Predicting treatment response or survival of cancer patients remains challenging in immuno-oncology. Efforts to overcome these challenges focus, among others, on the discovery of new biomarkers. Despite advances in cellular and molecular approaches, only a limited number of candidate biomarkers eventually enter clinical practice. ...

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Tumors of the central nervous system are the most common solid malignancies in children and the most common cause of pediatric cancer-related mortality. Imaging plays a central role in diagnosis, staging, treatment planning, and response assessment of pediatric brain tumors. ...

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Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of pneumonia and meningitis worldwide. Many different serotypes co-circulate endemically in any one location. The extent and mechanisms of spread and vaccine-driven changes in fitness and antimicrobial resistance remain largely unquantified. ...

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Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a key method for the continuous monitoring of COVID-19 prevalence including circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages. WBE addresses the limitations of traditional clinical COVID-19 surveillance such as clinical test availability, fluctuating testing rates, and increased reliance on rapid antigen tests.  ...

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We identified previously unidentified gene fusions involving the MET oncogene in pediatric glioblastoma ...

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The Opportunity The Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases brings together a number of independent researchers and teams with a common ...

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The Ear Health Team are currently working on developing an innovative ear and hearing health and telehealth program for children in WA while ...

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The position will be involved in creating and applying state of the art CRISPR genome editing to proof of concept scientific problems and functional ...

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This position will develop and support bioinformatics analysis and run pipelines required for clinical and research use of next-generation sequencing ...

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The On-Boarding & Projects Business Partner is dedicated to supporting and building effective relationships with managers and employees to deliver ...

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