Pancreatic cancer can surround itself with dense scar tissue, creating a kind of fortress that makes tumours incredibly difficult to treat. So, how do we find a way through?
In this episode, we speak to Garvan researcher Dr Brooke Pereira about the role of this complex tumour environment, and how understanding it could uncover new ways to improve treatment.
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19 Jun 2026
Hunting hidden cells
Our immune system is like a well-trained security network, constantly scanning the body for threats. So, how is it that some harmful cells manage to slip by unnoticed?
In this episode, we speak to computational biologist, Dr Clare Puttick, about how cancer cells can evade detection by disrupting the molecular “flags” that would normally mark them for attack.
Her research is uncovering new ways to expose these hidden cells and could offer fresh insights into diseases where the immune system doesn’t behave as expected, including endometriosis.
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17 Apr 2026
The missing piece of the puzzle
What if the missing piece in diagnosing, and even treating, a rare disease was hiding in plain sight? For one such condition, mevalonate kinase deficiency, which affects at least one in a million people globally, that piece may now have been uncovered.
In this episode, Garvan's Professor Mike Rogers shares insights from more than a decade of research into this condition, and explains how his findings are helping reveal a bigger picture.
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