Nick Hayward
professor
melanoma
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Australia
Biography
Professor Nicholas Hayward is an NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Oncogenomics Laboratory at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane (Australia). He is a molecular biologist who joined Melanoma Institute Australia in 2011 as a member of the Research Committee. Prof. Hayward has studied the molecular genetics of melanoma for more than 25 years, having received his PhD from the University of Queensland, Brisbane.
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.
