News @ Pathology

Marsden Grants
October 2011

Congratulations to two of our staff members for successfully gaining a Marsden Grant - Professor Antony Braithwaite, and Dr Julia Horsfield
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Otago researchers reveal PAX gene’s role in cancer
University of Otago media release, Tuesday, 24 May 2011

University of Otago researchers have uncovered further evidence that PAX genes − members of a small family of genes that play important roles in embryonic development – also allow cancer cells to grow and divide in adult tissue
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Research could be used to help fight cancer
Otago Daily Times, Wednesday, 25 May 2011

University of Otago research into cancer-enabling genes could be used to help develop therapies to fight certain cancers, including kidney and ovarian cancer.
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Congratulations
April 2011

Congratulations go to three of our researchers this month with recent publications. Professor Mike Eccles in Oncogene, Dr Julia Horsfield in PLoSOne and Dr Tania Slatter in Blood. Well done!

Close Shave
8th April 2011

A group of fourth year medical students will not forget that hair loss is one of the side effects of chemotherapy in a hurry, after their teacher had his head shaved for charity to conclude their lectures on blood cancers this month.

Head of Pathology Professor Ian Morison, a haematologist specialising in leukaemia and other blood cancers, wanted to use his profile to support an organisation close to his heart – the Leukaemia and Blood Foundation – and the thousands of New Zealanders affected by these terrible diseases. At the end of his lecture he and five of his students had their heads shaved, a symbolic gesture that has raised more than $5000 for the organisation.

To support Professor Morison’s close shave go to:

www.shaveforacure.co.nz/ view_event_profile/4341