Westmead Dermatology Striving towards disease-free skin
Our basic research team at the Department of Dermatology has recently employed laser-capture microdissection (LCM) coupled with the high sensitive sequential window acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra (SWATH™-MS) proteomics workflow to conduct a comprehensive proteomic profiling of normal skin, actinic keratosis (AK), Bowen’s disease (BD), well differentiated cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (WD-cSCC), moderately differentiated …
We are excited to publish our article entitled “Incidence of Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) and Squamous Cell Carcinomas (SCC) in Patients on Anti-Programmed Cell Death-1 Therapy (anti-PD1) for Metastatic Melanoma” in the Journal of Immunotherapy. BCCs and SCCs are the bread and butter of dermatology in Australia. This is the first study comparing the incidence …
On the 5th of April 2018, one of our Oncodermatology clinics’ team members presented an educational program of EGFRi-related cutaneous effects during the 2018 Australia & New Zealand Lung Cancer Nurses Workshop at the Australian Lung Cancer Conference in Sydney. The ANZ-LCNF nurses workshop was a pre-conference event to the 7th Australian Lung Cancer Conference. …
This year, the Australasian College of Dermatologists held their 51st Annual Scientific Meeting at the Gold Coast Convection and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC), Queensland from Saturday 19 May to Tuesday 22 May 2018. Members of the Center for Translational Skin Research were invited to present their research and experiences for a variety of topics. Professor Fernandez-Penas …
On 14th of May 2018, the Centre of Translational Skin Research successfully held the annual “Melanoma in May” question and answer evening at Westmead Hospital. This information session evening provided a multi-disciplinary look at the treatments of melanoma. Our team of experienced speakers comprised of Professor Graham Mann, Dr Germana Consuegra. Dr Julie Howle, Dr …
We have 3 international programs at Westmead Hospital. Observership program: This is a 3-month rotation for overseas dermatology registrars that has been running since 2011. This program is very successful and popular with Spanish registrars and, today, we have a 2 year waiting list. Onco-Dermatology Fellow: This is a 1-year program for overseas dermatologists. This …
After almost 8 great years in Dermatology, it’s time for me to say goodbye to this amazing team in pursue of new adventures and career opportunities. I started working at Westmead Dermatology in 2011 and been privileged to see the unit grow. I am certain that this is only the beginning and we will witness …
Australia has one of the world’s highest rates of melanoma – in fact, it is often called Australia’s “national cancer”. Although it has increasingly been in the forefront of public consciousness, there continues to be questions, misconceptions and gaps in knowledge around the issue of melanoma. The Melanoma on Monday in May is a free …
We are delighted to have published our research article entitled “Differential Proteomic Analysis of Actinic Keratosis, Bowen’s Disease and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Label-Free LC-MS/MS” in the Journal of Dermatological Science. In this paper, we report on proteomic investigations of formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) actinic keratosis (AK), Bowen’s disease (BD), and cutaneous squamous cell …
My name is Linda and I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the newest member of the research office at the Westmead Centre for Translational Skin Research. My research interests are oncodermatology, systemic therapy for severe cutaneous diseases and quality of life in patients with skin conditions. I am very much …
