Melanoma Institute Australia in Wollstonecraft | Medical research centre

Melanoma Institute Australia

Locality: Wollstonecraft

Phone: +61 2 9911 7200

Address: The Poche Centre, 40 Rocklands Road 2065 Wollstonecraft, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.melanoma.org.au

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25.01.2022 Research led by MIA's Dr James Wilmott is making a difference to #melanoma treatment around the globe, and the work continues. Find out more about the study: https://bit.ly/DrWilmottAward #cancerNSWawards

24.01.2022 Congratulations to MIA's Dr James Wilmott! Very proud of your breakthrough research 'Whole genome landscapes of major melanoma subtypes'. #cancerNSWawards

14.01.2022 Listen to this informative interview in which Prof Georgina Long AO explains to Fran Kelly on ABC Radio National about the game changing study published today in Nature Medicine. Hear how drug therapy before surgery (#neoadjuvant therapy) could help prevent the spread of Stage III #melanoma.

14.01.2022 On Monday 1st March we'll be launching Melanoma March 2021 style! This year it's a totally new concept unlike anything we've done before. No matter where you live, you can join in and make your mark on melanoma. 18 days to go and counting! #MelanomaMarch

13.01.2022 Melanoma Institute Australia is proud to announce that recently retired MIA Faculty member, Professor Rick Kefford AM, has been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list from Clarivate Web of Science. Professor Kefford is one of four MIA researchers named on the prestigious list, which is the who’s who of the scientific elite from across the globe. It identified researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publ...ication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. ‘I had the pleasure of being an active member of Faculty at MIA for many years and this recognition reflects the great advances we have collectively made as a research team, which has resulted in many lives being saved,’ he said. Read full story here: https://bit.ly/MIAHighlyCited #HighlyCited2020

13.01.2022 We are delighted to announce that Ninja athlete and Olympic gymnast, Olivia Vivian - Athlete, has joined us as an official Melanoma Institute Australia Ambassador. Olivia knows too well the impact of melanoma on Australian families, losing her dad to the disease. She is using her Ninja star power to shine the national spotlight on sun safety and melanoma prevention and treatment. We are proud and grateful to have Olivia onboard. Read more about Olivia and the challenges sh...e has faced: http://bit.ly/MIAOliviaVivian #melanoma #ambassador

11.01.2022 The cheeky phrase 'Game On, Mole!' has become part of Aussie everyday language. We are using it for good, to encourage everyone to take action to prevent melanoma. When did you first hear the phrase?...comment and let us know! Game On Mole #gameonmole

10.01.2022 Thank you to our long-time donor, David Macintosh AM, and his friends and colleagues at Long Reef Golf Club today proudly wearing their 'gom' t-shirts and supporting Game on Mole. #gameonmole

09.01.2022 There was sun safety all round at Redlands School when student Charlie organised a crazy hat day in support of Melanoma Institute Australia. Thanks to our friends @sunsense for providing the 50+ and thanks to Charlie and his peers for their creativity and generosity. The day raised some $2,500 to support MIA’s melanoma research, but just as importantly, it provided the young students with valuable hands on lessons about sun safety and melanoma prevention. #FundraiserFriday

07.01.2022 A reminder for patients, families and carers - the Melanoma Patients Australia webinar on 'Latest Melanoma Research, Targeted Therapy and Brain Metastases' is on tomorrow evening. Hear Professor Richard Scolyer, A/Professor Alex Menzies and Professor Angela Hong - all from MIA- share their expertise on these topics. Wed 25 November 2020 7.30pm-9pm AEDT (6.30pm-8pm QLD) Registration is free and essential. Please register (if you haven't already) at bit.ly/mpawebinar4 ... Proudly supported by MIA and Bristol Myers Squibb. See more

06.01.2022 A major breakthrough in the treatment of #melanoma was welcome news today. A new study, based on six clinical trials, revealed that drug treatment before surgery (#neoadjuvant therapy) is effective in preventing spread of the disease in Stage III melanoma patients. One of these patients was Ryan Channells, a volunteer firefighter who shares his story. MIA's Prof Georgina Long AO also explains how the treatment works. We are one step closer to achieving our goal of zero deaths from melanoma.

