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DrRasika Samarasinghe

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation

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  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Epigenetic mechanisms and therapeutics

Cancer, mental health and degenerative disorders

Nanomedicine

Knowledge Areas
Epigenetics, Cancer, Drug discovery and delivery, Cell therapy,

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Antipsychotic use and osteoporotic fracture risk.
    17 Apr 2023 - 17 Jul 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    International Education Resilience Fund - $9,000.00
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Targeting IDH1-deficient childhood rhabdoid tumours
    Faculty of Health1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of Palbociclib in combination with radiotherapy in breast cancer
    University Hospital Geelong4 Jan 2016 - 30 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Samarasinghe R,
    • Ashley D,
    • Hodge J,
    • Khasraw M
  • COMPETITIVE GRANT
    Identifying the role of altered mitochondrial metabolism in malignant rhabdoid tumours and evaluating potential epigenetic therapies
    Australasian Sarcoma Study Group (ASSG) Sarcoma Research Award4 Jan 2016 - 23 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Samarasinghe R,
    • Hodge J,
    • Ashley D