The University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research is seeking to improve patient outcomes through improved molecular detection and diagnosis of cancer, improved therapeutic clinical decision-making for patients through computational oncology, and the enabling of innovative programs in personalised cancer care.
Seminar recordings
Watch our weekly seminars on-demand, highlighting the broad range of cancer research undertaken by our groups, and invited guest speakers from across the sector.
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Breast Cancer Research | Professor Christobel Saunders
Improving breast cancer outcomes through translating research into policy and practice.
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Cancer Bioinformatics | Professor Lachlan Coin
Interrogating genome and transcriptome data to identify biomarkers and create new diagnostic tools.
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Cancer Epigenetics Lab | Professor Mark Dawson
Understanding the role of epigenetic regulators to identify and trial novel cancer therapies.
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Cancer Health Services Research | Professor Maarten IJzerman
Analysing real-world costs and results of comprehensive cancer care to inform evidence-based health service interventions and improve outcomes for cancer patients.
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Cancer in Primary Care | Professor Jon Emery
Exploring the role of primary care across the cancer continuum, including studies on cancer screening, cancer diagnosis and survivorship care.
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Colorectal Oncogenomics Group | A/Prof Dan Buchanan
Identifying and investigating clinically and biologically relevant subtypes of colorectal cancer (CRC).
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Genomics Platform Group | Professor Oliver Hofmann
Improving the scalability and reliability of sequencing workflows, better detection of changes in cancer genomes, and aiming to make tumour data accessible in real time.
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Molecular Biomarkers and Translational Genomics Lab | Professor Sarah-Jane Dawson
Developing improved molecular biomarkers for early detection, risk stratification and disease monitoring in cancer.
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Palliative Nexus | Professor Jennifer Philip
Seeking to effect positive and systemic change in palliative care practice, and accelerate the translation of research-generated knowledge to improve patient care.
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Precision Oncology | Professor Sean Grimmond
Exploring mutational signatures of DNA and their contributions to individual tumours, through rapid genomic analysis.
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Precision Prevention and Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer | Professor Mark Jenkins
Undertaking a comprehensive approach to reduce the burden of colorectal cancer and improve results for patients.
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Prostate Cancer Research Group | Professor Chris Hovens & Professor Niall Corcoran
Determining prostate cancer aggressiveness, metastatic potential and the molecular drivers of treatment resistance.
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Rare Disease Oncogenomics | A/Prof Richard Tothill
Dedicated to translational research of rare and less common cancers.
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Tumour Heterogeneity in Metastatic Cancer | Professor Frédéric Hollande
Understanding the mechanisms that underlie the genetic and non-genetic heterogeneity within individual tumours, and characterising the role it plays on metastatic progression and treatment response.