Overview
Background
Dr Caroline Cooper, BMedSci, MB,BS (Hons), FRCPA, GCertHE, MPhil, graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Tasmania and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Pathologists in Anatomical Pathology in 2007. She completed a Masters of Philosophy in Biomarkers in Breast Cancer, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and Perineural spread of squamous cell carcinoma in 2024 at the Simpson Lab at the Frazer Institute. Her areas of research include translational pathology, biomarker implementation and diagnostic precision in cancer. Caroline is a Senior Anatomical Pathologist and co-director of Anatomical Pathology, Pathology Queensland at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane.
Availability
- Dr Caroline Cooper is:
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Research impacts
Morphological, spatial and biomarker profiling in gastrointestinal, lung and cutaneous cancers to eludidate improved approaches to diagnosis and patient care.
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Structured cap-assisted margin assessment reduces residual neoplasia after colorectal polypectomy: a prospective multicentre proof-of-concept study
Huelsen, Alexander, Willis, Timothy, Ketheson, Prabha, Cooper, Caroline, Borowsky, Jennifer, Pillay, Sooraj, Hughes, Ian Paul and Hamarneh, Zaki (2026). Structured cap-assisted margin assessment reduces residual neoplasia after colorectal polypectomy: a prospective multicentre proof-of-concept study. Endoscopy International Open, 14 (CP) a29001290, 1-11. doi: 10.1055/a-2900-1290
2026
Journal Article
The Asian pacific association of the study of the liver expert survey on artificial intelligence-assisted reporting of liver histopathology in metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease
Elangovan, H., Akbary, K., Rastogi, A., Wee, A., Soon, G., Adams, L., Carr-Boyd, E., Clouston, A., Cooper, C. L., Chan, W. K., Dan, Y. Y., Dela-Cruz, R., Goh, G., Hamid, S. S., Huang, D. Q., Kawaguchi, T., Kim, W., Kim, S. U., Jia, J. D., Liu, C. J., Liu, F., Leow, W. Q., Muthiah, M. D., Ng, I., Payawal, D., Pan, A. F., Pervez, S., Shiha, G., Tanwandee, T. ... George, J. (2026). The Asian pacific association of the study of the liver expert survey on artificial intelligence-assisted reporting of liver histopathology in metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease. Hepatology International, 20 (3), 539-549. doi: 10.1007/s12072-026-11092-6
2026
Journal Article
Utility of random neosquamous and cardia biopsy specimens during surveillance after dysplastic Barrett eradication: a prospective single-center study
Yadav, Aman, Gupta, Sunil, Karim, Shwan, Banh, Xuan, Borowsky, Jennifer, Cooper, Caroline, Hughes, Ian, Hourigan, Luke F. and Huelsen, Alexander (2026). Utility of random neosquamous and cardia biopsy specimens during surveillance after dysplastic Barrett eradication: a prospective single-center study. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 103 (4), 700-708.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2025.08.033
2026
Journal Article
Radiotherapy for extramedullary haematopoiesis of the mandibular mucosa secondary to myelofibrosis
Smith, Justin, Weatherburn, Claire, Kosciejew, Serena, Cooper, Caroline and Lee, Yoo Young (2026). Radiotherapy for extramedullary haematopoiesis of the mandibular mucosa secondary to myelofibrosis. BMJ Case Reports, 19 (2) e267107, e267107-1. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2025-267107
