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Cancer Proteomics Group

Cancer Proteomics Group . Prof. Richard Christopherson.

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Cancer Proteomics Group

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  1. Cancer Proteomics Group Prof. Richard Christopherson

  2. Left-right: Dr Larissa Belov, Prof Richard Christopherson, Dr Ben Crossett (SUPRU), MuntherAlomari (PhD), Duthika Mallawaaratchy (PhD), Jerry Zhou (PhD), Kieran Matic (Honours), YipingChe (PhD), Dr Kim Kaufman, Trisha Almazi (PhD) Missing: Dr Swetlana Mactier, Erin Sykes (PhD).

  3. Cancers we study: • Colorectal cancer (CRC) • Leukaemia • Melanoma • Glioblastoma (GBM)

  4. Anti-cancer drugs • Identification of proteome changes in cancer cells after treatment with a drug such as: • Purine analogues (e.g., fludarabine) • HSP90 inhibitors (e.g., SNX-7081) • ER-stress inducers (e.g., thapsigargin) • Understand mechanisms of drug action and resistance, identification of new drug targets

  5. Cell surface markers • DotScan™ CD antibody microarrays • Capture live cells and obtain a surface profile (disease signature, immunophenotype) • In collaboration with major NSW hospitals, we have collected and tested many different clinical samples, including: • Leukaemias • Colorectal cancers • Metastatic melanoma • To improve disease stratification, prognostication and prediction of response to treatment

  6. Comprehensive, quantitative clinical proteomics • Stage III melanoma Survival analyses – prognostic biomarkers good versus poor prognosis groups with identical stage cancers • Glioblastoma multiforme Serial lesions, pre and post chemotherapy, biomarkers for chemo-resistance • Chronic lymphocytic Leukaemia Stable vsprogressive disease course

  7. Techniques • Clinical samples and cell lines • In vitro chemotherapy treatment • Flow cytometry • Sub-cellular proteome isolation • Cytosol, nucleus, mitochondria and plasma membrane • Mass Spectrometry and gel-based analyses (SUPRU) • Quantitative analysis • DIGE, iTRAQ, SRM and label-free methods

  8. Thank you! Christopherson lab

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