Westmead Dermatology
Striving towards disease-free skin
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 …
The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis (ACEMID) project was officially launched on the 13 September 2021. It has been 3 years of hard work from our teams at University of Sydney, The University of Queensland and Monash University to get all the governance structure and to …
By: Anila Bonfil Hello! My name is Anila Bonfil. I’m a second-year student studying a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Advanced) and majoring in Genetics and Genomics as well as Neuroscience. This semester I am working on a project under Dr Ali Azimi looking into the integration of proteomic and imageomic analysis in order …
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 …
Westmead Hospital is one of sites for this amazing project and Prof Pablo Fernandez-Peñas is the NSW Lead for the ACRF ACEMID. The project will install a Vectra WB360 whole body 3D imaging system in the Department of Dermatology (Westmead Hospital). The system will be used for a number of research projects in subjects with …
We had previously shown that tape-stripping offers an efficient and non-invasive method for the collection of samples from patients with melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers for downstream proteomic investigation. We are very much interested in testing this technique for the identification of non-invasive protein biomarkers in other skin lesions, including Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. We are …
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 …
Our Department is excited to have Noor Ibrahim with us this semester as part of her Dalyell Research Project at the University of Sydney. Wellcome Noor! To know Noor better, here is what she has to say about herself and her research interests: By Noor Ibrahim: Hello! My name is Noor Ibrahim, and I am …
We are pleased to announce that Dr Ali Azimi, a member of the CTSR, was this week awarded the Sydney West Translational Cancer Research Centre (SW-TCRC) Early Career Accelerator Grant. The grant which includes salary support and direct research costs will allow Dr Azimi to continue his research works involving the proteomic investigation of early melanoma …
