{"id":4235,"date":"2026-07-07T12:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T02:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdev.sydney.edu.au\/kolling\/?page_id=4235"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T02:06:17","slug":"cancer-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/cancer-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-196df31b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Cancer<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Kolling Institute, our cancer research aims to identify and overcome the factors that drive cancer development so that we can improve patient outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have a number of cancer research teams with world-leading expertise, specialising in chemotherapy resistance, immunotherapies, genetics, epigenetics, diagnostic services and clinical trials. Importantly, these teams have access to an active tissue bank, and the latest equipment and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our cancer research rapidly implements laboratory findings into clinical practice. By bringing together research scientists, clinicians and allied health professionals, we are able to combine innovative research with personalised treatment strategies for cancer patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8052c3e6d7837856dbd65f4a4c36a178\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);font-size:clamp(28.836px, 1.802rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.96), 50px);\">Areas of strength<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query areas-of-strength is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template has-open-sans-font-family is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1ef6e658 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2650 research-group type-research-group status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry primary-research-area-cancer\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233cbc2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;aspect-ratio:1;height:35px\" class=\"wp-block-acf-field-blocks-acf-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"43\" height=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cancer.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cancer icon\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-da074b1f805da61a2aeb9f3c54f4a91b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/bill-walsh-translational-cancer-research-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bill Walsh Translational Cancer Research Laboratory<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2651 research-group type-research-group status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry primary-research-area-cancer\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233cbc2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;aspect-ratio:1;height:35px\" class=\"wp-block-acf-field-blocks-acf-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/root_Icons_Cancer-Surgery.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-da074b1f805da61a2aeb9f3c54f4a91b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/bowel-cancer-research\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bowel Cancer and Biomarker Research Laboratory\u00a0<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2652 research-group type-research-group status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry primary-research-area-cancer\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233cbc2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;aspect-ratio:1;height:35px\" class=\"wp-block-acf-field-blocks-acf-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Icons_endocrinology2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"Endocrinology\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-da074b1f805da61a2aeb9f3c54f4a91b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/cancer-and-stem-cell-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" >Cancer and Stem Cell Laboratory<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7006 research-group type-research-group status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry primary-research-area-cancer\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233cbc2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;aspect-ratio:1;height:35px\" class=\"wp-block-acf-field-blocks-acf-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_3trozp3trozp3tro.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cancer Icon\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-da074b1f805da61a2aeb9f3c54f4a91b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/cancer-diagnosis-and-pathology-group\/\" target=\"_self\" >Cancer Diagnosis and Pathology Group\u00a0<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2653 research-group type-research-group status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry primary-research-area-cancer\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233cbc2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;aspect-ratio:1;height:35px\" class=\"wp-block-acf-field-blocks-acf-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Icons_endocrinology2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"Endocrinology\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-da074b1f805da61a2aeb9f3c54f4a91b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/cancer-genetics-laboratory\/\" target=\"_self\" >Cancer Genetics Laboratory<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2659 research-group type-research-group status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry primary-research-area-cancer\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233cbc2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;aspect-ratio:1;height:35px\" class=\"wp-block-acf-field-blocks-acf-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"43\" height=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Icons_derma.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-da074b1f805da61a2aeb9f3c54f4a91b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/dermatology\/\" target=\"_self\" >Dermatology<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2662 research-group type-research-group status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry primary-research-area-cancer\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233cbc2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;aspect-ratio:1;height:35px\" class=\"wp-block-acf-field-blocks-acf-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"43\" height=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Icons_haema.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"Haematology\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-da074b1f805da61a2aeb9f3c54f4a91b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/haematology\/\" target=\"_self\" >Haematology<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7202 research-group type-research-group status-publish hentry primary-research-area-cancer\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233cbc2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;aspect-ratio:1;height:35px\" class=\"wp-block-acf-field-blocks-acf-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_3trozp3trozp3tro.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cancer Icon\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-da074b1f805da61a2aeb9f3c54f4a91b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/pancreatic-cancer-therapeutics-research-program\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pancreatic Cancer Therapeutics Research Program<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6190 research-group type-research-group status-publish hentry primary-research-area-cancer\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233cbc2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;aspect-ratio:1;height:35px\" class=\"wp-block-acf-field-blocks-acf-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/precistion_meds_icon.