a graduate researcher in my final year of my PhD at Deakin University and the University of Copenhagen where my research sits at the intersection of exercise physiology and molecular biology. For my thesis, I’m investigating microRNAs (miRNAs) localised to the mitochondria of skeletal muscle and how physiology (exercise-induced) and pathology (type 1 diabetes) influence their expression with a combination of human, mouse and cell-based models. In addition, utilising bioinformatics, I’m exploring mechanisms to help explain how, which will hopefully help us to then understand why, these miRNAs localise to the mitochondria in the first place.
I’m fascinated by mitochondria. Not just for the role they play in metabolism, but in overall cellular function. I’m particularly interested in seeking to understand how the molecular events underpinning mitochondrial biology cascade upwards through cells, tissues, and systems to shape physiology and biology of whole organisms. I find myself drawn to the threads connecting these levels of organisation to biological anthropology, comparative physiology, evolutionary medicine, and bioinformatics. I have aspirations to work in, or adjacent to, these fields to contribute to an interdisciplinary framework to help combat metabolic disease.
News
July 2026 — Speaking at the European College of Sport Science (ECSS) Congress, Lausanne, Switzerland.
March 2026 — Relocated to Copenhagen to begin a research placement at CFAS, University of Copenhagen.
Education
- PhD in Exercise Physiology and Molecular Genetics
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Deakin University and the University of Copenhagen · November 2023 – present
Thesis: Investigating the mechanistic role of microRNAs localised to skeletal muscle mitochondria under physiological and pathological conditions
Supervisors: Prof. Glenn Wadley, Prof. Severine Lamon, Dr. Bianca Bernardo, A/Prof. Søren Neilsen
- Master of Human Nutrition
- Deakin University · 2020–2022
- Bachelor of Health Science (Major in Physiology and Anatomy)
- La Trobe University · 2012–2016
Publications
Challenges and Future Prospectives in Circular RNA Investigation. Hiam D, Gedye MJ, Wadley GD, Bernardo BC. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2025;1485:467–479. — doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-9428-0_27 — Review.
The Binding Properties of Antibodies to Z-DNA in the Sera of Normal Healthy Subjects. Pisetsky DS, Gedye MJ, David LA, Spencer DM. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Feb 22;25(5):2556. — doi: 10.3390/ijms25052556
Research Career
- Present (2023 – )
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Graduate Researcher — Institute of Physical Activity
& Nutrition (IPAN) · Deakin University, Australia
Centre for Physical Activity Research (CFAS) · University of Copenhagen Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark (based at CFAS from March 2026) - Former (2022–2024)
- Research Technician — David Lab: Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology · Duke University, United States
Skills
- Experimental Models — Human participant recruitment and clinical sampling; rodent exercise training and dissection
- Wet Lab — Mitochondrial isolation, RNA extraction, mitochondrial assays, muscle biopsy handling
- Bioinformatics — Small RNA-seq analysis (alignment, differential expression, target prediction); R, Bash; miRBase, MirGeneDB, MitoCarta, TargetScan
Affiliations & Collaborators
- IPAN — Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
- Deakin University, Australia
- CFAS — Centre for Physical Activity Research
- University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Australian Physiological Society
- Student Representative, 2024 – present
Contact
I welcome enquiries from researchers, collaborators, and anyone curious about the work. Send me an email.
Personal site: gedye.me