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        Dr Francois Rwandamuriye

        Postdoctoral Researcher

        Postdoctoral Researcher

        B. Tech., MSc, PhD

        Dr François Rwandamuriye is a passionate researcher in the Sarcoma Translational Research team and is currently working on developing immunotherapy approaches that can be applied during surgery to prevent local and distant cancer recurrence.

        He completed his Masters of Infectious Diseases (MInfDis) at the University of Western Australia in 2014 and following this, joined the Murdoch University’s Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases (IIID) as a Research Assistant. His project at the time was to understand the immunopathogenesis of immune-mediated adverse drug reactions.

        In 2019, Francois commenced his PhD at Telethon Kids Institute, under the supervision of Ass/Prof. Joost Lesterhuis, focusing on developing a surgically optimised hydrogel for local, intra-operative delivery of immunotherapy to prevent local cancer recurrence.

        Francois recently completed his PhD and is currently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher within the Sarcoma Translational Research Team, using his skills to identify new treatments for young people with sarcoma.

        Find Dr Rwandamuriye on ORCID.

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        • Education and Qualifications
          • 2019 - 2023: Doctor of Philosophy, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, (to be conferred Aug 2023)
            • Thesis: “Biomaterial-assisted delivery of immunotherapy: a novel approach to prevent cancer recurrence.”
          • 2013 - 2014: Master of Infectious Diseases, The University of Western Australia, Australia
          • 2008: Bachelor of Biomedical Technology, The University of Johannesburg, South Africa
          • 2003 - 2005: Advanced Diploma of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, University of Rwanda
        • Awards/Honours
          • 2023 - Best Poster Award- APVIC, 2023 Brisbane, QLD
          • 2023 - Ian Frazer Centre for Children’s Immunotherapy Travel Award, APIC 2023, Brisbane, QLD
          • 2023 - Best Poster Award- Lorne Cancer 2023, Lorne, VIC
          • 2023 - Lorne Cancer 2023 Travel award, Lorne, VIC
          • 2022 - 2nd runner-up oral presentation prize-WA/SA ASBTE showcase 2022, Perth, WA
          • 2022 - Best Abstract Award-Telethon Kids Student Symposium, Perth, WA
          • 2022 - Excellence in Animal Welfare Award, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Animal Ethic Committee, Perth, WA.

        Sarcoma Translational Research team

        We think all kids with Sarcoma should be able to lead happy, healthy lives! To achieve this, we aim to discover and develop safer and more effective treatments by doing inventive and rigorous research. We focus on addressing high relapse rates using a combination of unique pre-clinical models, patient samples and systems immunology.

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