Study Opportunities
The Centre for Personalised Cancer Medicine provides a vibrant inter-disciplinary academic structure for research students.
The CPCM offers an attractive research experience for research students by providing cross-disciplinary projects and access ro state of the art technologies and equipment.
Research
There are a variety of opportunities for science or medical graduates to undertake higher degrees within the CPCM. There are projects on offer that suit Honours, MSc or PhD students. The multi-disciplinary nature of the Centre provides the opportunity to be involved in projects across diverse areas allowing students to be uniquely multi-skilled.
Projects available range from cancer orientated basic sciences to clinical orientated projects. With the diverse range of projects available there is likely to be a project available that suits your skills and interests.
Scholarships
Southcott Scholarship in Nuclear Medicine
Applications are now open for the Southcott Scholarship in Nuclear Medicine, leading to the degree of PhD in the School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences.
Project 1: Medical application of new developments of photonics-based monitoring of radiation dosage
Projects
Leukaemia and blood cancers
• Therapeutic approaches to leukaemia with a particular focus on predicting and overcoming clinical resistance to targeted therapies.
Interested? Contact Assoc Prof Deborah White: deborah.white@health.sa.gov.au
• Identification of markers that correlate with outcome and are therapeutic targets in acute myeloid leukaemia.
Interested? Contact Prof Bik To: to.bik@health.sa.gov.au
• Molecular and cellular mechanisms responsible for myeloma disease progression.
Interested? Contact Prof Andrew Zannettino: andrew.zannettino@health.sa.gov.au
• Receptors and transcription factors in myeloid leukaemias and myeloproliferative disorders.
Interested? Contact Prof Richard D'Andrea: richard.dandrea@health.sa.gov.au
• The bone marrow at diagnosis and following treatment in childhood leukaemia
Interested? Contact Assoc Prof Tamas Revesz: tom.revesz@health.sa.gov.au
Breast and prostate cancer
• Mechanisms involved in the development, progression and metastatic spread of breast cancer.
Interested? Contact Prof Andreas Evdokiou: andreas.evdokiou@adelaide.edu.au
• Novel therapeutic strategies involving inhibitors of hormone action, identification of biomarkers and development of models for preclinical studies.
Interested? Contact Dr Lisa Butler: lisa.butler@health.sa.gov.au
• Molecular mechanisms of vitamin D reducing the risk of breast cancer.
Interested? Contact Dr Rachel Suetani: rachel.suetani@health.sa.gov.au
• Clinical trials in breast cancer
Interested? Contact Prof Grantley Gill: grantley.gill@adelaide.edu.au
Developing new treatments for cancer
• Novel developments in solid tumour treatments using immunotherapy and radiotherapy
Interested? Contact Prof Michael Brown: michael.brown@health.sa.gov.au
• New treatments for sarcomas based on the p53 pathway.
Interested? Contact Dr Paul Neilsen: paul.neilsen@health.sa.gov.au
Developing individualised cancer treatments
• Developing treatments for mucositis, a debilitating side effect of chemotherapy
Interested? Contact Prof Dorothy Keefe: dorothy.keefe@health.sa.gov.au
• Role of your genetic profile in cancer drug metabolism and transport
Interested? Contact Dr Daniel Barratt: daniel.barratt@adelaide.edu.au
Cutting-edge trans-disciplinary projects in cancer research
• Development of novel cancer therapeutics using medicinal chemistry
Interested? Contact Prof Andrew Abell: andrew.abell@adelaide.edu.au
• Application of photonics in cancer diagnosis and treatment
Interested? Contact Prof David Callen: david.callen@adelaide.edu.au
Mentoring
Access to investigators with a range of expertise provides the opportunity to gain valueable mentoring from leading clinical and academic researchers. Fostering the development of such early career researchers will be an important role of the CPCM as they represent the research leaders of the future.
Experience
Together these provide research students with unique interdisciplinary skills, offering an enhanced research experience and ensuring the clinical significance of the projects.
For more information contactl Professor David Callen.
