CTCR - Te aho matatū

14/05/2024

Gemella! Ka pai! Only 2 months into her Masters, Gemella is adding many facets to CDH1 research at Otago

19/09/2023

The amazing folk behind The Great New Zealand Tee Off are supporting one of our research groups! Thank you for choosing us 😍

11/10/2022

The ever amazing Ros Kemp will present her Inaugural Professorial Lecture (IPL) tomorrow.

IPLs are a celebration. A chance to listen to the new Professor tell their story - where they came from, how they got here, an overview of their work (in lay terms, don't worry!). IPLs are beautiful and there are often a few laughs in there too ;)

You can go in person or can stream - details are in the link:

This event has been postponed due to COVID-19 Alert Levels

22/09/2022

10 years after his prophylactic gastrectomy, Isaia, and his wife, Kelly, talks about his/their journey through life with a CDH1 mutation.

02/02/2022

Our extended CDH1 whanau are such wonderful humans!! Giggles and the mahi go hand in hand in our lab!

We're working hard as ever (from home whenever we can so Omicron doesn't smash the whole lab) to make sure we're ready for Tia's count down!

Today we had the privilege of speaking with Parry Guilford, the research scientist, who discovered the CDH1 gene mutation. Joining him were the Piho brothers...

22/09/2021

Te Aho Matatū means the enduring connection. A string is made of many interwoven fibres.

One of our previous posts shows Dunedin students volunteering a a Breast Cancer Cure event. Funds raised then go towards supporting research by CTCR groups in Christchurch.

💕Together, we are stronger.

11/08/2021

Breast cancer researchers from the Dunbier Lab are brightening up a dull Dunedin day

29/07/2021

CTCR researcher collaborations have received 3 years of funding to develop a method of treating stomach cancer by releasing drugs only in the stomach.

Many of the potential treatments have undesirable side effects on other parts of the body, so by localising treatment delivery to the surface of the stomach, these side effects can be avoided!

Investigating the impact of diabetes on access to cancer services, improving the health of Maori affected by psychosis, and a new stomach cancer...

07/07/2021

Researchers from the Cancer Genetics Lab in Department of Biochemistry, volunteered at the Breast Cancer Cure - Fashion for a Cure event at the ever amazing Emerson's Brewery. Over $60,000 raised!

09/06/2021

Prof Parry Guilford, Director of Te Aho Matatū is also a Deputy Director of Healthier Lives, co-leading a project that aims to implement circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) technology into the NZ healthcare system.

What we are investigating Tā mātou e tūhura ana Issue | Take Undergoing cancer treatment can be traumatic, difficult and time-consuming, and access to cancer treatment is inequitable. The current healthcare system relies on invasive imaging techniques (only available at major hospitals) to monito...