Westmead Dermatology
Striving towards disease-free skin
We are excited to announce the publication of our latest research paper, “Proteomic profiling of cutaneous melanoma explains the aggressiveness of distant organ metastasis,” in the Journal of Experimental Dermatology. Despite advancements in managing metastatic melanomas, patient survival rates remain low. Therefore, our team set out to better understand the proteome-wide changes associated with melanoma …
We are pleased to share the news that our recent article entitled “Tape Stripped Stratum Corneum Samples are Suitable for Diagnosis and Comprehensive Proteomic Investigation in Mycosis Fungoides” has been accepted for publication at the journal of Proteomics Clinical Application – DOI:10.1002/prca.202200039. This study, for the first time, evaluates the use of tape-stripping and proteomic …
By Rachel Teh, PhD Candidate: Finally, an opportunity to attend a conference in person! The annual Australian Society for Dermatology Research (ASDR) conference was held at the beautiful Translational Research Institute (TRI) in Brisbane from the 4th to the 6th of August 2022. After enduring the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, this was a welcome …
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 …
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 …
Are you interested in Honours at the University of Sydney? Through Honours in Applied Medical Science program at the University of Sydney, Westmead Campus, CTSR will be offering many exciting projects in 2021 that will cover your interests. Our projects include basic and translational research studies of diseases such as melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancers, cutaneous …
DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK, THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED FOR A FUTURE DATE. PLEASE MONITOR THIS PAGE FOR UPDATE ABOUT THIS EVENT. We are delighted to announce that the 2nd Centre for Translational Skin Research (CTSR) Networking Seminar will be held on Friday 27th March 2020 at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR). We would like …
The 8th Annual Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre Symposium was held in Sydney today. This event was attended by clinical and basic cancer researchers from across Australia. Our PhD student Ms Rachel Teh and honours student Mr Steven Jabbour were two of the many researchers who presented their recent works on various cancers. Rachel spoke …
The Australasian Dermatopathology Society’s Annual Meeting in Adelaide is a truly fantastic conference which brings together dermatologists and pathologists. The conference, held annually in September, shows off the newest findings in dermatopathology and interesting cases with useful clinical implications. The conference is a local favourite amongst many dermatologists and registrars. Dr Rose Liu, a research …
Recently, Ali Azimi had the privilege to attend the 22nd International Mass Spectrometry Conference (IMSC2018), in Florence, Italy. “The IMSC is the largest international conference on mass spectrometry and allied topics with a history of more than fifty years. The venue of the conference which was held from 25-31 August 2018 was the historic “Fortezza …