2026
Journal Article
SM3DD with segmented PCA: a comprehensive method for interpreting 3D spatial transcriptomics
Blick, Tony, Kilgallon, Aaron, Monkman, James, Cooper, Caroline, Tan, Chin Wee, Killingbeck, Emily E., Pan, Liuliu, Kim, Youngmi, Liang, Yan, Nam, Andy, Leon, Michael, Guimaraes, Paulo S. F., Nagashima, Seigo, Martins, Ana P. C., Machado-Souza, Cleber, de Noronha, Lucia, Fraser, John F., Belz, Gabrielle T., Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2026). SM3DD with segmented PCA: a comprehensive method for interpreting 3D spatial transcriptomics. NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, 8 (1) lqag007, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/nargab/lqag007
2026
Journal Article
International consensus recommendations and alignment of terminology for the histopathological diagnosis of extranodal extension in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: an HN-CLEAR initiative
Gupta, Ruta, Fielder, Timothy, Bal, Munita, Chiosea, Simion I., Dahlstrom, Jane E., Kakkar, Aanchal, Kiss, Katalin, Laco, Jan, Mittal, Neha, Pasricha, Sunil, Samra, Spinder, Zidar, Nina, Bullock, Martin, Chernock, Rebecca, Faquin, William, Richardson, Mary S., Hayes, D. Neil, Huang, Shao Hui, Yang, Jean, Alsugair, Ziyad, Benzerdjeb, Nazim, Chou, Shaun, Cooper, Caroline, Dimnik, Katarina, Dutta, Rimlee, Gomez, Ricardo Santiago, Hernandez-Prera, Juan C., Kamboj, Meenakshi, Agander, Tina Klitmøller ... Lewis, James S. (2026). International consensus recommendations and alignment of terminology for the histopathological diagnosis of extranodal extension in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: an HN-CLEAR initiative. The Lancet Oncology, 27 (1), e33-e44. doi: 10.1016/s1470-2045(25)00535-2
2025
Journal Article
Making routine head and neck pathology easy: from dissection to diagnosis
Siaw, Jasmine, Fielder, Timothy, Senff, Sebastian, Palme, Carsten E., Clark, Jonathan R., Cooper, Caroline L. and Gupta, Ruta (2025). Making routine head and neck pathology easy: from dissection to diagnosis. Human Pathology, 169 106030. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2025.106030
2025
Journal Article
Primary tracheal small cell carcinoma: a case report and discussion of its surgical and oncological management
Chang, Shantel, Cooper, Caroline and Lo, Wingchi (2025). Primary tracheal small cell carcinoma: a case report and discussion of its surgical and oncological management. JTCVS Techniques, 34, 261-264. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.09.001
2025
Journal Article
Response-adapted surgical and radiotherapy de-escalation in resectable cutaneous squamous cell cancer using pembrolizumab: the De-Squamate study
Ladwa, Rahul, Lee, Jenny H., McGrath, Margaret, Cooper, Caroline, Liu, Howard, Bowman, James, Gupta, Ruta, Cuscaden, Claire, Nottage, Michelle, Clark, Jonathan R., Le, Dieu, Pauley, Marketa, Kulasinghe, Arutha, Gonzalez-Cruz, Jazmina, Porceddu, Sandro V., Hughes, Brett G.M. and Panizza, Benedict (2025). Response-adapted surgical and radiotherapy de-escalation in resectable cutaneous squamous cell cancer using pembrolizumab: the De-Squamate study. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 43 (26) JCO-25-00387, 2888-2896. doi: 10.1200/jco-25-00387
2025
Journal Article
Persistent Diarrhea: What Else Could It Be?
