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SAiGENCI announce first ARC Future Fellow
SAiGENCI congratulate Professor Lan Nguyen awarded funding through the Australian Research Council's (ARC) 2025 Future Fellowships scheme.
Fellows advance immunotherapy and tumour inflammation research
The University of Adelaide’s South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI) has welcomed two new researchers through a fellowship program funded by the Ainsworth Foundation.
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Meet our researchers: Dr Kimberley Clark
Dr Kimberley Clark, Research Fellow, SAiGENCI, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
SAiGENCI researcher recognised in Cure Cancer 2025 Researcher of the Year Awards
Dr Mohamed Saad has been recognised as runner-up in the Cure Cancer 2025 Researcher of the Year Awards, presented by Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales at a reception at Government House in Sydney on Monday 16 June.
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Fighting cancer from within
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Australia, taking the lives of an estimated 8,900 people last year alone.
Glenda's story
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.
SAiGENCI researcher awarded funding for breast cancer research
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
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
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
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.
