Dr Tim Murphy was appointed as Operations Manager of the Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB) in 2019. The CCB is a collaboration between the University of South Australia (the best university in his opinion) and SA Pathology. The CCB is a Medical Research Institute which carries out a world-class program of innovative research, making breakthrough discoveries in the fundamental causes of cancer, and translating these discoveries into new ways to prevent and treat this group of diseases. The CCB currently hosts 22 full-time research group leaders and their teams. CCB laboratories undertake research in leukaemia, breast cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, brain cancer and colon cancer, focussing in the specialised areas ... Read more
About me
Dr Tim Murphy was appointed as Operations Manager of the Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB) in 2019. The CCB is a collaboration between the University of South Australia (the best university in his opinion) and SA Pathology. The CCB is a Medical Research Institute which carries out a world-class program of innovative research, making breakthrough discoveries in the fundamental causes of cancer, and translating these discoveries into new ways to prevent and treat this group of diseases. The CCB currently hosts 22 full-time research group leaders and their teams. CCB laboratories undertake research in leukaemia, breast cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, brain cancer and colon cancer, focussing in the specialised areas of gene regulation, molecular signalling, translational oncology and cancer genomics. In addition to these laboratories, the ACRF cancer Genomics Facility provides access to state-of-the-art genomics research equipment, computing technology and bioinformatics expertise to Adelaide BioMed Precinct and the wider research community.
Tim is available to host tours within the CCB laboratories.
Dr Tim Murphy completed his PhD studies at the University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus in 2003. Working within the Pig and Poultry Production Institute as part of the South Australian Research and Development Institute, Tim’s research investigated the impacts of airborne pollutants, including ammonia and alpha-haemolytic cocci, on the subclinical disease and production losses in the pig industry.
In 2003, Tim was appointed as Project Officer with the National Centre for Pork Industry Training and Education. In this position he coordinated a successful research and training programme for pork producers and postgraduate students across Australia and New Zealand. Tim enjoyed the community spirit at the Roseworthy Campus but felt that he needed additional challenges (and less travel).
In 2007 Tim was appointed as Project Manager in the newly established National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded Centre of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) in Nutritional Physiology, Interventions and Outcomes, the first CCRE awarded to South Australia, administered by the University of Adelaide. Tim managed the team of investigators with backgrounds in endocrinology, gastroenterology, nutritional science, nuclear medicine, psychology, epidemiology and nursing. The research areas were predominantly clinically-based and related primarily to gastrointestinal motor, sensory, and hormonal function, particularly in the context of diabetes mellitus, appetite regulation, critical illness and aging. Tim managed the 14-bed Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at the Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building and was instrumental in the design and fit-out of this facility. The CRF was utilised by many research groups in the area of diabetes, nutrition, cardiology, orthopaedics, reproductive health, immunology, physiology and psychiatry. In this role Tim was responsible for managing the day-to-day running of the CRF, including scheduling of specialty staff, clinical facilities, equipment and on-site medical support. The CRF consisted of 10 clinical research rooms, 4 interview/blood taking rooms, gait laboratory with flexible space for 4 clinical beds and exercise equipment, dedicated gamma camera, radiation laboratory, blood processing laboratory, secure patient data storage, equipment and consumable storage and patient reception area.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Adelaide
Master of Business Administration The University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) The University of Adelaide