Immunobiology of Cancer
Our group is interested in understanding how the immune system responds to cancer and how these responses can be manipulated to produce better anti-cancer therapeutics. We have developed an innovative system to visualize immune cells in vivo in intact tumours and to ‘tag’ tumour-infiltrating cells. With the aid of 2-photon microscopy, a cutting edge technique that allows us to ‘see’ cells hundreds of microns below the surface of intact organs, we are monitoring the interactions between the tumour and immune cells taking place below the tumour surface. Using this system together with a novel reporter to mark tumour-infiltrating cells, we can determine whether these cells participate in anti-tumour immune responses or whether they aid tumour metastasis, one of the most fearsome aspects of cancer.
Staff
 PhD StudentHenry Hampton |
 Research AssistantJackie Bailey |
 Honours StudentBernard Atmadibrata |
 Research AssistantJixuan (Jessie) Gao |