05.01.2022 We're very proud to announce MIA's Dr James Wilmott has been awarded the 'Wildfire Highly Cited Publication Award' in Cancer Institute NSW 2020 Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research. Dr Wilmott led a collaboration across Melanoma Institute Australia, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and University of Sydney to produce the ‘Whole genome landscapes of major melanoma subtypes’ paper. First published in Nature in 2017, the research has been cited over 360 tim...es globally & led to over 509 new research papers. Dr Wilmott's research highlighted that melanoma is not one large cancer type, but rather there are subtypes with different molecular traits relating to where the melanoma began. Thank you to all the patients who made this research possible. #cancerNSWawards

05.01.2022 Olympian and melanoma survivor Cate Campbell shows just some of the #gameonmole tee designs! Game On Mole t-shirts are not only a great way to start lifesaving conversations about skin health, they also help fund ongoing research by Melanoma Institute Australia into new treatments to save lives. See all the designs here: https://gameonmole.com.au

03.01.2022 This is such an important conversation for Australia to be having. Thanks so much Jen Benfield for so openly sharing your story, and thank you Michael Usher and 7NEWS Australia for getting right behind Game On Mole.

03.01.2022 News just in! MIA's Professor Richard Scolyer has been named the NSW Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year! #cancerNSWawards

02.01.2022 MELANOMA TREATMENT BREAKTHROUGH In what is being hailed as one of the biggest breakthroughs in #melanoma treatment since the advent of immunotherapy, a new study has revealed that drug treatment before surgery, known as #neoadjuvant therapy, is effective in preventing deadly spread of the disease. The study, published today in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine, pooled data from six clinical trials. Researchers found that giving Stage III patients a short course of pre-...operative targeted or immunotherapy was effective. Neoadjuvant therapy trains the immune system to work more effectively against melanoma, and also enables a clinician to assess early on if a patient is responding to a particular treatment and decide on an alternative plan if needed. It can also make surgery less complex. ‘The neoadjuvant approach is a new way of dealing with melanoma and is a game changer for Stage III patients with bulky disease which has spread to their lymph nodes,’ said Professor Georgina Long AO, Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) Co-Medical Director and study senior author. Associate Professor Alex Menzies, MIA Oncologist and study first author, said; ‘This study shows that giving drug therapy before surgery reduces risk of recurrence even further, preventing spread to vital organs like the brain and liver and saving more lives.’ ‘It is exciting that patients with earlier stage disease are now also benefiting from research breakthroughs. If we can prevent these patients from progressing to Stage IV or metastatic disease, then we will be even closer to achieving our goal of zero deaths from melanoma.’ said Professor Richard Scolyer, MIA Co-Medical Director.

02.01.2022 We are extremely proud to announce that Professor Richard Scolyer, MIA’s Co-Medical Director, has been named Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year in the Cancer Institute NSW Premier’s Awards 2020, NSW’s highest accolade for cancer research. Professor Scolyer was recognised for his pioneering melanoma research which has made a worldwide difference to the assessment, management and survival of people with melanoma. Chief Cancer Officer and CEO of the Cancer Institute NS...W, Professor David Currow, said the body of work amassed by Professor Scolyer throughout his career has made a real difference to how clinicians and researchers think about melanoma. Ten years ago, people diagnosed with advanced melanoma had their life expectancy measured in months. Now, Australian people with melanoma have a range of increasingly personalised treatment options. There are people alive today, in NSW and around the world, thanks to work done by Professor Scolyer and his amazing teams, he said. Professor Scolyer said We have an amazing team of people doing world leading melanoma research and it’s a huge honour to be leading that team and to be recognised in this way. Pathologists have a unique role to play in translational research and are key members of multidisciplinary teams which are conducting research at a high level. Pathologists are the bridge between the patient and what goes on in the research laboratory, bringing a unique perspective in order to facilitate research. Read full story and see acceptance video: https://bit.ly/OutstandingCancerResearcher #cancerNSWawards

01.01.2022 Our 'Game On Mole' campaign leverages the humorous Aussie catch-cry 'game on, mole!' to start a serious conversation about sun safety and skin health. #gameonmole https://gameonmole.com.au