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Principal investigator

Prof Bruce Baguley Professor & Co-Director, ACSRC Room: 504-138 Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 86142 Email: b.baguley@auckland.ac.nz

Quote "My dream is to contribute to a quantum change in cancer treatment", explains Professor Bruce Baguley.

Research interests

Our main aim is to develop improved treatments for cancer patients. This aim is pursued firstly by the development of new anticancer drugs to the point of clinical trial, and secondly by basic research aimed at tailoring existing treatment to the individual cancer patient. In drug development, the Tumour Biology Group interfaces with the Medicinal Chemistry Group and concentrates particularly on cellular and pharmacological aspects of drug development. In basic research, we collaborate with surgeons and oncologists to examine tumour material taken from individual cancer patients.

Medicinal Chemistry Group

Current areas of research

	Tumour vascular directed therapy			New inhibitors of cancer cell signalling pathways
	Inhibitors of the enzyme topoisomerase II			Growth of tumour cells from cancer patients

Group members

Mr Wayne Joseph Research Technician Room: 504-002 Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 86937 Email: w.joseph@auckland.ac.nz	Dr Euphemia Leung Senior Research Fellow Room: 504-002 Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 86937 Email: e.leung@auckland.ac.nz	Emma Richardson Biology Technician Room: 504-002 Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 86937 Email: e.richardson@auckland.ac.nz
Mrs Debbie Greenhalgh Senior Laboratory Technician	Ms Qi Ding Research Technician

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