Research output per year
Research output per year
Associate Professor
The University of Western Australia (M309), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
The University of Western Australia (M519), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia
Dr. Pilar Blancafort research has focused on two areas; one is the manipulation of the epigenome in several cancer models, such as breast cancer. This includes the development of DNA binding proteins to reactivate dormant tumour suppressors , and the stable repression of oncogenic drivers. More recently Dr. Blancafort has harnessed CRISPR/Cas9 models to reactivate the immune response in breast cancer. In collaboration with several investigators, she has implemented targeted delivered systems for CRISPR in primary solid tumors. More recently Dr. Blancafort has studied the role of novel oncogenes in activating the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway in breast and ovarian cancers. In sum, her research outcomes are the development of new agents to target specific patways as specialised medicine tools in the field of womens cancers.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sgro, A. (Creator), Cursons, J. (Creator), Waryah, C. (Creator), Woodward, E. A. (Creator), Foroutan, M. (Creator), Lyu, R. (Creator), Yeoh, G. C. T. (Creator), Leedman, P. J. (Creator) & Blancafort, P. (Creator), Figshare, 29 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22723117, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_15_of_Epigenetic_reactivation_of_tumor_suppressor_genes_with_CRISPRa_technologies_as_precision_therapy_for_hepatocellular_carcinoma/22723117
Dataset
Sgro, A. (Creator), Cursons, J. (Creator), Waryah, C. (Creator), Woodward, E. A. (Creator), Foroutan, M. (Creator), Lyu, R. (Creator), Yeoh, G. C. T. (Creator), Leedman, P. J. (Creator) & Blancafort, P. (Creator), Figshare, 29 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22723123.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_17_of_Epigenetic_reactivation_of_tumor_suppressor_genes_with_CRISPRa_technologies_as_precision_therapy_for_hepatocellular_carcinoma/22723123/1
Dataset
Sgro, A. (Creator), Cursons, J. (Creator), Waryah, C. (Creator), Woodward, E. A. (Creator), Foroutan, M. (Creator), Lyu, R. (Creator), Yeoh, G. C. T. (Creator), Leedman, P. J. (Creator) & Blancafort, P. (Creator), Figshare, 29 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22723114, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_14_of_Epigenetic_reactivation_of_tumor_suppressor_genes_with_CRISPRa_technologies_as_precision_therapy_for_hepatocellular_carcinoma/22723114
Dataset
de Mendoza Soler, A. (Creator), Nguyen, T. V. (Creator), Ford, E. (Creator), Poppe, D. (Creator), Buckberry, S. (Creator), Pflueger, J. (Creator), Grimmer, M. R. (Creator), Stolzenburg, S. (Creator), Bogdanovic, O. (Creator), Oshlack, A. (Creator), Farnham, P. J. (Creator), Blancafort, P. (Creator) & Lister, R. (Creator), Figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20381820.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_Large-scale_manipulation_of_promoter_DNA_methylation_reveals_context-specific_transcriptional_responses_and_stability/20381820/1
Dataset
Sgro, A. (Creator), Cursons, J. (Creator), Waryah, C. (Creator), Woodward, E. A. (Creator), Foroutan, M. (Creator), Lyu, R. (Creator), Yeoh, G. C. T. (Creator), Leedman, P. J. (Creator) & Blancafort, P. (Creator), Figshare, 29 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22723108, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_12_of_Epigenetic_reactivation_of_tumor_suppressor_genes_with_CRISPRa_technologies_as_precision_therapy_for_hepatocellular_carcinoma/22723108
Dataset
Barnett, T. (CoPI), Blancafort, P. (CoPI), Chen, K. (CoPI), Chooi, H. (CoPI), Hamzah, J. (CoPI), Hirvonen, L. (CoPI), Ingley, E. (CoPI), Johnstone, L. (CoPI), Kahler, C. (CoPI), Keelan, J. (CoPI), Kular, J. (CoPI), Mullin, B. (CoPI), Nicol, M. (CoPI), Pixley, F. (CoPI), Swaminatha Iyer, I. (CoPI), Waithman, J. (CoPI), Wilson, S. (CoPI) & Woodward, E. (CoPI)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
Blancafort, P. (Investigator 01), Golden, E. (Investigator 02), Redfern, A. (Investigator 03), Cheasley, D. (Investigator 04), Curtis, C. (Investigator 05) & Winteringham, L. (Investigator 06)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/01/25 → 1/01/29
Project: Research
Woo, A. (Investigator 01), Leedman, P. (Investigator 02), Blancafort, P. (Investigator 03), Wang, E. (Investigator 04), Winteringham, L. (Investigator 05), Redfern, A. (Investigator 06) & Artzi, N. (Investigator 07)
1/07/24 → 30/12/25
Project: Research
Wang, E. (Investigator 01), Blancafort, P. (Investigator 02), Redfern, A. (Investigator 03), Winteringham, L. (Investigator 04), Woo, A. (Investigator 05) & Khinsar, K. H. (Investigator 06)
1/01/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
Blancafort, P. (Investigator 01), Redfern, A. (Investigator 02), Golden, E. (Investigator 03), Johnstone, L. (Investigator 04), Pavlos, N. (Investigator 05) & Sharma, A. (Investigator 06)
National Breast Cancer Foundation
31/05/22 → 31/05/26
Project: Research