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Dr Kelly Kiejda

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Position Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office Room 3585, Level 3, Hmri John Hunter Hospital

Qualifications

  • PhD (Medicine), University of Sydney, 2007
  • Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)(Honours), University of Newcastle, 2000

Research

Research keywords

  • breast cancer
  • gene expression
  • miRNA
  • p53

Research expertise

Kelly Avery-Kiejda's research interests are:

  • understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer development and the resistance of cancer to treatment
  • understanding how p53 function becomes de-regulated in cancer, in particular, melanoma and breast cancer
  • the role of miRNAs in advanced breast cancer

Languages

  • English

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
060100 Biochemistry And Cell Biology 70
111200 Oncology And Carcinogenesis 20
111500 Pharmacology And Pharmaceutical Sciences 10

Centres and Groups

Centre

Memberships

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

  • Member - Endocrine Society of Australia (ESA)
  • Member - The Endocrine Society
  • Member - Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)
  • Member - The Melanoma Foundation
  • Member - The Australian Microarray and Associated Technologies Association
  • Member - Organising committee for the Hunter Medical Research Institute Cancer Research Program Symposium

Awards

Recognition.

1999 Deans Commendation List
University of Newcastle (Australia)
To recognise well performing undergraduate students
1998 Most Outstanding Performance in the subject Cell and Molecular Biology
University of Newcastle (Australia)
To recognise the most outstanding performer in the subject Cell and Molecular Biology

Research Award.

2006 Cancer Conference Early Career Researcher Poster Award
Hunter Medical Research Institute (Australia)
For the best Early Career researcher poster at the bi-annual HMRI Cancer Conference

Teaching

Teaching expertise

  • demonstrator for the subject Molecular Genetics (2000)