NOVEL IMMUNOTHERAPIES IN LYMPHOMA
With
Dr Sean Harrop
Clinical Haematology Fellow
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,
Melbourne, Australia
RESEARCHER PROFILE
Filmed in Melbourne, Australia | May 2025
Dr Sean Harrop is a dual-trained haematologist having completed his clinical and laboratory haematology training at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. He is the current clinical haematology fellow (aggressive lymphoma) at Peter MacCallum and a PhD student in the Cancer Immunology Program in the Neeson Lab.
He has research interests in novel immunotherapies in lymphoma, mechanisms that lead to immunotherapy resistance and the genetic mechanisms underlying the tumour microenvironment.
He has published in peer-reviewed journals, co-authored textbook chapters and presented at international conferences on clinical and translational research in lymphoma.
Dr Harrop’s upcoming PhD is funded by the Leukaemia Foundation, Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand (HSANZ) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
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Earlier identification and early intervention for children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Professor Greg Leigh A held a variety of positions in the education of children who are deaf or hard of hearing before entering academia. He holds a degree in Special Education from Griffith University, a Master of Science (Speech and Hearing) from Washington University and a PhD in Special Education from Monash University. In 2001, he was made a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators and in 2014, he was invested as an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished services to the deaf and hard of hearing community.
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CASE STUDY High blood pressure and shorter sleep may worsen brain decline
People with high blood pressure who also lack sleep may be at increased risk of reduced cognitive performance and greater brain injury, Monash University research has found.
Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers assessed whether the combined effect of hypertension and short sleep duration had a negative impact on brain health.
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Dr Meghan McIlwain
DR MEGHAN MCILWAIN, CLINICAL RESEARCH MANAGER
PRESIDENT, THE NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH,
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
