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Oral Cancer Research Centre Webinar Series 3
Topic: Molecular Characterization of Metastatic Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Dr Charbel Darido
Laboratory Head
Darido Lab | Head and Neck Cancer Signalling Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Program
Dr Charbel Darido is Group Leader and Laboratory Head within the Cancer Research Division at The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne - Australia. Dr Darido graduated with a Master in Endocrinology and a Master in Physiology before completing his PhD studies on colon cancer at the University of Montpellier, France, in 2008. He then undertook two post-doctoral trainings in Melbourne and in 2016, he established a comprehensive vibrant research program in head and neck cancer at the newly established Peter Mac Institute. This is the only fundamental lab-based research program in this area at Peter Mac. Dr Darido’s laboratory is currently investigating the initiating lesions of head and neck cancer as well as the oncogenic drivers of metastatic oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). He is internationally recognized for his work developing pre-clinical human and animal models of OSCC and applying them to study the biology driving invasive disease and identify novel druggable therapeutic targets. His goal is to translate molecular insights into new means of preventing and treating head and neck cancer, which causes much mortality and morbidity worldwide.
Dr Darido has been the recipient of peer-review research funding from Australian (VCA, NHMRC) and international (AICR) funding agencies; he was also the inaugural recipient of the prestigious Clare Oliver Memorial Fellowship and a Mid-Career Victorian Cancer Agency fellow. Recently, Dr Darido received Australian Government funds (MRFF) to support the translation of his head and neck research outcomes to the clinic.
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