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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 10/12/2025

We're looking for a Research Assistant / Senior Research Assistant to join our team. If you're interested in studying the extracellular matrix and tumour microenvironment in cancer, then get in touch. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. garvan.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/garvan_insti...

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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 04/12/2025

Enormous thank you to the Australian Cancer Research Foundation for awarding us a $2.5m grant to launch the ACRF MATRIX Centre – a dedicated national centre for visualising & decoding the tumour microenvironment & its impact on therapy resistance & metastasis. www.garvan.org.au/news-resourc...

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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 11/06/2025

New Review on Organ Repair & Fibrosis Repeated organ injuries leads to abnormal ECM remodelling, disrupting tissue structure and function. Nice summary of the ECM's role in persistent fibrosis, organ-specific healing mechanisms, and anti-fibrotic strategies. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 16/05/2025

A selective inhibitor of oncogenic JNK signalling perturbs metastatic outgrowth of triple-negative breast cancer through metabolic blockade @sharissa-latham.bsky.social @davidrcroucher.bsky.social connect.biorxiv.org/qr/qr_img.ph...

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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 13/03/2025

ECM remodeling is a fundamental driver of more than 50 chronic diseases, contributing to over 35% of deaths in the Western world. Join Dr. Morten Karsdal on a journey through 25 years of groundbreaking matrix biology. Register for free here: ecm-congress.org/ecm-pharmaco...

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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 13/03/2025

The Matrix Biology Society of Australia & NZ (MBSANZ) is now on BlueSky bsky.app/profile/mbsa... Follow for all things matrix biology related in Australia & NZ

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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 29/11/2024

Reminder! Abstract submission for the 2025 OzMRS ECR Symposium closes next Friday Dec 6. Talk, Flash talk and poster presentation spots available! Register, submit an abstract, and check out the program outline on the website: www.ozmrs.com/2025-ecr-sym...

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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 20/11/2024

Today I had the opportunity to present our ongoing translation of pan-LOX inhibitors in pancreatic cancer at the Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group (AGITG) Annual Scientific Meeting. Read more about this work here| → www.nature.com/articles/s43... ← |

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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 20/11/2024

In honour of pancreatic cancer awareness month, you can read up on Garvan's recent promising new discoveries for this aggressive cancer. www.garvan.org.au/news-resourc...

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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 19/11/2024

For ECRs going to Lorne Cancer 2025 - Rego & abstract submission is now open for the 2025 OzMRS ECR Symposium on Feb 12 - Join us for a day of extraordinary metastasis research! Talks, flash talks and poster presentations are available. Abstract deadline is Dec 6. www.ozmrs.com/2025-ecr-sym...

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Thomas R. Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com · 12/11/2024

Ep4, S3 of the Garvan’s podcast: “Medical Minds” is out now! I got the chance to talk about some of our labs ongoing work on fibrosis & cancer! Why is it important? How does it feed into progression? And how does it affect treatment? ow.ly/mnVs50TRiaQ Available to stream on Apple & Spotify!

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