Our translational laboratory has a mission of undertaking projects utilising clinically derived samples from well-defined clinical cohorts of patients, applying high quality investigational assays and investigating the factors that determine clinical outcomes, treatment efficacy and exploring ways of improving the treatment of disease.

Central to our research is the availability of high quality primary samples from patients. The laboratory has been instrumental in the design and activation of clinical trials incorporating biobanking and biomarker analyses and currently supports the activities of more than 20 prospective clinical trials. These samples are analysed using cutting edge immunological and molecular techniques to identify biomarkers of cancer response to treatment.

We have current research projects in bone marrow transplantation, Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, Multiple Myeloma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, Lymphoma and Myelodysplasia. The laboratory utilises a range of assays including a full suite of molecular techniques, cell culture techniques and extensive flow cytometry as well as where appropriate animal models and functional drug assays.