To improve outcomes for men with this disease, the Prostate Cancer Research Group at Flinders University undertakes basic research to characterise the mechanisms by which prostate tumours metastasise and become resistant to targeted therapies. We feed this new knowledge into translational research projects aimed at developing new drugs and biomarkers to improve the treatment and management of patients.
The Prostate Cancer Research Group is led by Associate Professor Luke Selth, a Cancer Council SA Beat Cancer Principal Cancer Research Fellow in the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute and Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing.
Our group collaborates widely with prostate cancer consumer advocates, other scientists, clinicians, computational biologists and engineers – in Australia and around the world – to ensure that our findings have maximal impact. Importantly, our “team science” approach means that we also undertake impactful research on other types of cancer, most notably breast cancer.
Major research programs in the Prostate Cancer Research Group include:
Current research projects in the Prostate Cancer Research Group include:
Omic data generated by our group are available at the Gene Expression Omnibus. Please contact A/Prof Selth if you require any raw or processed data that is not available on GEO.
We do most of our genomics work with the South Australian Genomics Centre where A/Prof Selth is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee.
After completing my PhD in Adelaide in 2005, I undertook post-doctoral studies at Cancer Research UK’s London Research Institute, funded by a prestigious EMBO long-term postdoctoral fellowship. There, I developed expertise in cancer biology and a skill-set in advanced molecular biology, biochemistry and bioinformatics. Returning to Adelaide in 2009, I won multiple fellowships (including a Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award) to establish a new research program in prostate cancer. My lab at Flinders University, based at the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, is focused on improving outcomes for cancer patients.
Jianling Xie, Post-doctoral research scientist
Adrienne Hanson, Research officer
Scott Townley, Research officer
Raj Shrestha, Post-doctoral research scientist
Razia Rahmna, PhD student
Sam Rollins, PhD student
Meiwen (Danielle) Fang, PhD student
Our lab is always on the lookout for students and post-docs who are passionate about making a difference to cancer patients. We are particularly interested in those with diverse skills and knowledge, including in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology, health and medical sciences, biotechnology and bioinformatics.
Most of our projects are primarily comprised of “wet lab” research, but students interested in undertaking “dry lab” (i.e. bioinformatics) research are also encouraged to get in touch. Please contact A/Prof Selth directly.
Lab members can be reached via links in their profiles (above).
Postal address:
Selth Group, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer (3L120), Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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