Oh kitty… where have you been?

Two Peter Mac researchers have secured $3.5M+ in MRFF funding for projects to improve recovery after cancer surgery and to advance personalised care for a rare type of ovarian cancer. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

The government can’t claim that medical research is a priority while failing to treat it as one. Nine in 10 leading researchers in Australia are missing out on government support for world‑class proposals, leaving exceptional talent uncertain about their future.

Steve is already in full Christmas mode, which is awkward because it’s only the 11th and he’s supposed to be working

We're looking for a Research Assistant / Senior Research Assistant to join our team. If you're interested in studying the extracellular matrix and tumour microenvironment in cancer, then get in touch. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. garvan.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/garvan_insti...

Australia’s medical and scientific research sectors save lives and are vital to our economy. The government has to step up and lean in to their potential. It’s small-minded and short-sighted to force them to wither on the vine, when we have money put aside for this purpose in the Future Fund.

Finally this paper is out (my most neglected kid). Huge thanks to co-first authors, collaborators & mentor @kylie-gorringe.bsky.social. This work was selected for AACR press conference presentation at the annual meeting in 2022, followed by media & press releases. doi.org/10.1002/path...

OH MY GOD

My brain translated this as Julie Andrews and started to try and sing the list to the tune of my favourite things, didn’t quite work

Peter Mac has been rated the 14th best cancer hospital in the world in Newsweek’s 'World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2026' rankings. Peter Mac was the only Australian hospital to rank in the world’s top 100 for oncology. Read more here - t.co/1uH5alMo0G

Wrapping up with a panel in the rare cancers session after my talk last week @ the Ovarian Cancer Australia Symposium 2025 in Melbourne beside my colleague @kylie-gorringe.bsky.social. Looking for new therapies to treat Small Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary, Hypercalcemic Type (SCCOHT). #ovariancancer 🧪

Reminder Australia’s Global R&D Ranking (Gross R&D expenditure as % of GDP) is 23 at 1.66% (2023). Closest nations are Portugal 1.7%, Estonia 1.78%, Czech 1.96%, Slovenia 2.11%. Leaders=Israel 6.02%, Korea 5.21%. UK 2.9% and US 3.59%. Imagine 3%….. @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social

I'll admit, I was skeptical when they said Gemini was just like a bunch of PhDs. But I gotta admit they nailed it.

Cat fort #caturday

Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up theonion.com/austral...

My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com

Okay right I am in a cafe feeding both of us so let’s talk about this. It’s one of those things where it almost seems reasonable, at first: why *shouldn’t* breastfeeding be discreet? Let’s unpack that because it’s not actually reasonable.

My bsky: doomscroll doomscroll doomscroll huh, wow yes that is a nice mushroom doomscroll doomscroll …

🚨Chemo treatment upgrade!🚨 Check out our approach to modernise chemotherapy treatment published today in @natgenet.nature.com. From @cniostopcancer.bsky.social #TailorBio @cruk-ci.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... More details 👇

🚨🚨Paper out!! 🚨🚨 Excited to share our work (Pre-cancer Atlas of High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (HGSOC)), now published in @CD_AACR ! aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov... What if I told you HGSOC often starts in the Fallopian Tube and progresses through precancerous lesions? 1/n 🧵👇

meet lavora vincent www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJQS...

A record number of Peter Mac researchers presented at #ASCO25 — with global-impact trials, theranostics leadership, ctDNA breakthroughs & more. 🌍 “Our presence is getting bigger and more impactful each year.” – Prof Jayesh Desai. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

It pains me to say this, but if you are not a US citizen, you should not attend scientific conferences in the US, visit US institutions, or otherwise travel to our country. Right now it's not worth the risk. Hopefully that will change. If it doesn't, science in the US is sunk anyway.

Women between 45 & 60! We need you (in more ways than one). Please email [email protected] & you'll be sent a 10-15 min survey to help perfect a free heart health app for women, by women, led by the world-class Monash Centre for Health Research & Implementation.

