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A/Prof Elgene Lim awarded 10 year Endowed Chair

Associate Professor Elgene Lim, breast cancer researcher at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, The Kinghorn Cancer Centre and medical oncologist at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, is one of two inaugural recipients of the National Breast Cancer Foundation Endowed Chair Program.

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• https://www.garvan.org.au/news-events/news/garvan-breast-cancer-researcher-awarded-10-year-endowed-chair

New combination approach halts breast cancer in mice

Garvan scientists have uncovered a new way to decrease the spread of breast cancer. The findings could lead to a new combination therapy with the anti-metastasis drug dasatinib.

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• https://www.garvan.org.au/news-events/news/two-is-better-than-one-new-combination-approach-halts-breast-cancer-spread-in-mice

Kidney disease: whole genome sequencing holds the key to cheaper, more accurate diagnosis

Research from Garvan and St Vincent’s Hospital has shown that whole genome sequencing has the potential to transform the diagnosis of a common inherited kidney disease.

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• https://www.garvan.org.au/news-events/news/kidney-disease-whole-genome-sequencing-holds-the-key-to-cheaper-more-accurate-diagnosis