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Peter Mac's Research Executive Team (from left): Ricky Johnstone, Carol Ginns, Karin Thursky, Mark Dawson, Jayesh Desai, Rick Pearson

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New Associate Directors for Research Announced

March 24, 2020

Peter Mac’s Executive Director Cancer Research, Prof Ricky Johnstone, has announced the appointment of three new Associate Directors covering clinical, translational and health services and implementation science.

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Molecular imaging could transform management of people with aggressive cancer

March 22, 2020

Results from a Peter Mac-led randomised controlled trial – the proPSMA Study - find that a new molecular imaging technique is more accurate than conventional medical imaging and recommends the scans be introduced into routine clinical practice.

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Questions about cancer and COVID-19?

March 20, 2020

Peter Mac is experiencing a high volume of calls so we're working with Cancer Council Australia’s Information and Support line to ensure we can best support our patients and families.

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Top PhD scholarship to support research into organ transplantation

March 12, 2020

Infectious diseases clinician, Dr Olivia Smibert, is the first Peter Mac student ever awarded the Gustav Nossal Scholarship – NHMRC’s top PhD scholarship – to undertake studies into whether the gut microbiome can influence transplant success.

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Peter Mac Lea Medal Winner 2020

March 11, 2020

We are proud to announce that the winner of Peter Mac’s prestigious Lea Award for 2020 is Dr Anna Trigos and highly commended to Dr Pilar Dominguez.

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Information about Coronavirus (COVID-19)

March 10, 2020

Dear Patient, Peter Mac is working closely with the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services to keep safe and protect our patients and their families & carers, visitors and health care workers from COVID-19. Our hospital remains open and fully functional with the appropriate safeguards...

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Targeting RNA towards zero childhood cancers

March 3, 2020

A team of Peter Mac researchers, led by A/Prof Paul Ekert, have been awarded a Cancer Council Victoria Venture Grant to look into a potential new approach to treating childhood cancers.