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About

Scientist, Grant Writer, Research Development

I have over 25 years of experience in cancer cell biology and medical research, including 10 years running an independent research group (Cell Division Lab) and 3+ years as a microscope and flow facility manager. 

I graduated with 1st class honours in 1998 and was awarded my PhD in 2004 from the University of Queensland. Upon completion of my PhD, I received a prestigious NHMRC CJ Martin Post-doctoral fellowship and undertook Post-doctoral studies at the French National Research Centre (CNRS-CRBM) in Montpellier, France. In 2012, I returned to Australia and established my own independent research group at the Garvan Institute in Sydney. In 2017, I relocated my laboratory to the ANZAC Research Institute at the University of Sydney and took on the dual role of Associate Professor and Manager of the Microscopy and Flow Cytometry Facility. The focus of my research career was uncovering how deregulation of cell proliferation drove cancer progression, drug resistance and metastasis. I published >70 research papers in leading journals, including Cell, Science, PNAS, EMBO J, eLife, Oncogene, MCP and J Cell Sci, which have been cited over 6,000 times (h-index 33) and received F1000 recommendations, cover articles and editorial highlights. My research utilised a wide variety of techniques, including cutting-edge quantitative live and fixed microscopy, mass spectrometry and flow cytometry. I have also written multiple user guides, protocols, and YouTube video tutorials that have been widely shared and cited over the years. I also founded the Australian Cell Cycle Website

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I stepped away from my Facility Manager role in 2021 and closed my research laboratory in 2022 to take up the Research Development Manager position at the University of Queensland Frazer Institute. In 2024, I moved to Griffith University, where I am now a Senior Research Development Manager. Leveraging over 25 years of experience in medical research and a proven track record in developing, writing, editing, and reviewing grants, fellowships and scientific literature, I have helped secure over $40 million in competitive research funding (including NHMRC, ARC, and MRFF) as an RDM.

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