News: cancer research
SAiGENCI welcomes 2025/26 Summer Research cohort
SAiGENCI kicked off it’s 2025/26 summer research program with a morning tea last week, celebrating the arrival of this year’s students.
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Viertel Fellowship for innovative cancer epigentic leader
University of Adelaide cancer epigenetics and 3D genome biology expert Dr Joanna Achinger-Kawecka has been awarded a 2025 Sylvia and Charles Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship.
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Professor Jose Polo elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS)
SAiGENCI are proud to announce Professor Jose Polo has been elected as Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).
Outcome of the inaugural Professor Abdi Cancer Research Funding Initiative
SAiGENCI is thrilled to share the exciting outcome of our inaugural Professor Abdi Cancer Research Funding Initiative. This initiative is made possible by the generous donation from Professor Abdi, and the tremendous effort of everyone who have contributed to our philanthropic activities. This round drew a large number of outstanding applications, making the selection process highly competitive.
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Winning the ‘chess’ game against cancer
How a powerful computer modelling approach could predict cancer’s “next move” when faced with targeted treatments.
Legacy of love, precision and purpose
Dr Leon Pitchon FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Eng), FRACS (MBBS 1959) describes himself as lucky. Born and raised in Cairo, Egypt and of Russian and Spanish ancestry, his family migrated to Australia when he was just fourteen years old. He reflects with deep gratitude on a life of opportunity, purpose – and, more recently, philanthropy.
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
