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Email

sarahjaned@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professorial Fellow
Centre for Cancer Research
Education
PhD
University of Cambridge
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-8276-0374

Prof Sarah-Jane Dawson

Professorial Fellow
Centre for Cancer Research

178 Scholarly works
35 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2022

    Journal article

    Non-genetic determinants of malignant clonal fitness at single-cell resolution
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04206-7
  • 2022

    Conference Proceedings

    SUMOYLATION OF DNMT1 REGULATES RESPONSE TO CATALYTIC INHIBITION OF DNMT1 IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKAEMIA
    DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2022.07.178
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Super-Next: Complete Genome Profiling for Cancer of Unknown Primary
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Circulating Tumour DNA guidEd Therapy for Stage IIB/C BRAF Mutant Positive mElanoma After surgiCal resecTION (DETECTION)
  • 2019

    Journal article

    A phase Ib dose-escalation and expansion study of the BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax combined with tamoxifen in ER and BCL2– positive metastatic breast cancer
    DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-18-1151
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Dynamic molecular monitoring reveals that SWI–SNF mutations mediate resistance to ibrutinib plus venetoclax in mantle cell lymphoma
    DOI: 10.1038/s41591-018-0243-z
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Capture: Circulating Tumour Dna Assessment of Pik3ca to Guide Treatment Response
Sarah-Jane Dawson

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2021
NHMRC Leadership Fellowship
2020
The Jian Zhou Medal
2020
Elected member of Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
2020
Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship, University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Does the use of National Early Warning Scores (NEWS or NEWS2) in healthcare settings improve patient outcomes: a systematic review
    DOI: 10.1186/s13643-026-03088-y
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Measuring and evaluating participant understanding of consent processes in clinical trials: a systematic review
    DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09582-x
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Involving community members in designing behavioural weight management programmes: a scoping review
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-26210-0
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Interventions to increase vaccine uptake among socially excluded groups: A systematic review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128314
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Abstract PS1-10-07: Progression free survival and exploratory endpoints from PALVEN: a phase 1b study of palbociclib, letrozole and venetoclax in ER and BCL2-positive metastatic breast cancer
    DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.sabcs25-ps1-10-07
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Abstract PD7-10: Neo-n (neon): three-year event-free survival and ultrasensitive ctdna dynamics in early triple-negative breast cancer (tnbc) treated with neoadjuvant carboplatin/paclitaxel and nivolumab
    DOI: 10.1158/1557-3265.sabcs25-pd7-10
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Effect of medical school initiatives on help seeking for mental health problems among medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111351
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Gut health is associated with clonal haematopoiesis in older adults with and without HIV: the ARCHIVE longitudinal cohort study
    DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2025-337620

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