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Email

b.virassamy@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Conjoint Fellow
The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework & Research)
Flinders University of South Australia
Bachelors Degree
Anna University
ORCID

0000-0002-7341-8104

Dr Balaji Virassamy

Honorary Conjoint Fellow
The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology

23 Scholarly works
1 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Germline BRCA1 pathogenic variants and T cell dysfunction
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iotech.2026.101601
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Parity and lactation induce T-cell-mediated breast cancer protection
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09713-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Motherhood’s immune legacy reshapes the breast for lasting cancer defence
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iotech.2026.101599
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    3208O Parity and breastfeeding enhance breast resident CD8 T cell immunity and protect against breast cancer
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2025.08.753
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Abstract P1-01-02: T cell mediated breast cancer protection following lactation and involution
    DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.sabcs24-p1-01-02
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Sustained lymphocyte decreases after treatment for early breast cancer
    DOI: 10.1038/s41523-024-00698-4
  • 2023

    Research grants (international)

    Virtual Cancer Prevention Centre
Balaji Virassamy

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    The anti-cancer immune response in breast cancer: current and emerging biomarkers and treatments
    DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.02.008
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Towards targeting the breast cancer immune microenvironment
    DOI: 10.1038/s41568-024-00714-6
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Combined PARP and WEE1 inhibition triggers anti-tumor immune response in BRCA1/2 wildtype triple-negative breast cancer
    DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00568-5
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Tucatinib promotes immune activation and synergizes with programmed cell death-1 and programmed cell death-ligand 1 inhibition in HER2-positive breast cancer
    DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad072

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