Westmead Dermatology
Striving towards disease-free skin
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 …
We are delighted to have our research paper entitled “Investigating proteome changes between primary and metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using SWATH mass spectrometry” accepted for publication in the Journal of Dermatologic Science. The pre-print is published online and accessible here. In this study, we used our SWATH mass spectrometry platform to investigate the proteome …
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 …
Recently, an open competitive grant application by members of the CTSR (Prof Pablo Fernandez-Penas as PI and Dr Ali Azimi as Sub-PI) was approved for funding by Pfizer through its Global Medical Grants Programme. The study is a 1.5 years long Phase IV clinical trial involving the investigation of the effect of nonsteroidal phosphodiesterase 4 …
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 …
By: Rachel Teh Celebrating its 25th birthday, the Annual Lorne Proteomics Symposium was held last week from the 6th to the 9th of February. This was the first proteomics conference that I had been to and it was absolutely fantastic. Ali and I decided to take the scenic route and drive 8 hours to the …
By: Steven Jabbour Having recently graduated, I decided to join the dermatology team at Westmead to pursue research in a field I am passionate about. Among the many exciting projects currently being undertaken by the team, the idea of a ‘scar-less’ biopsy was an interesting one that stood out to me. Actinic keratosis and Bowen’s …
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma or cSCC is a very common malignancy worldwide, and the first as the cause of death from keratinocytic carcinomas. Around 5% of primary cSCCs metastasize to regional or distant body parts, leading to a 5-year survival rate of only 25-35%. Currently, clinical and histopathological assessment is used for the diagnosis of …
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 …
