Fahrer Group - Immunology

Fahrer group

Fahrer Group - Immunology

We are working on a very simple and inexpensive cancer immunotherapy treatment, and a bioinformatics study looking for novel proteins in different genomes.

About

The Group is focused on two main areas of research at the moment:

  1. A very simple and inexpensive cancer immunotherapy treatment I have come up with, involving a single injection of an immune stimulant into a tumour.
  2. A bioinformatics study looking for novel proteins in different genomes. We have just recently around 2000 novel proteins from humans and mice.

Publications

Projects

The nessy mouse has a mutation which prevents normal development of T cells. The mutation affects a protein (kleisin beta) involved in chromosome structure. This is an unexpected finding which links two exciting fields of research.

Theme

Infection and immunity

Status

Current

People

Dr Fahrer has published a hypothesis paper suggesting a new method of treating tumours, using an old and inexpensive preparation, that could be of considerable benefit to patients and their cancer management.

Theme

Infection and immunity

Student intake

Open for Honours, PhD students

Status

Current

People

Student intake

Open for Bachelor, PhD students

Status

Current

People

Members

Group Leader

PhD Students

Honours Students

Honorary Lecturer

Divisional Visitor

Volunteer

News

A low-cost, non-toxic cancer treatment has been developed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU). The treatment uses dead bacteria to help kick-start the immune system and shrink cancer.

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Aude Fahrer's work aims to activate the immune cells responsible for attacking cancer, in a simple, low cost way.

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