Oh this burns

It has meant so much to me to be Wonder Woman -- she really is just the best!! Back then, the executives didn't think a woman could carry a whole TV series ...shows how much they knew! Ha! More than ever, the world still needs Wonder Woman. She is within all of us and don't you forget it!

🧬 New research in @natcomms.nature.com shows advanced genomic testing can help more people with #Cancer of Unknown Primary get targeted treatment & identify where their cancer started. Read more: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Peter Mac’s @drmhofman.bsky.social spoke to the ABC today about former President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis. Biden visited us in 2016 as part of his government's Cancer Moonshot. We send our support and remain inspired by his commitment to tackling cancer. youtu.be/8bL3qgot32s

Peter Mac has been awarded $2.3M by National Breast Cancer Foundation for 3 innovative breast cancer research projects. More on the projects 👉 www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Walking the Mother’s Day Classic with @karabritt.bsky.social for ovarian and breast cancer research. Wonderful morning! @ocrfaustralia.bsky.social

New research co-designed with Aboriginal communities shows Aboriginal women in Victoria face higher breast cancer mortality—diagnosed younger, with more advanced disease & greater social disadvantage. Read more about this research led by Dr Alice Bergin: www.petermac.org/about-us/new...

Important #democracysausage stats

This is from 2022, but I just stumbled upon it again. I had completely forgotten about The Most Cambridge Reason @rafletcher.bsky.social and I got rejected while househunting and I still can't quite believe this actually happened to us

Nuclear is roughly five times the cost of wind and solar, it also requires 11 to 12 times the lead time. That means you could install and generate between 55 and 60 kWh of renewable energy for each dollar spent, by the time you'd be ready to generate just 1 kWh from a nuke.

Hello Australia! Are you ready for some sizzling fundraising action? You can now add your you can now add your stalls for the 2025 Federal Election at democracysausage.org. For more info, check out our media release: democracysausage.org/media/2025%2...

Today kicks off a major campaign by ANZGOG to highlight how common and impactful gynecological cancers are, even though each type individually is rare. #oncosky #cansky www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

A group leader position is open at Peter Mac in Melbourne, Australia! Join us! Applications until May 5. 👇👇 www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Our 2025 national research grants announcement is our biggest yet! In our 25th anniversary year, we are delighted to announce OCRF’s largest ever funding round, awarding $3.5M across eight innovative and important ovarian cancer research projects. Learn more: www.ocrf.com.au/record-fundi...

Thrilled to be funded by the wonderful OCRF team @ocrfaustralia.bsky.social and all their donors to find better therapies for MOC.

13. And anyone who has been part of this grand humanist tradition is someone who will not lie down and cower before these sad bullies. I don't know what happens to science in the US over the next four years, but I have no doubt as to where the arc of history bends. We aren't going anywhere. fin

Yikes. Ok no more US conferences then

Are you a bioinformatician looking for an exciting opportunity in Melbourne? Is cancer genomics your passion? Apply now! www.nature.com/naturecareer...

We are looking for a talented postdoctoral bioinformatician @thedawsonlab.bsky.social to work with us on single cell multiomics incorporating lineage tracing and spatial technologies- we specifically want someone curious, fearless with a licence to innovate!! Come join us!!

Come and set up a lab and work with us at @petermaccc.bsky.social

We are recruiting a group leader in laboratory research at Peter Mac Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia 🔬🦘💥 Work in a cutting edge research environment in a vibrant world city! We value research excellence, creativity and diversity. Join us! careers.petermac.org/job/MELBOURN...

We have a postdoc position available in the lab! Come and work on lymphatic vascular development and regeneration. We use zebrafish, mouse, cells, tumour models and love imaging, genetics and genomics🔬 Come join us in Melbourne! www.seek.com.au/job/82157187...

Are you interested in applying deep learning/AI to multi-omic datasets from clinical cancer samples? Would you love to contribute to the discovery of biological insights that can impact our understanding of cancer? Then come to @petermaccc.bsky.social to join the Trigos Lab!

It was fantastic to host David and show him around Peter Mac. He also gave a terrific seminar! It’s been an inspiring week for ovarian cancer research @petermaccc.bsky.social