Personal profile
Career
Qualifications:
2017- 2021 PhD in Biomolecular Science- University of East Anglia, Research Project: Investigating the role of miRNAs in Neural Crest , Prof. Wheeler lab.
2015-2016 MSc Molecular Medicine- University of Essex
2012-2015 BSc (Hons) Bioscience- University Campus Suffolk
Previous Academic Research Experience:
2016- 2017 Research Assistant, Münsterberg lab, UEA
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Diverging transposon activity among polar bear sub-populations inhabiting different climate zones
Godden, A. M., Rix, B. T. & Immler, S., 12 Dec 2025, In: Mobile DNA. 16, 1, 47.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmentally induced variation in sperm sRNAs is linked to gene expression and transposable elements in zebrafish offspring
Godden, A. M., Silva, W. T. A. F., Kiehl, B., Jolly, C., Folkes, L., Alavioon, G. & Immler, S., Apr 2025, In: Heredity. 134, 3, p. 234-246 13 p., e40701.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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FishPi: A bioinformatic prediction tool to link piRNA and transposable elements
Godden, A. M., Rix, B. & Immler, S., 28 Jan 2025, In: Mobile DNA. 16, 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gum Arabic modulates the microbiota-gut-brain axis and affects general fitness in zebrafish
Abi Assaf, J., de Coriolis, J.-C., Godden, A. M., Redhead, E., Bartram, J., Cohen-Krais, J., Silova, K., Crighton, Z., Le Gall, G., Sami, S., Khalid, S. A. & Immler, S., 2 Oct 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 34465.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MicroRNA miR-196a controls neural crest patterning by repressing immature neural ectoderm programs in Xenopus embryos
Godden, A. M., Ward, N., Sittewelle, M., Antonaci, M., Mir, R., Kotov, A., Monsoro-Burq, A. H. & Wheeler, G. N., Dec 2025, In: Developmental Biology. 528, p. 117-127 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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John Gurdon Outstanding Speaker Prize
Godden, A. (Recipient), 19 Aug 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Presentation Prize at the Genetics of Reproduction meeting, 2022
Godden, A. (Recipient), 18 Nov 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Press/Media
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Polar bears may be adapting to survive warmer climates, says study
12/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: UEA Press Release