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| PhD student Amy Wilson |
Amy Wilson, a PhD student in Dr Andrew Stephens’ Ovarian
Cancer Biomarkers lab, has received a runner up award in the ATA Scientific Instruments Young Scientist Awards.
The ATA Awards provide financial assistance to young scientists to attend scientific meetings or further their research careers.
The ATA Awards provide financial assistance to young scientists to attend scientific meetings or further their research careers.
Amy is a third year PhD Student under the joint supervision of Dr Andrew Stephens and Professor Magdalena Plebanksi.
Her PhD research is focused on re-activating the immune system to more effectively treat ovarian cancers. Often, ovarian tumours are hidden from the immune system via the secretion of certain proteins, and this can lead to chemo-resistance.
Amy’s research involves the re-purposing of an already clinically approved drug in combination with current therapies in order to reinvigorate the anti-tumour immune response.
Amy plans to use the award to attend the Australasian
Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ComBio 2018 conference, being held in Sydney in September.
“This award will allow me to present my research to leading
scientists to gain valuable feedback, and to establish a strong scientific
network with esteemed researchers from various fields. After my PhD, my goal is
work somewhere internationally; where I can learn, share my knowledge and
skills, and form collaborations,” Amy says.
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