Keys to unlocking mysteries of cancer

A crack new team is decoding cancer’s genetic and immunological mysteries right here in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ – and you’re invited to come to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide tomorrow evening (Tuesday, 12 April) to hear how they’re doing that.
The South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Immunogenomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI) - launched in mid-2021 and jointly resourced by the federal Department of Health, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide - is the state’s premier body in the national cancer research effort.
Working in partnership with other leading ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n and international institutes, SAiGENCI will host world-class teams focusing on cancer research and clinical trials, which will include new cutting-edge technologies in immunotherapies and genomics.
These efforts will allow for co-ordinated collaboration in the fight to control cancer and explore for a cure.
ÌýPlease join us for an inspiring introduction to their life-saving - and life-enhancing - work.
WHEN: Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
TIME: 5.30pm
WHERE: The Braggs Building, North Terrace campus, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
COST: Free (registration for webinar and in-person attendance).
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SPEAKERS:
Professor Jose PoloÌýis Director of SAiGENCI’s Adelaide Centre for Epigenetics. Jose began his research career at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and is a former research group leader at Monash ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Council Future Fellow, and Victorian young Tall Poppy Award winner.
Associate Professor Luciano MartelottoÌýheads the Single Cell and Spatial Technologies Lab in SAiGENCI’s Adelaide Centre for Epigenetics. Luciano is a former Scientific Director of Harvard ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s Single Cell Core Laboratory.
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Media contacts:
Professor Jose Polo: mobile: 0407 745 998; email: jose.polo@adelaide.edu.au ;
Associate Professor Luciano Martelotto: mobile: 0499 582 770;Ìýemail: luciano.martelotto@adelaide.edu.au
Stan Denham, media officer: mobile: 0422 000 131; email: stan.denham@adelaide,edu.au