/saigenci/ en /saigenci/news/list/2025/06/19/saigenci-researcher-recognised-in-cure-cancer-2025-researcher-of-the-year Dr Mohamed Saad has been recognised as runner-up in the Cure Cancer 2025 Researcher of the Year Awards, presented by Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales at a reception at Government House in Sydney on Monday 16 June. June 19 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/06/19/saigenci-researcher-recognised-in-cure-cancer-2025-researcher-of-the-year /saigenci/news/list/2025/05/22/fighting-cancer-from-within Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Australia, taking the lives of an estimated 8,900 people last year alone.  May 22 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/05/22/fighting-cancer-from-within /saigenci/news/list/2025/05/22/glendas-story When Glenda was diagnosed with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer in 2014 at just 57 years old, she was in shock.  “I had never smoked a day in my life,” Glenda said. May 22 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/05/22/glendas-story /saigenci/news/list/2025/05/15/saigenci-researcher-awarded-funding-for-breast-cancer-research Dr Joanna Achinger-Kawecka has been awarded a National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) 2025 Research Project Grant, providing essential support for investigator-initiated research projects which are critical to building Australia's breast cancer research pipeline and addressing critical research questions. May 15 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/05/15/saigenci-researcher-awarded-funding-for-breast-cancer-research /saigenci/news/list/2025/04/08/saigenci-researcher-awarded-funding-in-latest-mrff-round A SAiGENCI project using nanotechnology has received funding in the latest round of Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Early-to-Mid Career Researchers funding. April 08 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/04/08/saigenci-researcher-awarded-funding-in-latest-mrff-round /saigenci/news/list/2025/04/08/lorne-cancer-conference-2025 The South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI) and Adelaide Centre for Epigenetics (ACE) were well represented at the 37th annual Lorne Cancer Conference held from the 13th to 15th of February in Lorne, a coastal town on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. April 08 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/04/08/lorne-cancer-conference-2025 /saigenci/news/list/2025/03/27/new-role-brings-hope-for-sa-cancer-patients Eradicating cancer from being a terminal disease to one we can successfully manage and treat is the holy grail of cancer research – and the grand vision of a new Molecular Cancer Pathology Fellow being co-funded by The Hospital Research Foundation Group. March 27 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/03/27/new-role-brings-hope-for-sa-cancer-patients /saigenci/news/list/2025/03/11/saigenci-researcher-granted-national-health-funding SAiGENCI research into using PROTACs for cancer treatments has been funded in the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants. March 11 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/03/11/saigenci-researcher-granted-national-health-funding /saigenci/news/list/2024/12/18/saigenci-researchers-awarded-funding-through-nhmrc-program Two SAiGENCI research groups are among nine from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences awarded funding through the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants. December 18 2024 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2024/12/18/saigenci-researchers-awarded-funding-through-nhmrc-program /saigenci/news/list/2024/11/25/developing-the-first-drug-for-multi-organ-radiation-protection A pharmaceutical breakthrough at 91���� is showing promise in both multi-organ radiation protection and cancer treatment. November 25 2024 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2024/11/25/developing-the-first-drug-for-multi-organ-radiation-protection