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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 21h

Join us for an evening of talks from our talented researchers, clinicians and dedicated patient advocates, with a focus on breast cancer, hosted by our Patient Advocacy Network. 🎟️ To register, email patientadvocacy@onjcri.org.au #PatientAdvocacy #BreastCancer #CancerResearch #ConsumerAdvocates

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 22/09/2026

🛫 Dr Shiyao Li and Dr Dilshan Gunasinghe receive the ONJCRI Postdoc Domestic Travel Award, a key initiative led by our Postdoc Committee enabling our postdoctoral researchers to attend key Australian conferences and meetings. #PostdoctoralResearch #AcademicTravel

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 21/09/2026

ONJCRI, WEHI and Genentech researchers used a new CRISPR guide RNA library (Partita) and discovered that: ➡️ Switching on the Irx5 gene allowed cancer cells to survive venetoclax ️➡️ Runx2, Runx3, and Csf1r genes accelerate MYC-driven lymphoma 📘 ow.ly/XmsJ50ZO8xW #CRISPRActivation #Lymphoma

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 17/09/2026

The first Australian participant has been enrolled in the global VIGOR trial, sponsored by ONJCRI in collaboration with COGNO in Australia. The trial will investigate vorasidenib maintenance treatment in people with IDH-mutant grade 2/3 astrocytoma. ➡️ ow.ly/SnyR50ZMpoj #VIGORTrial #Glioma

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 08/09/2026

Thanks to our generous partner, Love Your Sister, every donation made to our Medical Research Giving Day campaign today will be doubled. 💛 Support our research on breast cancer in younger women: ow.ly/pab650ZJ2Zj #MedicalResearchGivingDay #CancerResearch #EarlyOnsetBreastCancer

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 07/09/2026

🌏 Join us for an exclusive event focused on the cutting-edge technologies that enable research at ONJCRI to mark World Cancer Research Day. 🎟️ ow.ly/YrCI50ZJ2uW #FreeEvent #CancerResearch #STEM #WorldCancerResearchDay #Nanomedicine #GeneEditing #AI

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 03/09/2026

ONJCRI laboratory head A/Prof Lisa Mielke will join the ‘hunt’ for the causes behind the rising numbers of early-onset bowel cancer through the new Centre of Research Excellence ARTEMIS. ➡️ Learn more: ow.ly/rHIl50ZIvuw #BowelCancerResearch #EarlyOnsetCancer

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 01/09/2026

🎉 Dr Teresa Sadras has been awarded a prestigious Leukemia Research Foundation grant to initiate a new research project to identify new treatment targets for ALL that has evolved to escape immunotherapies. ➡️ ow.ly/XIc850ZHcrH

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 31/08/2026

ONJCRI and Adelaide University researchers found that TNBC patients with low levels of the miR-342 molecule and high activity of the E2F pathway were more likely to develop metastatic disease. ➡️ ow.ly/Suux50ZH53j @adelaideuni.bsky.social #TNBC #CancerResearch

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 12/08/2026

A new Progress in Polymer Science review explores the versatile family of polyphenol-functionalised polymers, and how to harness these structures for drug delivery and smart tech research. University of Melbourne, Gyeongsang National Uni ➡️ ow.ly/2nkR50ZxfRH #PolymerScience

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 31/07/2026

Congratulations to Dr Shiyao Li on being awarded a 2026 Harold Mitchell Travel Fellowship! This award gives emerging researchers the opportunity to attend in-person conferences and to visit renowned laboratories overseas. ➡️ ow.ly/MuAn50ZuSLh #CancerResearch #Fellowship #nanomedicine

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 13/07/2026

ONJCRI and La Trobe University (LaTrobeUni) researchers have found that even a modest reduction in BECLIN1 leads to a significant increase in gut inflammation, resulting in greater susceptibility to disease and complications over time ➡️ ow.ly/nP0o50ZmgwB #beclin1 #bowelcancer #IBD #autophagy

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 07/07/2026

Congratulations to our students who participated in the annual 3-Minute Thesis competition and thank you to the judges. 🥇 Biswadeep Sen, who will go on to represent our School at the University round 🥈 Runner-Up: Kurtis Green 🏅 People’s Choice: Olympia Nteris La Trobe University (LaTrobeUni) #3MT

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 01/07/2026

New review paper by the NGTL published in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. • Brings together current knowledge on anti-PEG Abs • Discusses ways to reduce immune system interference • Highlights that anti-PEG Abs could be leveraged to develop new cancer therapies ➡️ ow.ly/hNYc50ZiZoP

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 22/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Juliani for being awarded the 2025 Student Prize! Dr Juliani received the award in recognition of her significant research achievements during her studies. ➡️ Read more about Juliani’s research journey: ow.ly/EYkY50Ze3Mn

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 19/06/2026

🧬 ~30% of colorectal tumours lose MHC-I, the "ID tag" immune cells use to spot cancer. ONJCRI PhD candidate Andrew Li shows γδ T cells are significantly increased in these "invisible" tumours, opening the door for new immunotherapies. Open access: ow.ly/EefF50Zc6WB #Cancer #TCells #MHC

