Vasilios (Bill) Panagopoulos

Dr Bill Panagopoulos is a NHMRC Early Career Fellow based at SAHMRI within the Myeloma Research Laboratory, University of Adelaide. After completing his Bachelor of Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at the University of South Australia in 2002, he spent almost 10 years in the private sector of clinical pathology, tissue growth and repair, and preclinical oncology for biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. His industry experience provided the framework for his academic career and the completion of his PhD in November 2016 within the School of Medicine of The University of Adelaide. His PhD identified for the first time a causative role for inflammatory peroxidase enzymes in cancer development and metastasis. His findings were seminal in discovering a new role for peroxidase enzymes within the tumour, lung and bone microenvironments leading to new research projects. He has published 14 articles (3 first author, 1 senior author), is a co-inventor on 2 patents, and is currently a co-supervisor of 2 PhD students, and primary supervisor of 1 Honours student. His past supervision activities include 1 PhD and 2 Honours (first class) completions. Bill has also won numerous awards, including the 2017 Ross Wishart Memorial Award, a Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence, and a number of travel and professional development awards.