Dr Renate Schwab
(03) 8344 5773 | schwab.r@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Research Fellow
- Theme(s):
- Viral Infectious Diseases, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections
- Discipline(s):
- Discovery Research, Public Health, Clinical and health systems research
- Unit(s):
- Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)
- Lab Group(s):
- Vincan Group
Dr Renate Schwab is a junior post-doc in the Molecular Oncology research group headed by Professor Elizabeth Vincan. Renate has extensive research expertise with mouse and human models of colon cancer, with a focus on Wnt signalling, a molecular pathway that is critical for stem cell function. Renate completed her PhD in the Vincan group, studying the function of a Wnt receptor, Frizzled7, at the initiation of colon cancer and during tumour morphogenesis. Renate developed novel ex-vivo 3D tumour organoid technologies to dissect the transition from stem cell to cancer stem cell.
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Research Groups
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Vincan Group
Elizabeth’s group investigates novel ways to block cancer growth with a focus on the gastrointestinal tract – stomach, bowel and liver. A cell-cell communication pathway called Wnt is hyperactive in these cancers. Their research shows inhibiting Wnt has potent anti-cancer effects.
Lab Team
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Medical Scientist / Laboratory Head
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Research Fellow
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Joint Laboratory Head, Senior Research Fellow
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Jean MoselenResearch Fellow
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Dr Sarah HarbachResearch Fellow/Medical Scientist
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Dr George KastrappisResearch Fellow/Medical Scientist
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