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 18/06/2026

Congratulations to Yi David Ju for receiving the Springer Nature Editorial Contribution Award in recognition of his important editorial contributions to the Journal of Materials Science. #SpringerNature #EditorialAward #Nanomedicine

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 04/06/2026

New research led by Dr Elizabeth Goodall reveals a striking gap between clinical trial recruitment criteria and real-world cancer patients ➡️ Read the British Journal of Haematology paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111… #LymphomaResearch #CancerResearch #ClinicalTrials

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 03/06/2026

A new review paper by ONJCRI researchers Anamika Saini and Dr Shiyao Li investigates how the biomolecular corona that forms on RNA-lipid nanoparticles shapes their cargo delivery behaviour. ➡️ ow.ly/mOhR50Z5rpA (ACS Nano @pubs.acs.org) #LipidNanoparticles #Nanomedicine

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 01/06/2026

Global cancer care faces a 100 million worker shortfall by 2050, suggests new Commission report. With coordinated investment: 📌 170 million deaths prevented 📌 $120 trillion net economic benefit Prof Andrew Scott was a Commission co-author. Read more in The Lancet Oncology: tinyurl.com/ysa9zv37

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 27/05/2026

We are delighted to share that our 2025 Annual Report is now published and available to read ➡️️ ow.ly/4nWW50Z4xVA #CancerResearch #AnnualReport

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 19/05/2026

🎉 Congratulations to postdoctoral researcher Dr Pavitha Parathan for becoming the first-ever recipient of Pancare Foundation's Eliza Wilmot Scholarship. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/zJ0150Z1rF2

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 14/05/2026

🎉 Congratulations to PhD student Birhanu Ayelign for receiving an Abacus Dx 2026 Emerging Investigators Grant to advance his phage therapy research in gastric cancer. #gastriccancer #phagetherapy

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 07/05/2026

Congratulations to Prof Eliza Hawkes, her team and collaborators who received a $1.9m Cancer Australia grant to activate the iLIMM lymphoma study. Objectives: • Advanced tumour and immune system mapping • Testing whether physical exercise could improve outcomes ➡️ ow.ly/a8KN50YVmKN #NHMRC

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 01/05/2026

Results from ONJCRI’s MoST-CIRCUIT clinical trial suggest that combination immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab is a promising avenue for hard-to-treat gallbladder cancer patients. ➡️ ow.ly/RLX450YT3pI #ClinicalTrials #GallbladderCancer #BiliaryTractCancer #immunotherapy

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 24/04/2026

Congratulations to Kaitlyn Kew on receiving a Tour de Cure PhD Scholarship 👏 Her research is on children with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL). With ~10% of patients experiencing relapse, this work could help drive more effective treatments. #CancerResearch #PhD #Leukaemia

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 22/04/2026

Congratulations to our researchers who were awarded funding from Tour de Cure to pursue innovative and impactful cancer research projects. • Dr Bhupinder Pal • Dr Zhipeng Cao • Dr Rebekah Crake ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/HARX50YKLUi #CancerResearch #ResearchFunding

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 17/04/2026

Congratulations to Tawany De Carvalho Gil, awarded a PhD Top-Up Scholarship from the Jreissati Pancreatic Cancer Centre! Her research uses antibody-based biomarkers as an early warning system for pancreatic cancer detection.

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 14/04/2026

Prof Andrew Scott played a key role in the development of a new global agreement that will improve the standardisation of medical imaging data from clinical trials, developed by ARTnet, SNMMI CTN and EARL. ➡️ ow.ly/V0os50YIC9p #NCRIS20 #NCRISimpact

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 16/02/2026

Australia's premier CRISPR conference is back! 🧬 Accelerate your research, and spend two days connecting with international and local experts on cutting-edge gene editing. March 24-25 | Melbourne Connect Register: crispr.org.au Register now ➡️ crispr.org.au #CRISPR #CDU2026 #CRISPRDownUnder

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 11/02/2026

Researchers from ONJCRI, WEHI and Peter Mac have discovered that DNA barcoding can be used to track cancer cells in solid and liquid biopsies. In a world-first, the team were able to detect the DNA barcodes shed by the primary tumour in plasma samples. ➡️ ow.ly/fcK550Yc0WN

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 05/02/2026

🌏 Last night we marked World Cancer Day with a public event at ONJCRI, co-hosted with La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS). Our community explored cutting-edge cancer research and heard from an inspiring panel. Thank you to all who joined us! Read more: ow.ly/U6Hp50Y98im

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 01/02/2026

🎉 Proud to share that Dr Andrew Guirguis has been awarded a Cancer Council Victoria fellowship to investigate how pre-leukaemic blood conditions progress to acute leukaemia, and how that progression could be stopped. ➡️ Read: ow.ly/6AiY50Y5Laf #CancerResearch #CCV #CRFV #BloodCancer

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 23/01/2026

We are delighted to share that recruitment for our Phase II VADER trial for patients with advanced bowel cancer is now complete, at nine centres across Australia. ➡️ Learn more: ow.ly/jfI450Y0ZtS AGITG and GI Cancer Institute #CancerTrials #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 22/01/2026

A feature in Nature explores how researchers are targeting dormant tumour cells that might explain why some cancers reappear long after successful treatment. #medsky 🧪

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Why cancer can come back years later — and how to stop it

Researchers are targeting dormant tumour cells that might explain why some cancers reappear long after successful treatment.

