Dame Roma Mitchell Cancer Research Laboratories

12/05/2025

Since 1998 Mother’s Day Classic participants have donated and raised $46.1 million to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to fund life-saving breast cancer research. Thanks to everyone for participating yesterday and thank you to our donators, the DRMCRL team alone raised $450. If you want to donate further please follow our link. Let's keep fighting against breast cancer! 🩷 https://www.mothersdayclassic.com.au/fundraisers/drmcrl

07/03/2025

In honor of International Women's Day, we proudly highlight the incredible women in our team who are working tirelessly to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. From dedicated Professors, Research Assistants to brilliant PhD students, each one of these women is contributing to groundbreaking research and treatments that will shape the future of healthcare.

Their passion, expertise, and resilience inspire us all, and today we celebrate their achievements and the ongoing work they do to create a brighter, healthier future for everyone.

Here's to women who lead, innovate, and push boundaries every day. 💪💡🩷

21/10/2024

A BIG thank you to CanDance for a Cure and their unbelievable efforts this year with the amount they raised at their fourteenth annual South Australian event.

We want to say a special thank you to Rachel, Ki & Millie, plus of course all of the participants and their supporters.

These funds will help contribute to the forever important life-saving cancer research at the University of Adelaide.

Again we thank you and look forward to celebrating 15 years in 2025! 🩷

09/04/2024

Since 1998, $44 million has been donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to fund vital breast cancer research.

Thanks to research, the relative five-year survival rate for breast cancer has increased from 84 per cent to 92 per cent over this period. However, there’s still more to be done to achieve the goal of zero deaths from breast cancer.

Help us keep fighting against breast cancer by donating to the link below or signing up to participate in this year’s Mother’s Day Classic 🩷

Team DRMCRL are taking part in the Mother’s Day Classic to help raise funds and awareness to fight breast and ovarian cancers. We're going to put our foot down on Sunday May 12. Please join us, or donate now and show all women that you’re running, walking and standing with them.

27/02/2024

25/05/2023

Yesterday DRMCRL hosted and celebrated 30 years of Australia’s Biggest Morning Teas for Cancer Council SA. We came together with other researchers and students on level 3 of the AHMS building and raised funds for investing in life-saving research to find better ways to detect and treat cancer. Head to our fundraising page to find out more:
https://www.biggestmorningtea.com.au/s/51897/70507

18/05/2023

FiDo (First-In-Dog) Cure Cancer Initiative is a unique cross-disciplinary collaboration at the The University of Adelaide to establish companion dogs as a valuable model for better understanding breast cancer. Companion dogs with spontaneously occurring breast cancer will be recruited by engaging with veterinarians, canine patients and their owners to undertake a pilot study investigating androgen agonist and/or estrogen antagonist therapy as an effective breast cancer treatment for dogs, providing valuable preclinical data leading to human clinical trials.

15/05/2023

Over the past 25 years, 1.5 million Mother’s Day Classic participants have donated $41.45 million to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to fund life-saving breast cancer research. Thanks to everyone for participating and thank you to Theresa Hickey for speaking on behalf of DRMCRL. Let's keep fighting against breast cancer! 🩷

08/03/2023

Happy International Women's Day to our amazing women at

and across the globe 🌻💐

08/03/2023

This International Women’s Day we are championing the unique skills and knowledge of women in science by chatting to Cancer Council Beat Cancer Project funded researcher, Associate Professor Theresa Hickey from The University of Adelaide about her research investigating a new treatment to prevent breast cancer from spreading 🔬

Survival rates for people with breast cancer have increased significantly, however there is still no effective treatment for metastatic breast cancer.

“Cancer Council’s Beat Cancer Project will help us test a new form of hormone-based therapy that may prevent breast cancer cells from leaving the breast to seed and grow in vital organs like the brain and liver.” – A/Prof Hickey.

Read more about A/Prof Hickey’s research in our blog 👉 https://loom.ly/txy-l6c

Dame Roma Mitchell Cancer Research Laboratories

11/06/2021

Congratulations to our rising star Leila for achieving Doctor of Philosophy degree and a Deans Commendation for Research Excellence. 🎉✨
https://health.adelaide.edu.au/dame-roma-mitchell-cancer-research-laboratories/news/list/2021/06/10/congratulations-leila-hosseinzadeh-deans-commendation-for-doctoral-research

08/03/2021

Cebrating our extraordinary women at DRMCRL, who are inspiring mentors, great leaders and loving friends.
Happy International women's day to all phenomenal ladies 💜