Cancer
Theme Co-Chairs
Associate Professor Steven Lane
Head of the Cancer Program QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Laboratory Head: Translational Leukaemia Research Laboratory at QIMR Berghofer
Associate Professor: University of Queensland
Director of Research, Cancer Care Services, RBWH Metro North Health
Associate Professor Euan Walpole
Medical Director, Division of Cancer Services, PAH
Cancer Stream Leader, Metro South Health
Senior Specialist in Medical Oncology
Leadership Group
Associate Professor David Wyld
Director, Medical Oncology, Cancer Care Services, Metro North Health
Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
Adjunct Associate Professor Queensland University of Technology
Affiliate, QIMR Berghofer
Professor Colleen Nelson
Director, Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre-Queensland
Professor and Chair Prostate Cancer, Queensland University of Technology
Professor Andy Moore
Director, Clinical & Biomedical Research, Children's Health Queensland
Senior Staff Specialist, Paediatric Oncology, Children's Health Queensland
Director, Queensland Children’s Tumour Bank, University of Queensland
Group Leader, UQ Diamantina Institute
Dr Rahul Ladwa
Medical Oncologist, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Hospital & Health Service
Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland
Visiting Clinical Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
Nicole Gavin
Nurse Researcher, Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital, Metro North Hospital & Health Service
Visiting Fellow, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology
Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
Associate Professor Phillip Good
Palliative Medicine Specialist Mater
Director of Palliative Care, St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane
Associate Professor at the Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Australia
Dr Tim Hassall
Senior Staff Specialist in Paediatric Oncology, Children’s Health Queensland
Professor Rik Thompson
Professor in Breast Cancer Research
Associate Director, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Translational Research Institute (TRI)
Professor Raymond Chan
Professor (Chair) in Cancer Nursing: Joint Appointment between Queensland University of Technology and Metro South Hospital and Health Service
Associate Professor Rachel Neale
Senior Research Fellow, Deputy Coordinator Population Health Department
Head Cancer Aetiology and Prevention Group QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Professor Penelope Webb
Head, Gynaecological Cancers Group and Coordinator, Population Health Department QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Dr Melissa Eastgate
Deputy Director, Medical Oncology, Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Metro North Hospital & Health Service
Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland
Associate Professor Glen Kennedy
Executive Director: Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital, Metro North Hospital & Health Service
Associate Professor: The University of Queensland
Visiting scientist: QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Prof Kenneth O’Byrne MD
Consultant Medical Oncologist: Princess Alexandra Hospital and Queensland University of Technology
Co director of the Cancer and Aging research program (CARP) in the Translational Research Institute
