Grant Mcarthur
professor
melanoma
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Australia
Biography
Professor Grant McArthur has an international and national reputation as a leader in medical oncology treatment of melanoma as demonstrated by regular invitations to present at forums of my medical oncology colleagues. He manages a large multi-faceted basic research and clinical program and has excellent administrative abilities. He is co-Head of the Cancer Therapeutics Program, co-Chair of the Skin and Melanoma Service, sits on Peter Mac's Cancer Research executive team and directly manages a complex program of three laboratories: the Molecular Oncology (McArthur) Laboratory, the Translational Research (McArthur) Laboratory and the Cooperative Research Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, a multi-institutional collaborative centre for drug development.
Research Interest
Current research projects undertaken within the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research include the use of proteins to slow down and destroy tumours, the examination of genes that can prevent UV-induced melanoma and screening drug combinations (compound) to find a new compound with the ability to destroy melanoma cells.
