Researchers, capabilities and resources
Our expertise includes:
- cell and molecular biology
- drug discovery
- pre-clinical technologies
- clinical trials
- health service implementation
- best economic practices.
| Name | Research Area | School/Affiliation | Position | RCMCP position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Patrick Humbert | Cancer biology, cell polarity and tissue architecture |
Deputy Director, LIMS Theme Leader, Understanding & Preventing Disease (La Trobe University) | Professor of Cancer Biology | Director |
| Professor Jonathan Cebon | Cancer immunobiology | School of Cancer Medicine/ Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI) | Adjunct Professor/ Medical Director, ONJCRI | Chief investigator |
| Associate Professor Alex Dobrovic | Translational genomics and epigenomics | School of Cancer Medicine/ Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute | Adjunct Associate Professor/ Group Leader, ONJCRI | Chief investigator |
| Professor Matthias Ernst | Cancer and inflammation [external link] | School of Cancer Medicine/ Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute | Director, ONJCRI | Chief investigator |
| Associate Professor Sophie Hill | Consumer participation, health literacy | School of Psychology and Public Health | Associate Professor/Head, Centre for Health Communication and Participation | Chief investigator |
| Dr Conor Hogan | Electrochemistry, photochemistry, chemical sensing and biosensing | La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS) & SABE | Associate Professor | Chief investigator |
| Professor Catherine Itsiopolous | Dietetics, chronic disease | School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport | Head of School | Chief investigator |
| Associate Professor Marc Kvansakul | Structural biology of cell death and host-pathogen interactions | La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS) & SABE | Associate Professor/ ARC Future Fellow | Chief investigator |
| Associate Professor Helena Richardson | Cell polarity, cell signalling and cancer | La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS) & SABE | Associate Professor | Chief investigator |
| Professor Alan Shiell | Health economics, economic evaluation, systems theory, complexity, public health | School of Psychology and Public Health | Professor of Health Economics/ Lead, Prevention Centre’s Systems Science and Implementation Capacity, Australian Prevention Partnership Centre | Chief investigator |
| Professor Carlene Wilson | Psycho-oncology | School of Psychology and Public Health | Professor of Psycho-oncology/ Professor of Psycho-oncology, Olivia Newton John Cancer Wellness Centre | Chief investigator |
Capabilities and resources
- In vivo models of cancer
- Mammary stem cell transplantation
- 3D organoid cultures
- Genetic and chemical screens
- Biomarker analysis
- State of the art imaging
- X-ray crystallography and (cryo) EM
- Molecular mechanisms of cancer
- Epigenomics