Ricky Johnstone

Exec Director @PeterMacRes & Head @JohnstoneLab @PeterMacCC, Head @UniMelb Sir Peter Mac Dept of Oncology, cancer biologist, passionate about #CancerResearch

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

Celebrating great discoveries in #CancerResearch @PeterMacCC @PeterMacRes 🥳

[Peter Mac Research @PeterMacRes]

A discovery by researchers at Peter Mac shows that blocking a protein called CDK11 can result in the rapid death of cancer cells - a finding that's described as potentially the 'Achilles' heel of conditions like acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) Read more - https://t.co/OsD9Qvq1Yg

[Science Immunology @SciImmunology]

Scientists have identified #ID3 as marker for #StemLike T cells that sustain immune responses to chronic infection and cancer. @JohnstoneRicky @KalliesLab @UniMelb

Read more in Science #Immunology: https://t.co/0F87vWeC3B

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

https://t.co/v3TqmbFwQa First paper from the @JohnstoneLab for the year and a brilliant collaboration with @TheDohertyInst colleagues Dan Utzschneider and Alex Kallies. Thanks to all @PeterMacRes @PeterMacCC for help and support and great job Dane Newman and Leonie Cluse!

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

@jdlicht Bravo Jon

[AAMRI @AAMRI_Aus]

What a celebration at Vic Parl house last night, marking the life-saving medical research of our Vic institutes, focusing on supporting the full costs of their vital research. Thank you to all our speakers & guests, in particular @BenCarrollMP @georgiecrozier @JohnstoneRicky 👇

[Peter Mac Research @PeterMacRes]

Obtaining funding for blue sky ideas in cancer research can be a challenge which is why the @DalgleishCentre created the grand challenge grants. @LevKats & @anna_t_g are the inaugural recipients. Read more about their big ideas. #bloodcancer #research
https://t.co/cDP04Oa2t6

[Peter Mac Cancer Centre @PeterMacCC]

Peter Mac's biomedical animation on CAR T-cell therapy has won GOLD at the @tellyawards, selected from more than 13,000 entries worldwide.

Created by @maja_divjak, it explains how this revolutionary #cancer treatment works.

See more: https://t.co/RwFDy617ZE

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

More than 90,000 at The G tonight for the Peter Mac Cup. How awesome!! @PeterMacCC @PeterMacRes

[Peter Mac Cancer Centre @PeterMacCC]

Some very exciting grant news this week with five Peter Mac researchers receiving more than $13 million in highly sought after @nhmrc Investigator Grants for projects spanning basic science research and clinical medicine and science research.

Read more: https://t.co/KramlSx1iB

[Peter Mac Cancer Centre @PeterMacCC]

This additional investment in medical research is sorely needed, and will help Peter Mac researchers continue to find new treatments and potential cures for all types of cancer. It’s encouraging to see medical research prioritised in this way. @Mark_Butler_MP @PeterMacRes

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

Bravo Ambassador Kennedy 👏 Thank you for supporting cancer research in Australia. Enjoy our beautiful outback….. I’m sure it will be a blast! @BoxRallies @PeterMacCC @GarvanInstitute @WEHI_research @MelanomaAus @tarabrown60

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

@paulbeavis4 @NaturePortfolio Great job @paulbeavis4 and Phil Darcy and the entire team on this fantastic paper. All @PeterMacCC @PeterMacRes so happy for you all

[Peter Mac Cancer Centre @PeterMacCC]

Peter Mac A/Prof @shomgoel has won a USD $3 million @USDoDGov grant for his research into developing the next revolution in #breastcancer treatment.

He's the first Australian to win the prestigious Era of Hope Scholar Award.

Read more👇 https://t.co/yDNQtdgaIx

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

As the inaugural Director of the @DalgleishCentre I cannot tell you how excited I am to work with colleagues @PeterMacCC, @WEHI_research, @UniMelb, @TheRMH, @StVincentsMelb and @SVIResearch on Myeloma and other blood cancers. Barrie and his family leave a great legacy bravo 👏

[The Barrie Dalgleish Centre @DalgleishCentre]

The Barrie Dalgleish Centre for Myeloma & Related Blood Cancers was established through the generosity and vision of the late Dr Barrie Dalgleish. Intent on supporting further #Research into #BloodCancers, Dr Dalgleish left a substantial bequest to advance work in this field.

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

We are focussed on exciting and impactful science across the full translational research spectrum. @PeterMacCC we offer an exciting and collegiate environment and terrific resources to conduct innovative cancer research. Check out these exciting new positions!

[Ben Hogan @BenjaminHogan13]

We have positions open for new group leaders in Cancer Immunology @PeterMacCC @PeterMacRes
Come and work with brilliant colleagues, in a world class immunology program and cancer research institute in the heart of Melbourne!!
Detail are below....
https://t.co/BkpyR2Ddd8

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

Congrats to Coner Kearney, Mario Djajawi, and @PijpersLizzy for this beautiful study. Awesome collaboration between @PeterMacRes and @ONJCRI. https://t.co/CjkLII5fKr

[Peter Mac Research @PeterMacRes]

Published in @Dev_Cell today is new collaborative research by @MAF_Dawson and Assoc Prof Andy Cox. They uncovered how the liver is triggered to regrow when it has undergone injury. https://t.co/LcxxleOPjS

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

Discovery science at its best! Congrats to Vi, Greg and all involved. Fundamental discoveries like this are the foundation of translational science. Bravo 👏 @PeterMacRes @CCB_Research

[Mark Dawson @MAF_Dawson]

So thrilled to see this wonderful body of work from Vi Wickramasinghe's lab at ⁦@PeterMacRes⁩ along with Greg Goodall ⁦@CCB_Research⁩ - a fundamental discovery with potentially major implications for RNA therapy https://t.co/qkqwnEa7nk

[Ricky Johnstone @JohnstoneRicky]

Well that was fun 🤩 Thanks to @ISEHSociety for putting this session on and for all that joined and actively participated in the meeting today. Hearing from the incomparable @Goodell_Lab is always a treat and her words of wisdom really resonated.

[Charles de Bock @charles_debock]

This time tomorrow we will be in the middle of the LIVE @ISEHSociety webinar. Yes...LIVE! Not pre-recorded and with a Q&A session so you can ask questions directly to our amazing speakers @JohnstoneRicky @Goodell_Lab . Best of all...FREE REGISTRATION👇

[Peter Mac Cancer Centre @PeterMacCC]

𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙊𝙂𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍.

For #WorldCancerDay check out some of our key collabs accelerating scientific discoveries & fostering innovation in research, treatment & education.

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