Researcher Spotlights
Michael Papanicolaou
PhD student at Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Researching cross talk between breast cancer epithelial cells and cancer associated fibroblasts.
Winner of a student/ECR presentation prize at the 5th OzMRS scientific symposium.
Dr Raymond Yip
Researching remodeling of the tumour microenvironment at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.
Winner of the 10x Genomics prize for best oral presentation at the 5th OzMRS scientific symposium.
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Luiza Steffens Reinhardt
PhD student at Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle studying why Breast Cancer becomes resistant to DNA-damaging cancer therapies leading to metastasis.
Dr Aadya Nagpal
Postdoctoral researcher in the Tumour Angiogenesis and Microenvironment Program at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Researching changes in the vascular and lymphatic networks preceeding metastasis.
Equal winner of the Cancers prize for student/ECR presentation at the 5th OzMRS symposium.
Dr Amy Wilson
Postdoctoral Researcher at Hudson Institute of Medical Research. Amy's current research focuses on understanding a subset of ovarian cancer cells called 'Leader cells' with an aim to improve outcomes for ovarian cancer patients.
Michael Trpceski
PhD candidate at Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Michael's current research focuses on using TRAP-seq technology to get a fresh perspective on what drives pancreatic cancer cells to metastasise.
Natalia Vukelic
PhD candidate at Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute. Natalia's research focuses on the role of the GPX2 protein in the treatment and survival outcomes of colorectal cancer (CRC).
Aeson Chang
Lecturer and researcher at Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Aeson's research focuses on the role of neural signalling in metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Alastair Saunders
PhD candidate at The University of Melbourne. Alastair's research focuses on skeletal muscle metastasis in breast cancer.
