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Our Vision

The Westmead Millennium Institute will continue to grow as a world leader in medical research with the power to improve the health of all mankind.

Our "Bench to Bedside" philosophy will ensure that our research outcomes are rapidly translated into better prevention strategies, treatments and healthcare for all.

 

 

We are proudly affiliated with the University of Sydney.

 

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Research in Focus

Dr Anna DeFazioDr deFazio has a long-standing commitment to translational research with an emphasis on gynaecological malignancies. Her research program is focused on improving treatment outcome, particularly for women with ovarian cancer, and on identifying factors that modify risk of developing cancer.

She works with a team of postdoctoral researchers, postgraduate students, research assistants and clinical colleagues, and has active collaborations with other local, national and international research groups.

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Disease laughs at researchers - smiley face cancer cell

Our researchers were surprised when an experiment literally laughed in their faces.

“We spend 90 per cent of our time going down dead ends, and sometimes you feel as though a disease is having a cackle at your expense,” says Dr Beric Henderson, head of the gene expression laboratory here at Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, where this was filmed.

Our researchers are trying to understand how beta-catenin moves into the nucleus and in future design drugs to stop its entry into the nucleus.

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