Westmead Dermatology Striving towards disease-free skin
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 …
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 …
It was going to be a celebration of the 10 year anniversary of the Dermatology Comprehensive Clinical Centre at Westmead Hospital… and The Pulse (the Western Sydney Local Health District newspaper) made it all about me. You can read, watch and hear all about it in here I feel privileged of having an amazing group …
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 …
Surprisingly, it was 10 years ago that the Dermatology Comprehensive Clinical Centre was opened at Westmead Hospital. We have been so busy with the Covid-19 escalation and de-escalation, and with the new plans for the Department, that we almost missed the anniversary. In 2010, the Department of Dermatology moved from running clinics in University Clinics …
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 …
The current CoViD-19 pandemic has lead to the cancellation of all face-to-face meetings and multiple changes in all our clinical and research activities. The safety of all our patients and personnel is our priority. Clinical activity has been reduced but not canceled yet. We have developed contingency plans to address the most urgent activities as …
