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MEDIA RELEASE: Nov 08, 2022 10:22 AM
DNA barcoding reveals cancer cells’ ability to evade the imm...
Using DNA barcodes to track cancer cells through time, Garvan scientists have shown that cells within a cancer have diverse abilities to escape immune system defences.
MEDIA RELEASE: Oct 12, 2022 12:30 PM
Garvan researchers awarded five NHMRC Investigator Grants
The NHMRC has allocated $9 million to fund the critical research projects of five outstanding Garvan researchers.
May 17, 2022 12:30 PM
New funding boosts Garvan breast cancer research
NBCF backs Garvan researchers with $2.99 million in grants to improve treatments and uncover new therapies.
Jan 28, 2022 11:00 AM
Research reveals approach to improve therapy for childhood c...
Researchers at Garvan have identified a potential therapy that may improve how effectively chemotherapy targets neuroblastomas.
Oct 29, 2021 08:57 AM
US Department of Defense grants boost Garvan’s cancer resear...
Two cancer research projects led by the Garvan Institute share in US$1.68 million in funding.
MEDIA RELEASE: Sep 13, 2021 08:36 AM
Breast cancer ‘ecotypes’ present new path to personalised tr...
Using cellular genomics technology, Garvan researchers have revealed a new method for classifying breast cancers that may better predict which treatments they respond to.
MEDIA RELEASE: Jan 19, 2021 08:34 AM
New discovery in breast cancer treatment
MEDIA RELEASE: Aug 14, 2020 07:05 AM
Breast cancer ‘ecosystem’ reveals possible new targets for t...
Garvan researchers have used cellular genomics to uncover promising therapy targets for triple negative breast cancer.
Mar 13, 2020 08:25 AM
Cancer Council funding for Garvan research
Four Garvan scientists will pioneer world-leading research on breast, pancreatic and bone cancer, thanks to funding from Cancer Council NSW.
MEDIA RELEASE: Jul 17, 2019 08:22 AM
A genomic barcode tracker for immune cells
A new research method to pinpoint the immune cells that recognise cancer could significantly change how we treat the disease.
Jun 18, 2019 05:26 PM
Garvan researchers to create an ‘Atlas’ for breast cancer
Researchers are set to take the closest look at breast cancer yet to identify better ways of targeting the disease.
May 21, 2019 11:58 AM
Breast cancer funding for Garvan researchers
Garvan researchers secured six Project Grants awarded by the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Aug 15, 2018 03:10 PM
NHMRC Fellowships: recognition and support for Garvan resear...
Eight new NHMRC fellowships have this week been awarded to Garvan researchers, in recognition of their outstanding research into cancer and cancer epigenetics, antibody therapies, immunology, and neurodegenerative diseas...
MEDIA RELEASE: Aug 10, 2018 11:00 AM
Breast cancers enlist the help of normal cells to help them ...
Australian researchers identify a promising potential treatment for breast cancer – which targets non-cancerous cells within breast tumours, instead of the cancer itself
Jan 22, 2018 09:00 PM
Key support for Garvan’s cancer research in 2018 and beyond
Garvan researchers are thrilled to be among the recipients of grants in recently announced funding schemes from the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Cancer Australia. The funding will provide crucial support for a n...
Nov 23, 2017 09:37 AM
Small but mighty: the tiny molecules that regulate cancer ce...
A Garvan-led research team has performed the largest ever study of how ‘microRNAs’ function in cancer cells. Hundreds of these tiny molecules play an important role in whether cancer cells live or die, the researchers fo...
MEDIA RELEASE: Mar 27, 2015 09:00 PM
The switch that might tame the most aggressive of breast can...
Garvan researchers have found that so-called ‘triple-negative breast cancers’ are two distinct diseases that likely originate from different cell types. They have also found a gene that drives the aggressive disease, an...