Westmead Dermatology
Striving towards disease-free skin
By: Rachel TEH What a relief to submit the final revision for my thesis! My name is Rachel Teh and after a long and arduous four years, I’ve completed my Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine and Health. My work focused on the use of proteomic methodologies to investigate early melanoma in melanocytic lesions. Specifically I …
This Monday 12th September 2022, the University of Sydney School of Medical Sciences (SoMS) Honours Showcase was held at the Westmead Health Precinct Innovation Centre. The event included the current Honours students presenting posters on their projects, as part of their honours program. In addition, it provided an opportunity for prospective Honours students to meet prospective Supervisors. …
The Centre for Translational Skin Research, The Department of Dermatology at Westmead Hospital, and the Melanoma and Skin Condition Team at the Centre for Cancer Research, WIMR, welcome Petrina Chand to the team as a Master’s student. Here is more about Petrina and her exciting research project: By Petrina Hi everyone! My name is Petrina …
We are pleased to announce that a Ph.D. scholarship valued at up to $35,000/year for up to 3.5 years, to work on an exciting research project with our team is open for application. The project involves proteomic studies of clinical samples of atopic dermatitis or eczema for the identification of protein biomarkers and molecular alterations …
There are lots of discussions of how we should name this group of skin conditions, with different countries and clinicians supporting one name or another. Naming things is very important. It help us to frame the problem, to recognise what is in it and what is not, and to perform better research. But the tools …
The Westmead Association hosted a Westmead Hospital Staff Wellbeing Day on the 13th of October 2021 to thank all staff for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic and to shift the focus to prioritising self-care. The day was enjoyed by many – there were gift bags, food and fun activities including Zumba on the …
By: Jessica Qiao Hello! My name is Jessica Qiao, and I am currently studying a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Sydney. When I have free time, I am most likely watching true crime videos or listening to podcasts. I also love watching mystery and psychological thriller films and …
Congratulations to our Dermatology Research Fellow Dr Kelvin Truong for being awarded the 2021 Imrich Sarkany Non-European Memorial Scholarship by the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Honours and Awards Committee. This scholarship is awarded to trainees in Dermatology and is aimed at increasing exposure and education to Dermatology and Venereology through the EADV …
Pablo Fernandez-Peñas was interviewed by ABC Radio about skin cancer and skin checks. Skin cancer is the most frequent cancer in humans and Australia is the leading country in the world. Only with prevention and regular self-skin checks, we will be able to reduce the burden of skin cancer. Our group is working in innovative …
