Ruth Ganss
professor
Oncology
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Australia
Biography
Ruth Ganss is a Research Professor at the Perkins and NHMRC Senior Research Fellow. Her team studies vascular and stromal remodelling in the context of tumour growth and cardiovascular pathologies. During the last decade, her research at the University of California, San Francisco and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg has focused on blood vessels as the interface between immunology and cancer research. Her current studies at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth aim to identify convergent and common mechanisms in the pathogenesis of two major disease groups, namely cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Research Interest
Cancer and cardiovascular disease Vascular and stromal remodelling Tumour vessel-specific targeting Inflammation/immunotherapy Mouse models for disease
