Liam O’Brien – Clinical Facilitator, Mater Research New hope for advanced melanoma patients who don’t respond to life-saving drug Thanks to Mater Research scientists, there’s now hope for the 7 out of 10 advanced melanoma patients whose bodies don’t respond to the latest lifesaving cancer drug. For 30% of patients, a new drug (‘Pembro’) gives…
One step closer to understanding cancer-fighting immune cells Researchers discover that protective immune cells are not created equally Personalised treatment of cancers has moved one step closer, thanks to University of Melbourne researcher Dr Susan Christo. Increasingly, cancers are being treated using an approach called immunotherapy – which uses a patient’s own immune cells to…
Growing mini tumours in a dish that recreate prostate cancer in bone will help researchers find better treatment options for this deadly disease. Prostate cancer often spreads to the bone and this condition is untreatable. “Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancer in males,” says Dr Nathalie Bock from the Queensland University…
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Fresh Science is a national competition and training program helping early-career researchers find and share their stories of discovery.
We take young researchers with no media experience and help them become media spokespeople for their science, and reach stakeholders in government and industry.
Fresh Science gives finalists a taste of life in the limelight, with a day of media training, a day of training in stakeholder engagement, and a public event in their home state.
Alumni of the program include Professor Allan Duffy and Dr Niraj Lal.
Read some of the fresh science we discovered in 2021 here.
