Research news
Nine practice points from the new melanoma guidelines
Australian melanoma clinical practice guidelines have been published on a wiki platform for the first time as researchers try to keep up to date with emerging evidence.
Using clinical features to identify patients at high risk for melanoma
Can an individual’s risk factors for melanoma be used to tailor skin self-examinations and surveillance programs?
5 Minutes With Prof Richard Scolyer
Professor Richard Scolyer will be sharing his expertise on melanoma pathology at the upcoming Australasian Melanoma Conference. Here he discusses what he'll be presenting on.
Research spotlight: High Risk Clinic
Researchers at MIA have established a High Risk Clinic to monitor people at very high risk of developing melanoma.
Learning from the best in the world
A generous donation has enabled a medical oncologist from Portugal to learn from the best in the world at MIA.
Uniting the world for a cure
MIA is hosting a conference to bring together greats minds in melanoma research that will make a difference to the lives of melanoma patients
A Day in the Life of... Michelle Peranec
Meet Michelle, our Translational Research Officer whose role is to connect the clinics to the lab by ensuring patient blood and tissue samples are documented and carefully stored in our BioSpecimen Bank.
Wildfire Award helps ignite new melanoma research
Dr James Wilmott says his Wildfire Award will help expand research into treatment options for people with mucosal melanoma, a rare but deadly form of skin cancer.
5 Minutes With A/Prof Jennifer Wargo
A/Prof Wargo discusses the research she will be presenting as a keynote speaker at the upcoming Australasian Melanoma Conference.
New trial giving options
We have developed a unique clinical trial that will use existing drugs to target rare genes in melanoma patients.