Update Newsletter – 13 May 2026
Roadmap Workstreams have been meeting regularly to discuss and define key elements of a potential screening program design and evaluate available evidence. Read the latest update on progress to date.
Roadmap Annual Collaborators Meeting – 27 March 2026
The Roadmap Annual Collaborators Meeting was hosted by MIA on 27 March 2026. Read more and view the Summary Report of the meeting.
Administrative Assistant
Full time, Camperdown, Sydney (Hybrid)
MIA is seeking an Administrative Assistant to support the Operations Team overseeing the development of the Roadmap for a National targeted Melanoma Screening Program.
MIA team share learnings at two international conferences
Read more about how the MIA team continues to play a leading role in advancing the frontiers of melanoma research, presenting new findings at two major international oncology conferences - the AACR Annual Meeting in San Diego, and the EADO Congress in Prague.
Streamlining assessment of pathological response after neoadjuvant treatment
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy continues to transform outcomes for people with melanoma and other cancers. Two recent papers show that assessing pathological response after neoadjuvant immunotherapy can be both more efficient and more consistent, without compromising accuracy.
Poche Fellow in Melanoma and Surgical Oncology
Wollstonecraft, Sydney
Applications are open for the Poche Fellow in Melanoma and Surgical Oncology.
Melanoma March 2026 in pictures
See all the photos from our Melanoma March 2026 events, and download yours.
Helen Godwin
Inspired by the work of Melanoma Institute Australia, Helen Godwin decided to support MIA through a bequest in her will. Her family recently visited MIA’s Translational Research Laboratory at Charles Perkins Centre (University of Sydney) and heard first-hand how Helen’s generosity will help support melanoma research projects, and ensure her legacy will make a lasting difference.
Karen Smith
Karen Smith is a Senior Clinical Data Manager at Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA), based at Westmead Hospital. Read on to learn what it means to be a clinical data manager, Karen's career journey and more!
Proposed screening program to target melanoma
Should the targeted screening program focus just on melanoma or on all skin cancers? The Roadmap members, including the Consumer and Community Advisory Committee, have reached agreement that the proposed screening program should focus on melanoma.