Areas of interest

Childhood cancer Lung cancer Sarcoma

Research group

Developmental and Cancer Biology

Biography

Dr Rheannon Blucher is a post-doctoral researcher working with A/Prof Jason Cain in the Developmental & Cancer Biology lab at Hudson Institute of Medical Research.

Dr Blucher completed her Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Deakin University in 2018, followed by a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons) at Monash University in 2019. In 2023, Dr Blucher completed her PhD thesis under the supervision of A/Prof Patrick Western at Hudson Institute. Her PhD research investigated the role of signalling pathways including FGF, MEK1/2 and VEGF in fetal testis development and male germline differentiation.  She then worked as a post-doctoral researcher with A/Prof Robin Hobbs in the Germline Stem Cell Biology Group, before joining the Developmental & Cancer Biology lab in 2025.