/saigenci/ en /saigenci/news/list/2025/08/12/winning-the-chess-game-against-cancer How a powerful computer modelling approach could predict cancer’s “next move” when faced with targeted treatments. August 12 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/08/12/winning-the-chess-game-against-cancer /saigenci/news/list/2025/08/08/legacy-of-love-precision-and-purpose Dr Leon Pitchon FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Eng), FRACS (MBBS 1959) describes himself as lucky. Born and raised in Cairo, Egypt and of Russian and Spanish ancestry, his family migrated to Australia when he was just fourteen years old. He reflects with deep gratitude on a life of opportunity, purpose – and, more recently, philanthropy.  August 08 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/08/08/legacy-of-love-precision-and-purpose /saigenci/news/list/2025/07/30/saigenci-announce-first-arc-future-fellow SAiGENCI congratulate Professor Lan Nguyen awarded funding through the Australian Research Council's (ARC) 2025 Future Fellowships scheme. July 30 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/07/30/saigenci-announce-first-arc-future-fellow /saigenci/news/list/2025/07/29/fellows-advance-immunotherapy-and-tumour-inflammation-research The University of Adelaide’s South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI) has welcomed two new researchers through a fellowship program funded by the Ainsworth Foundation. July 29 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/07/29/fellows-advance-immunotherapy-and-tumour-inflammation-research /saigenci/news/list/2025/07/09/meet-our-researchers-dr-kimberley-clark Dr Kimberley Clark, Research Fellow, SAiGENCI, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences July 09 2025 Debbie Wellington /saigenci/news/list/2025/07/09/meet-our-researchers-dr-kimberley-clark /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