We leverage our curiosity driven work on export of RNA from the nucleus to develop new RNA targeting therapies to treat cancer.

Gene expression pathway, from ‘RNA in Cancer’, Goodall and Wickramasinghe, Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021

Values

We are a curiosity-driven lab which asks biological questions of fundamental importance. We have a flat lab structure, where everyone’s opinions are respected and valued regardless of title. We collaborate and treat each other with respect and kindness. And love science!

See some of our recent publications encompassing fundamental and translational research

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We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we work, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. They are among Australia’s earliest scientists and we pay our respects to their leaders, past, present and emerging.

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

    305 Grattan Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3000

  • We are always on the lookout for talented and driven individuals who are passionate about biology all over the world. If you are interested in PhD or postdoc opportunities, please get in touch.

  • vi.wickramasinghe@petermac.org