The Dame Roma Mitchell Cancer Research Laboratories (DRMCRL) have an international reputation for research into sex hormone action in breast and prostate cancer

Adelaide, South Australia
Joined December 2016
FiDo (First-In-Dog) Cure Cancer Initiative is a unique cross-disciplinary collaboration at the University of Adelaide testing the efficacy of androgen receptor (AR) agonist and estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist treatments in companion dogs with ER+ mammary cancers.
Replying to @7NewsAdelaide
EXCLUSIVE: In an Australian first, SA researchers are investigating if a breakthrough new treatment being trialled by breast cancer patients could potentially cure dogs too. The dual hormone therapy implant aims to shrink the tumours. youtu.be/yziyfputO7c @AKunowski #7NEWS
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Cell senescence and how it predisposes to cancer, no less how we may be able to modulate it. An outstanding @CellCellPress review cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
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Since 1998 The Mother’s Day Classic participants have donated and raised $46.1 million to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to fund life-saving breast cancer research. Let's keep fighting against breast cancer! 🩷 #MDC2025 #beatcancer
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We're calling on the Minister for Health to mandate for Breast Density Reporting for Women who have Mammograms in Ireland. Up to 50% of Breast Cancer is missed on Mammograms in Dense Breasts. #TellMeMyBreastDensity
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In honor of International Women's Day, we proudly highlight the incredible women in our team who are working tirelessly to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. Here's to women who lead, innovate, and push boundaries every day. 💪💡 #IWD2025 #WomenInScience
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Congratulations to @DrTheresaHickey from @drmcrl on your recent @nhmrc Ideas Grant Success! So great to see your research and career flourishing since our early days together at @RobsInstitute 🎉
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A BIG thank you to CanDance for a Cure and their unbelievable efforts this year with the amount they raised at their fourteenth annual South Australian event. These funds will help contribute to the forever important life-saving cancer research at @UniofAdelaide.
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SAiGENCI, Kathryn Hudson is hosting a Longest Table to fight for a future free from cancer. Join me for a night of feasting and fun, and let’s #ForkCancer together.  thelongesttable.com.au/s/32/…
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Prostate adenocarcinoma can shift to small-cell neuroendocrine #prostatecancer (NEPC) due to EZH2. @DanaFarber research in @NatureComms find EZH2's role differs in these cancers—targeting it may help adenocarcinoma (cont) ms.spr.ly/l/6018lobX2
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Do you want to do a PhD in cancer research in the world’s most beautiful city tinyurl.com/mtjk922p? Thanks to the generosity of donors and @FlindersFound, I have a fully-funded PhD position in my lab starting 2025. For more info, check out tinyurl.com/bdh7j96t and/or DM me
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It was a huge pleasure to be involved in this exciting new study from @ChangmengC and @ZifengWang_ZZD just published in @NatureComms shorturl.at/Jl46P @UMassBoston @FlindersHMRI
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Mutations in the estrogen receptor gene are important drivers of resistance to therapy in metastatic breast cancer. Applications wanted from post-docs to use transcriptomics and genome engineering for revealing mechanisms and identifying new therapies jobs.ac.uk/job/DGK140/post-d…
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Heartfelt gratitude to my incredible team @drmcrl for their collaborative spirit! A special acknowledgment to my esteemed supervisors, @DrTheresaHickey, @DrAmyDwyer, and Professor Wayne Tilley, whose guidance was invaluable.
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And the moment you've all been waiting for... Our top downloaded article in 2023: Mechanisms driving the immunoregulatory function of cancer cells by Antoinette van Weverwijk & @deVisserKarin go.nature.com/3HoMqBk @NatResCancer @NKI_nl @oncodeinstitute #NRCtop10of2023 xitter.cf/NatureRevCancer/status…
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A cell videoed through a DIC microscope. The worm-like organelles are mitochondria and the circle at the bottom is the nucleus. #CellBiology
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Scientists employed fibroblast-organoid 🧫 co-culture systems and time-lapse imaging 🖼️ to reveal that physical contact between fibroblasts and epithelial cells and fibroblast contractility is required to induce mammary epithelial branching. bit.ly/3S8BkFF
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I also want to thank my cosupervisor Prof Wayne Tilley and Dr Ville-Petteri Mäkinen for their selfless mentoring, and my lovely colleagues at @drmcrl, especially @DrTheresaHickey and @DrAmyDwyer. Although not my official supervisor, Theresa and Amy have never hesitated to help me
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