We are excited to commence the work to develop the Roadmap for a National Targeted Skin Cancer Screening Program, and proud to be leading such an important endeavour for the Australian community.
Nature Medicine has published a peer-reviewed paper detailing the experimental glioblastoma cancer treatment developed by Professor Georgina Long AO, Medical Director of Melanoma Institute Australia, paving the way for a clinical trial to be conducted by researchers at The Brain Cancer Centre in Melbourne.
A heartfelt thank you to our incredible community of fundraisers. Your passion, dedication, and endless creativity never cease to inspire us. We are so grateful for your support!
Newly released long-term data from a groundbreaking clinical trial for advanced melanoma patients whose disease had spread to their brain has proven that long-term disease control has been achieved for over 50% of patients given combination immunotherapy as first line treatment.
Prof Richard Scolyer AO has announced that he has decided to step down from his role as Co-Medical Director of Melanoma Institute Australia. Richard has been in this role since January 2017.
Alina Mueller is a clinician scientist at the Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, specialising in Dermato-Oncology. Read about her four-week Medical Oncology observership at MIA!
Marie Brinch-Møller Weitemeyer has recently completed a four-week surgical observership at Melanoma Institute Australia as part of her PhD program. Learn about her experience!
Dr Andrea Boutros is a Medical Oncology Fellow at Melanoma Institute Australia. Read his Q&A to learn of his inspiring future career goals, his impressive current work, and his surprising hidden talent!
From zumba events to kilt runs and motorcycle rides, read more about the Australia-wide efforts of our passionate community fundraisers, and their supporters, all contributing to not only support our life-saving research, but also raise awareness about melanoma and its prevention.
For people living with melanoma and their loved ones, the holiday period can bring up mixed experiences and feelings. We’ve put together a fact sheet of tips for patients, and for family and friends, which we hope will help make the most of this time.
