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Fighting cancer from within

CISL Team

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Australia, taking the lives of an estimated 8,900 people last year alone. 

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Glenda's story

Glenda

When Glenda was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer in 2014 at just 57 years old, she was in shock.  “I had never smoked a day in my life,” Glenda said.

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SAiGENCI researcher awarded funding for breast cancer research

Dr Joanna Achinger-Kawecka

Dr Joanna Achinger-Kawecka has been awarded a National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) 2025 Research Project Grant, providing essential support for investigator-initiated research projects which are critical to building Australia's breast cancer research pipeline and addressing critical research questions.

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Professor Jose Polo appointed as EMBL Australia Scientific Head

Professor Jose Polo

SAiGENCI's Professor Jose Polo has been appointed as the new Scientific Head of EMBL Australia.

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SAiGENCI researcher awarded funding in latest MRFF round

Dr Yannan Yang

A SAiGENCI project using nanotechnology has received funding in the latest round of Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Early-to-Mid Career Researchers funding.

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Lorne Cancer Conference 2025

SAiGENCI @ Lorne Cancer Conference 2025

The South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI) and Adelaide Centre for Epigenetics (ACE) were well represented at the 37th annual Lorne Cancer Conference held from the 13th to 15th of February in Lorne, a coastal town on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria.

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New role brings hope for SA cancer patients

Dr Alex Jolley

Eradicating cancer from being a terminal disease to one we can successfully manage and treat is the holy grail of cancer research – and the grand vision of a new Molecular Cancer Pathology Fellow being co-funded by The Hospital Research Foundation Group.

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SAiGENCI researcher granted national health funding

Dr Fuyi Li

SAiGENCI research into using PROTACs for cancer treatments has been funded in the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants.

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SAiGENCI researchers given a funding boost

Researchers from the South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI), based at the University of Adelaide, have been awarded funding to further their work in prostate and pancreatic cancers.

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SAiGENCI researchers awarded funding through NHMRC program

Two SAiGENCI research groups are among nine from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences awarded funding through the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants.

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