Welcome

Professor Frédéric Hollande, Head of Department

The Department of Clinical Pathology focuses on research, research training, graduate teaching, and engagement in the clinical discipline of pathology. The Department works closely with other Departments, Centres, Schools and Faculties across the University of Melbourne, as well as health services and medical research institutes, to develop innovative, multidisciplinary cancer research programs that improve the lives of cancer patients. Our research programs include deep molecular and functional analyses of genomic and post‑genomic alterations across multiple tumour types. We apply this knowledge to develop better prognostic and predictive biomarkers to improve treatments for cancer patients. The Department also provides specialist laboratories for cancer cell biology, DNA bio-banking, rapid large scale next generation sequencing, and organoid generation and testing, in collaboration with the Collaborative Centre for Genomic Cancer Medicine.

The Department of Clinical Pathology has a dynamic teaching program, actively contributing to graduate learning across the broader areas of clinical pathology within the Melbourne Medical School, including teaching in Years 1–3 of the flagship Doctor of Medicine course. The Department has thriving Honours, Masters and PhD student cohorts, and offers multiple coursework and research subjects. We also contribute to professional development in the discipline through delivery of the Basic Pathological Sciences (BPS) Examination preparation course.