The CRE for the Study of Naevi was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). It concluded in May 2021.
The Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) for the Study of Naevi was established in November 2015 with funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (APP1099021) and concluded in May 2021.
The CRE was a research collaboration between The University of Queensland, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Cancer Council Queensland and The University of Sydney.
Naevi, or moles, are among the most common benign pathologies in humans and are of upmost relevance for the diagnosis of melanoma.
This CRE launched a body of work that has started to reframe the early detection of melanoma in Australia.
To read highlights of the CRE research team’s work see the final report.