Your support can play a vital role in advancing life-changing research at Wesley Research Institute. Our scientists are uncovering new ways to personalise treatment and improve outcomes for people facing serious illnesses, like cancer.
Revolutionising cancer treatment
Despite advances in chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and immunotherapy, the prognosis and treatment options for many patients with deadly diseases have seen little improvement for more than a decade.
Cutting-edge spatial phenotyping technologies are set to transform how clinicians understand and treat serious diseases like cancer. At the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre (QSBC), Clinical Director Professor John Fraser AO and Scientific Director Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe are leading a team of researchers, clinicians, lab scientists, and data analysts to map cellular interactions within tissues in unprecedented detail.
Personalised medicine for cancer patients
Every patient is unique, and through this research, we can scan, map, and analyse each disease to better understand their resistance and sensitivity to treatment.
The data generated may prove invaluable in identifying new drug targets and patient groups most likely to benefit from specific therapies. As our understanding of cellular interactions deepens, so does our ability to personalise treatments in the future, ushering in a new era of precision medicine. Integrating this science into clinical practice will be key to delivering more targeted, effective and patient-centric care.
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These designs are more than festive decorations. They’re real images of human cells, captured through the microscope. Each colour indicates a different biomarker, and the images act like a Google Maps for scientists, enabling them to zoom into each individual cell to better understand and treat serious diseases.
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This research is helping people like Ataia find new strength and hope.
In 2018, Ataia Elhage, a 41-year-old mother, found herself in a situation no one ever expects: battling tongue cancer. Ataia underwent major surgery and had to learn how to speak, eat, and live her life again. Today, she’s living well and sharing her story to inspire others.
After facing serious health challenges, Ataia has rebuilt her confidence and is sharing her story to inspire others.
Learn more about Ataia’s battle with tongue cancer.
Going through cancer surgery and radiation is devastating. If we can personalise the treatment pathway for each person it would result in a lot better outcomes for patients.
Ataia
With your support, hope has become healing.
As the year draws to a close, we invite you to support life-changing research at the Queensland Spatial Biology Centre, helping uncover why treatments work for some patients and not others.
Every gift, no matter the size, helps accelerate discoveries and bring hope to more families.