Research
"Bench to Bedside to Bench" - Research Making a Difference
UQCCR Research is organised along four focal themes
Molecular and Cellular Pathology
Researchers investigating breast, prostate, oral and skin cancer are developing a better understanding of the links between pathological changes at the molecular and cellular level and the clinical expression of the disease seen at the bedside. This research is paving the way for development of novel or improved diagnostic technologies, and better methods of treatment.
Research Groups: Sunil Lakhani, Frank Gardiner, Camile Farah, Martin Lavin
Associate Investigator: Andrew Clouston
Adjunct Professor at UQCCR: Professor Suzanne Chambers
Clinical Neuroscience
This program is developing and evaluating new modes of diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders, particularly dementia, stroke, movement disorders, and brain injury in adults and babies. Research includes the areas of neuroimmunology, neuropharmacology, neuroimaging and neuroprotection.
Research Groups: Judith Greer, Pamela McCombe, Paul Colditz, Stephen Rose, David Copland, David Pow
Associate Investigators: Peter Silburn, David Reutens
Honorary Professor at UQCCR: Professor Barbara Dodd
Tissue Inflammation and Injury Repair
Inflammation is a fundamental part of many diseases and a prime target for therapeutic interventions. The tissue inflammation and injury repair research program links basic research on inflammation and repair with new approaches to treating inflammation and promoting repair. This includes a focus on a range of injuries such as burns, infection and arthritis, as well as damage caused by genetic and autoimmune diseases.
Research Groups: David Paterson, Nicholas Fisk, Kiarash Khosrotehrani
Honorary Professor at UQCCR: Emeritus Professor Eugenie Lumbers
Clinical Outcomes and Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are intrinsic to our mission of delivering the benefits of new medical research to patients. UQCCR's location alongside one of Australia's largest hospitals optimises opportunities to conduct intensive investigation of how patients respond to new treatments and modes of diagnosis. The Centre continues to grow clinical trials research particularly focusing on ambulatory Phase Two - Early Phase Three trials and developing new databases to monitor health outcomes.
Research Groups: Frank Gardiner, Paul Colditz, Nicholas Fisk, David Copland
Associate Investigators: Peter Silburn, Gerard Byrne, Paul Hodges, Andreas Zankl, Philip Walker
These four major research themes are linked by cross cutting themes in stem cell research ( Nicholas Fisk, Kiarash Khosrotehrani) and perinatal medicine ( Nicholas Fisk, Kiarash Khosrotehrani, Paul Colditz, David Pow) .