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"Precision Medicine Icon\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-da074b1f805da61a2aeb9f3c54f4a91b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/clinical-pharmacy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Real-World Precision Medicines Research Group<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7059 research-group type-research-group status-publish hentry primary-research-area-cancer\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-233cbc2f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-top:0;aspect-ratio:1;height:35px\" class=\"wp-block-acf-field-blocks-acf-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gemini_Generated_Image_c43z98c43z98c43z.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"Clinical Pharmacy Icon\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-da074b1f805da61a2aeb9f3c54f4a91b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-small-font-size has-open-sans-font-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/research-group\/the-neurofibromatosis-centre-for-translational-research\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Neurofibromatosis Centre for Translational Research\u00a0<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3a99f5ee alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group .two-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1bfe4f0c25ae98841843b72cfbbae1c8\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Leadership Group<\/h2>\n\n\n    <div class=\"team-block-page\">\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Mark-P-Molloy.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prof Mark P. Molloy, PhD\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    \n                    <h3>\n                                                    Prof Mark P. Molloy, PhD | Lawrence Penn Chair of Bowel Cancer Research                                            <\/h3>\n\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Sydney | Northern Clinical School<br>Faculty of Medicine and Health<br>Honorary Professor | Dept. Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University<br>Secretary | Australasian Proteomics Society<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Dr-Connie-Diakos.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Associate Professor Connie Diakos BSc(Hons), PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MRACI CChem\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                    \n                    <h3>\n                                                    Associate Professor Connie Diakos BSc(Hons), PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MRACI CChem                                            <\/h3>\n\n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Appointment: Conjoint Senior Lecturer, Sydney Medical School (Northern), Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54e18a96a9e24c054c5ce437dc6711fc\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Leadership Group members:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"team-block-page\">\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Christine-Lu-web.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professor Christine Lu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Christine-Lu-web.jpg 669w, https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Team_Christine-Lu-web-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                                        \n                    <h3>\n                                                    Professor Christine Lu                                            <\/h3>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.156), 0.98rem);\">School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney<br>Chair of Clinical Pharmacy, Northern Sydney Local Health District<br>Clinical Pharmacology Research Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumb_Blog_Professor-Rory-Clifton-Bligh-cropped_w550_h380_fcrop.webp\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professor Roderick Clifton-Bligh\u00a0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumb_Blog_Professor-Rory-Clifton-Bligh-cropped_w550_h380_fcrop.webp 550w, https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumb_Blog_Professor-Rory-Clifton-Bligh-cropped_w550_h380_fcrop-300x207.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                                        \n                    <h3>\n                                                    Professor Roderick Clifton-Bligh\u00a0                                            <\/h3>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.156), 0.98rem);\">Head, Cancer Genetics Laboratory<br>Department of Endocrinology, Royal North Shore Hospital<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"team-member\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/kollinginstitute.org.au\/news_demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/root_Team_Dr-Jenny-Wang_1.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"Associate Professor Jenny Wang\" \/>                <div class=\"team-member-content\">\n                                        \n                    <h3>\n                                                    Associate Professor Jenny Wang                                            <\/h3>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"team-content\">\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head, Cancer and Stem Cell Laboratory<br>School of Medical Sciences<br>Kolling Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jenny is an internationally recognised expert in cancer and stem cell research. She undertook postdoctoral research in leukemia stem cell biology at Harvard Medical School. After publishing her first-author paper in Science and co-author paper in Nature, she returned to Sydney in 2011 and established her own independent stem cell group in 2013. Her research was the first to link Wnt\/\u03b2-catenin pathway to leukemia stem cells. Her research group expanded this breakthrough finding to link G protein-coupled receptors to \u03b2-catenin activation. The seminal discoveries are particularly important because G protein-coupled receptors are targets for 50 per cent of marketed drugs in non-cancer disease but their role in cancer remains unexplored. Her research provides evidence-based repurposing of non-cancer GPCR drugs for cancer therapy. In collaboration with OncoMed Pharmaceuticals USA, her research group has recently demonstrated therapeutic efficacy of GPCR-associated drug in relapsed acute myeloid leukemia, resulting in current translation of the innovative stem cell-targeted therapy into clinical trials to directly benefit patients with deadly blood cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past nine years, Jenny has secured more than $6 million in competitive research funding as a principal investigator, including three NHMRC project grants, along with grants from the ARC, the Cancer Institute, Cancer Australia, Leukaemia Foundation, Cancer Council, Tour de Cure and the Anthony Rothe Memorial Trust. Most of her grant-supported research has been published in the top scientific journals including Cancer Cell. (2nd of 207 in Cancer Research).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jenny has been frequently invited as a keynote speaker at international conferences and as a reviewer or editor for reputable journals. She has served as a lead scientific advisor on the international clinical advisory board and served on a number of grant review panels, such as NHMRC Ideas, Medical Research Future Fund Stem Cell Therapies Mission and the Victorian Cancer Agency for Early\/Mid-Career Fellowship. 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