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Applications close: 31 December 2023

Uncovering the Mechanical Origins of Breast Cancer - Research Buddy

RESEARCH BUDDY

Breast cancer places a substantial burden on thousands of Western Australians every year. Despite significant advances in cancer research, the underlying mechanisms of breast cancer stiffness, a hallmark of tumour progression, remain poorly understood. Through new techniques we aim to uncover these mechanisms and provide new insight into cancer development.

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Latest Events and Training

How does modern life affect you? Community Conversation

4 October 2023, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The University of Western Australia - Margaret Fairweather Education Space, Hackett Hall, Crawley

The School of Human Sciences is a large multi-disciplinary School with research focused on better understanding what it is to be human, from the human structure, function, development and genetics, to adaptation, performance and evolution. We aspire to be world leading in understanding the impact of the modern world on human health and performance. However, to do this we need to learn from real people about what the impact of the modern world is for them by way of a Community Conversation.

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Training

We offer a range of training workshops for researchers, consumers and community members to promote partnerships that will actively involve consumers and community members in research. Our workshops have been developed in direct response to queries from researchers, funding bodies, government and non-government organisations

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