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 20/01/2026

ONJCRI is thrilled to announce that Prof Eliza Hawkes and Prof Hui Gan have received MRFF Clinical Trials Activity funding to lead new and impactful clinical trials for blood and brain cancer patients. ➡️ ow.ly/mEgi50XZUuX #ClinicalTrials #CancerTrials #Glioblastoma #Lymphoma #MRFF

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 05/01/2026

‘The Beginning’ by Rebecca Brown, PhD student 💡 Discover our Science Meets Art masterpieces: sciencemeetsart.com.au/shop #ScienceMeetsArt #MicroscopyArt #BreastCancerResearch

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 01/01/2026

🔬 Thank you for being on the journey with our team in 2025. We look forward to sharing our breakthroughs and impact stories with you in 2026. If you would like to stay up to date with our news, subscribe to our newsletter: www.onjcri.org.au/subscribe-to-our-… #CancerResearch

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 29/12/2025

‘The Second Brain in the Colon’ by Dr Pavitha Parathan, Postdoctoral Researcher  💡 Discover our Science Meets Art masterpieces: sciencemeetsart.com.au/shop #ScienceMeetsArt #MicroscopyArt #BowelCancer

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 22/12/2025

‘Crystal Nebula’ by Andrew Li, PhD student 💡 Discover our Science Meets Art masterpieces: ow.ly/mcti50XGCWW #ScienceMeetsArt #ArtInScience #ResearchArt

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 21/12/2025

Have you been directly impacted by cancer, as a patient, carer or loved one? Your voice can transform outcomes for cancer patients. ➡️ Learn about our Patient Advocacy Program: ow.ly/1qL950XHXMf #PatientAdvocates #PatientAdvocacy #CancerAdvocates #PatientVoice

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 19/12/2025

ONJCRI and WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) researchers have discovered that the TAK1 gene acts like a molecular safety switch, protecting cancer cells from attack by the immune system. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/YtVW50XLgyq #TAK1 #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 19/12/2025

An important review exploring how the gut microbiome may act as an immune gate-keeper in B-cell lymphoma has been published in Blood Reviews. The review was authored by our team specialising in lymphoma and collaborators at QIMR Berghofer ➡️ ow.ly/coGe50XKHwl #BCellLymphoma Prof Eliza Hawkes

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aamri.bsky.social @aamri.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

860+ emails have gone to MPs across 130 electorates calling for the full Medical Research Future Fund in the 2026–27 Federal Budget Medical research pays for itself - every $1 returns $3.90 Let it fund tomorrow - share your voice: www.aamri.org.au/mrff #releasethefullmrff

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 21/11/2025

Stomach cancer is often caught late and hard to treat, but Dr Lisa Mielke's team at ONJCRI is changing that. By uncovering how the nervous system fuels stomach & bowel cancer growth, they are opening doors to new treatments. Learn more: ow.ly/Lt9x50Xve2T #StomachCancer #BowelCancer

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WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) @wehi-research.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

A study led by WEHI and @onjcri.org.au has uncovered a new way to track heterogeneous breast cancer cells as they metastasise to secondary organs. The findings could lead to a powerful new tool to study the complexity of metastatic breast cancer. Published in NPJ Imaging: rdcu.be/eOKdU

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 18/11/2025

We are delighted to share that A/Prof Peter Janes and A/Prof Doug Fairlie have received Pankind 2025 Research Grants, allowing them to make strides in their pancreatic cancer research. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/Coqq50XsqUl #PancreaticCancer #CancerResearch #ResearchGrants #ONJCRI

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 14/11/2025

Significant new results from ONJCRI’s Phase II rare cancer clinical trial on combination immunotherapy in dMMR/MSI-H non-colorectal cancers have been published in @jamaoncology.com. ➡️ Learn more: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #RareCancers #RareCancerTrial #ClinicalTrials #ONJCRI

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 06/11/2025

ONJCRI researchers have found that differentiation grade does not change significantly following cancer spread, suggesting that studying the primary tumour alone will be sufficient to understand the metastasis in most cases. ➡️ Full paper: ow.ly/SK0T50XmUct #ColorectalCancer #CancerResearch

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ONJ Cancer Research Institute @onjcri.org.au · 05/11/2025

ONJCRI was delighted to host our third Science Meets Art exhibition, welcoming members of the community, patient advocates and our supporters. A huge thank you to the North East Community Fund, the artists and the dedicated Committee who made this event come to life! ➡️ ow.ly/YGyK50XmSni

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