Westmead Dermatology
Striving towards disease-free skin
We have recently open our clinical trials for recruitment. We had to close recruitment again during the peak of the COVID pandemic and we modified our protocols to safely continue with all patients on trials. But skin conditions do not disappear, and patients continue suffering from their skin diseases. The teams at Westmead Dermatology (Westmead …
We are pleased to announce that Professor Fernandez-Penas (principal investigator) and Dr Ali Azimi were successful in securing AUD $229000.00 from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals to study clinical samples of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) for the identification of protein biomarkers and molecular pathways that correlate with different ethnicities. The findings of this novel approach will aid …
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 Jeremy Chan! Hi everyone! My name is Jeremy Chan, and I am currently a third-year student in the Doctor of Medicine program at the University of Sydney with a special interest in Dermatology. During my free time, I enjoy playing and competing in badminton. This semester I am working on a research project on …
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 …
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 …
Our dataset brief has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Proteomics. It features our very own in house skin cancer specialised protein library suitable for data-independent applications. We used proteins collected from various sample types such as formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples of skin biopsies, human skin cancer cell lines, and tape stripping of the …
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 …
For molecular profiling analysis including proteomics (large-scale analysis of proteins), the human samples are stored at temperatures lower than −20°C immediately after collection. However, the storage and transport of human samples at −20°C or lower temperatures remain a challenge due to the lack of required personnel and infrastructure for frozen biospecimen storage and transport, especially …
