Centre for Cancer Biology

The Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB) studies the fundamental causes of cancer in order to find new ways to prevent and treat the disease.

Established within SA Pathology as a hub for innovative science leading to breakthrough therapies, CCB is jointly headed by Professors Angel Lopez and Sharad Kumar and currently hosts 14 full time research group leaders and their teams.

The translation of new discoveries into clinical practice is strengthened by the co-localization of the laboratories within a single centre, as well as its proximity to the Royal Adelaide Hospital along with its clinical resources and the University of Adelaide, with which it shares key research facilities.

The CCB also has alliances with leading pharmaceutical companies to rapidly exploit new discoveries. The Centre aims to be a hub of internationally recognized cancer research "excellence" achieving tangible outcomes for cancer patients.

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Fourth Barossa Meeting successfully ended today

21st November 2009

The Fourth Barossa “Science Among the Vines” Meeting on Cell Signalling in Cancer and Development, organised by members of the Centre for Cancer Biology, took place 18-21 November 2009 at the Novotel Barossa Valley.

The “Science Among the Vines” meeting was highly successful, being described....

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2009 Clifford Prize for Cancer Research awarded to Prof John Dick of Toronto

19th November 2009

Today, as part of the Fourth Barossa Meeting, Prof John Dick from the University of Toronto was awarded the 2009 Clifford Prize for Cancer Research in recognition of his pioneering work on cancer stem cells....

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CCB Members win NHMRC grants

11th November 2009

CCB researchers have been awarded 12 new NHMRC Poject Grants and 3 new NHMRC Fellowships in the last round of NHMRC funding....

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Dr Deb White has been awarded a Translational Grant from the Leukemia Lymphoma Society of America Recent

15th July 2009

This Grant is for the continuing reserch project involving the role of OCT-1 Activity enhancers in improving the response of patients with low OCT-1 activity to imatinib. Funding is for a period of 3 years providing a maximum of $US200,000 per year. The studies proposed in this Grant....

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Launch of the new Centre for Cancer Biology here in SA Pathology

16th April 2009

The highlight of today is the launch of the new Centre for Cancer Biology here in SA Pathology. The Centre for Cancer Biology will be officially opened by Professor Ian Frazer. The Centre for Cancer Biology has 15 members and 154 staff.....

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Centre for Cancer Biology awarded $3.7 million

20th January 2009

Professor Angel Lopez, who is co-head of the Centre for Cancer Biology at SA Pathology has been awarded $3.7 million to investigate a group of protein hormones and their receptors that are implicated in several forms of cancer....

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