Cheng, Sonia, Cooper, Caroline and Chao, Che-Yung (2025). Persistent Diarrhea: What Else Could It Be?. Gastroenterology, 169 (4), e1-e5. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.02.010
2025
Journal Article
Molecular testing of lung cancer in Australia: consensus best practice recommendations from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia in collaboration with the Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia
Cooper, Wendy A., Amanuel, Benhur, Cooper, Caroline, Fox, Stephen B., Graftdyk, Jon W.A., Jessup, Peter, Klebe, Sonja, Lam, Wei-Sen, Y-M. Leong, Trishe, Lwin, Zarnie, Roberts-Thomson, Rachel, Solomon, Benjamin J., Tay, Rebecca Y., Trowman, Rebecca, Wale, Janney L. and Pavlakis, Nick (2025). Molecular testing of lung cancer in Australia: consensus best practice recommendations from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia in collaboration with the Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia. Pathology, 57 (4), 425-436. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2025.02.001
2025
Conference Publication
Exploring PD1/PDL1 interactions and macrophage-tumor barriers in head and neck cancer: A spatial approach to immunotherapy response
Naei, Vahid Yaghoubi, Tubelleza, Rafael, Monkman, James, Sadeghirad, Habib, Donovan, Meg L., Blick, Tony, Wicher, Agata, Bodbin, Sara, Basu, Subham, Stad, Robert, Barnett, Catherine, O’Byrne, Ken, Ladwa, Rahul, Cooper, Caroline, Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi, Hughes, Brett G.M. and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2025). Exploring PD1/PDL1 interactions and macrophage-tumor barriers in head and neck cancer: A spatial approach to immunotherapy response. AACR Annual Meeting 2025, Chicago, IL United States, 25-30 April 2025. Philadelphia, PA United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2025-750
2025
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Spatial interaction mapping of PD-1/PD-L1 in head and neck cancer reveals the role of macrophage-tumour barriers associated with immunotherapy response
Naei, Vahid Yaghoubi, Tubelleza, Rafael, Monkman, James, Sadeghirad, Habib, Donovan, Meg L., Blick, Tony, Wicher, Agata, Bodbin, Sara, Viratham, Amelie, Stad, Robert, Basu, Subham, Cooper, Caroline, Barnett, Catherine, O’Byrne, Ken, Ladwa, Rahul, Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi, Hughes, Brett G. M. and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2025). Spatial interaction mapping of PD-1/PD-L1 in head and neck cancer reveals the role of macrophage-tumour barriers associated with immunotherapy response. Journal of Translational Medicine, 23 (1) 177, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12967-025-06186-y
2025
Conference Publication
Recommendations for molecular testing of lung cancer in Australia: consensus guidelines from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and the Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia
Cooper, Wendy A., Amanuel, Benhur, Cooper, Caroline, Fox, Stephen B., Graftdyk, Jon W.A., Jessup, Peter, Klebe, Sonja, Lam, Wei-Sen, Y-M. Leong, Trishe, Lwin, Zarnie, Roberts-Thomson, Rachel, Solomon, Benjamin J., Tay, Rebecca Y., Wale, Janney L. and Pavlakis, Nick (2025). Recommendations for molecular testing of lung cancer in Australia: consensus guidelines from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia and the Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia. Pathology Update 2025, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 21-23 February 2025. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2024.12.013
2025
Journal Article
Validation of metallothionein immunohistochemistry as a highly sensitive screening test for Wilson disease
Stokes, Nadarra L., Patil, Ameya, Adeyi, Oyedele, Bhalla, Amarpreet, Brown, Ian, Byrnes, Kathleen, Calderaro, Julien, Chen, Diane, Chen, Wei, Cooper, Caroline, Dhall, Deepti, Frankel, Wendy, Gooch, Gretchen Galliano, Gonzalez, Raul S., Hammer, Suntrea, Hale, Gillian, Lagana, Stephen, McKenzie, Catriona, Allende, Daniela S., Moreira, Roger K., Nakhleh, Raouf, Nalbantoglu, ILKe, Pai, Rish K., Salomao, Marcela, Schaeffer, David F., Shih, Angela, Shin, Joo-Shik, Simoes, Camila C., Vij, Mukul ... Graham, Rondell P. (2025). Validation of metallothionein immunohistochemistry as a highly sensitive screening test for Wilson disease. Modern Pathology, 38 (1) 100628, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.modpat.2024.100628
