Publications of our Type A Research Grant Holders

Type A Grant Holders

Prof Jonathan Blackburn

Title of the project:

Microbial modulation of the tumour microenvironment in pancreatic cancer: early diagnostic markers and candidate therapeutic targets

Publication:

• Identification and validation of a novel autoantibody biomarker panel for differential diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (2025)

Prof Christopher Mathew & A/Prof Michael Urban

Title of the project:

Genetic risk factors for breast cancer in South Africa: A discovery, testing and counselling pathway

Publications:

• Genome-wide Association Study Identifies Common Variants Associated with Breast Cancer in South African Black Women published in Nature Communications (2025)
• Breast Cancer Genetic Services in a South African Setting: Proband Testing, Cascading and Clinical Management published in Cancer Medicine (2025)
• Application of genetic testing criteria for hereditary breast cancer in South Africa published online in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2025)
• Prevalence and Reclassification of Genetic Variants in South African Populations with Breast Cancer published in Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer (2024)

A/Prof Estelle Verburgh

Title of the project:

Improving cure for lymphoma patients in South Africa by enhancing access to early and accurate lymphoma diagnosis

Publication:

• Focused investigations to expedite cancer diagnosis among patients with lymphadenopathy in a tuberculosis- and HIV-endemic region published in AIDS (2023)