Westmead Dermatology Striving towards disease-free skin
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 …
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 …
Dermatology consultation has been shown to have a significant beneficial impact on admitted hospital patients with concurrent or newly diagnosed skin conditions. In this study, we aimed to determine the change in diagnosis and management after dermatology consultation at Westmead Hospital. We analysed 306 consecutive consultations. In 44% of cases, the requesting team did not …
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 …
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 …
