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An important 10 year milestone for skin cancer research has been celebrated at the 2017 Alan Cooper Epiderm Lecture.

Testing for two gene mutations commonly associated with melanoma would be insufficient to determine whether a mole could turn cancerous, University of Queensland research has found.

In June, the UQDI Dermatology Research Centre (DRC) bid farewell to Professor Tarl Prow, who has taken a position as Professor at The University of South Australia.

UQDI Dermatology Research Centre researchers Associate Professor Rick Sturm and Katie Lee wrote a a Research Check article for The Conversation.

Knowing your risk of developing melanoma could be as simple as taking a saliva based genetic test, with a Queensland Government funded project set to revolutionise early detection of the deadly skin cancer.

Dermatologists may need to look further than red hair and freckles when identifying patients who might be genetically predisposed to skin cancer.

Projects tackling key health challenges of antimicrobial use and skin cancer are the first to be funded under a flagship initiative by The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine.