Arun Azad
scientific advisory
oncology
ANZUP Cancer Trials Group Ltd
Australia
Biography
A/Prof Arun Azad is a medical oncologist and translational researcher focusing on genitourinary malignancies. After completing his medical oncology training and a cell biology PhD, Arun moved to the British Columbia (BC) Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada in 2013 for a 2-year fellowship. At BC Cancer Agency, his major laboratory project centered on genomic profiling of circulating cell-free DNA in advanced prostate cancer patients developing resistance to next-generation hormonal agents which led to 4 highly prestigious Merit Awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Overall, Arun’s clinical and research activities have resulted in over 60 publications, a patent, 11 oral presentations at national and international meetings, Poster Highlights Sessions at the 2014 and 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting, 25 competitive prizes and grants and over $4.5M in named funding. In November 2015, Arun returned to Australia to take up appointments at Monash University and Monash Health, where he is leading a translational prostate cancer research program.
Research Interest
A/Prof Arun Azad is a medical oncologist and translational researcher focusing on genitourinary malignancies. After completing his medical oncology training and a cell biology PhD, Arun moved to the British Columbia (BC) Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada in 2013 for a 2-year fellowship. At BC Cancer Agency, his major laboratory project centered on genomic profiling of circulating cell-free DNA in advanced prostate cancer patients developing resistance to next-generation hormonal agents which led to 4 highly prestigious Merit Awards from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Overall, Arun’s clinical and research activities have resulted in over 60 publications, a patent, 11 oral presentations at national and international meetings, Poster Highlights Sessions at the 2014 and 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting, 25 competitive prizes and grants and over $4.5M in named funding. In November 2015, Arun returned to Australia to take up appointments at Monash University and Monash Health, where he is leading a translational prostate cancer research program.
