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From Biobank to breakthroughs

The Australian Lions Childhood Cancer Research Foundation (ALCCRF) has made a transformative impact on paediatric brain cancer research by donating $600,000 to a team at the South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI).
Epigenetic leader becomes University's first Viertel Fellow

University of Adelaide molecular epigenetic expert Dr Luke Isbel has been awarded a 2024 Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation Senior Medical Research Fellowship.
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Movember and SAiGENCI partner on landmark database to drive improvements in prostate cancer care

Movember, the leading global men’s health charity, has partnered with the South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI) at the University of Adelaide, to create a transformative database that will help researchers develop strategies for clinicians to personalise decisions about prostate cancer care.
2024-25 Adelaide Summer Research Scholarships with SAiGENCI
The University of Adelaide, Adelaide Summer Research Scholarships have been created to provide undergraduate students with experience working within a research team and to encourage students to consider postgraduate study leading to a career involving research.
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Listen to Dr Adrienne Sullivan on Healthy Living podcast

Tune in to Dr Adrienne Sullivan, SAiGENCI's Group Leader, Development and Epigenetics Laboratory, on 2GB Sydney's Healthy Living podcast with Dr Ross Walker.
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SAiGENCI Annual Public Lecture - Decoding Cancer: How epigenetics could solve the cancer riddle
Held on Tuesday 21 May in the Braggs Lecture Theatre, the SAiGENCI Annual Public Lecture was a great success with 230 attending the live event and 50 viewing online.
Professor Jose Polo elected as 2024 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

SAiGENCI are thrilled to congratulate Professor Jose Polo on his election as a 2024 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
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“I’m still alive because of it”: Cancer survivor’s research request

An Adelaide mother who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 37 has urged people to dig deep to support cancer research, saying she wouldn’t be here today if not for science and her young daughter.
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SAiGENCI researchers awarded NHMRC Investigator Grants
Congratulations to SAiGENCI researchers Professor Jose Polo and Dr Dharmesh Bhuva on their successful National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant applications.
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Ez Aldeen Esawi awarded the second David Beale Scholarship in Prostate Cancer Research

The South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI) congratulates PhD student Mr Ez Aldeen Esawi on being awarded the second David Beale Supplementary Scholarship in Prostate Cancer Research.