2024
Conference Publication
Alterations In Local Oesophageal Microbiota And Outcomes After Oesophagectomy For Oesophago-gastric Cancer: A Pilot Study
Stokes, Matthew, (Frank) Yu, Zirong, Schlebusch, Sanmarie, Jennison, Amy, Graham, Rikki, Cooper, Caroline, Smithers, B. Mark, Barbour, Andrew, Thomson, Iain and Frankel, Adam (2024). Alterations In Local Oesophageal Microbiota And Outcomes After Oesophagectomy For Oesophago-gastric Cancer: A Pilot Study. 20th ISDE World Congress for Esophageal Diseases, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 22 - 24 September 2024. Cary, NC United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/dote/doae057.006
2024
Journal Article
A phase Ib study to assess the safety of the human papillomavirus DNA vaccine (AMV002) in combination with durvalumab for HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Ladwa, Rahul, Chandra, Janin, Woo, Wai-Ping, Finlayson, Neil, Liu, Howard, McGrath, Margaret, See, Adrienne, Hughes, Brett G., Cooper, Caroline L., Jackson, Jim E., Dzienis, Marcin, Xu, Yan, Panizza, Benedict, Frazer, Ian and Porceddu, Sandro V. (2024). A phase Ib study to assess the safety of the human papillomavirus DNA vaccine (AMV002) in combination with durvalumab for HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology, 14 1419258, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1419258
2024
Journal Article
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is overexpressed on both stromal and epithelial cells prior to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: implications for early diagnosis on 68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT
McGahan, William, Gough, Madeline, Liu, Cheng, Hoyte, Sharon, Gill, Anthony J., Cavallucci, David, Australian Pancreatic Cancer Genome Initiative, Hooper, John D., Thomas, Paul A., Cooper, Caroline, O'Rourke, Thomas, Butler, Nick, Yeung, Shinn, Kryza, Thomas, Gulhane, Brook, Latter, Melissa J., Waddell, Nicola, Samra, Jaswinder S., Simpson, Fiona and Pajic, Marina (2024). Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is overexpressed on both stromal and epithelial cells prior to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: implications for early diagnosis on 68Ga-FAPI-PET/CT. Gastroenterology, 167 (6), 1217-1220. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.06.033
2024
Conference Publication
A phase 2 study of de-escalation in resectable, locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) with the use of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab: De-Squamate
Ladwa, Rahul, Lee, Jenny H.J., Porceddu, Sandro V., McGrath, Margaret Louise, Cooper, Caroline, Liu, Howard, Gupta, Ruta, Cuscaden, Claire, Nottage, Michelle K., Clark, Jonathan, Le, Dieu, Pauley, Marketa, Gonzalez-Cruz, Jazmina, Frazer, Ian, Hughes, Brett Gordon Maxwell and Panizza, Benedict J. (2024). A phase 2 study of de-escalation in resectable, locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) with the use of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab: De-Squamate. 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL United States, 31 May - 4 June 2024. Alexandria, VA United States: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.9514
2024
Journal Article
The 1000 Mitoses Project: a consensus-based international collaborative study on mitotic figures classification
Lin, Sherman, Tran, Christopher, Bandari, Ela, Romagnoli, Tommaso, Li, Yueyang, Chu, Michael, Amirthakatesan, Abinaya S., Dallmann, Adam, Kostiukov, Andrii, Panizo, Angel, Hodgson, Anjelica, Laury, Anna R., Polonia, Antonio, Stueck, Ashley E., Menon, Aswathy A., Morini, Aurélien, Özamrak, Birsen, Cooper, Caroline, Trinidad, Celestine Marie G., Eisenlöffel, Christian, Suleiman, Dauda E., Suster, David, Dorward, David A., Aljufairi, Eman A., Maclean, Fiona, Gul, Gulen, Sansano, Irene, Erana-Rojas, Irma E., Machado, Isidro ... Cecchini, Matthew J. (2024). The 1000 Mitoses Project: a consensus-based international collaborative study on mitotic figures classification. International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 32 (8), 1449-1458. doi: 10.1177/10668969241234321
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