Dr Bente Talseth-Palmer

Biography

Dr Talseth-Palmer was awarded her PhD in January 2008, which was undertaken in the HMRI's NBN Telethon Childhood Cancer research laboratory. She was awarded the research higher degree award for excellence in the Faculty of Health in recognition of outstanding research achievement for her Doctor of Philosophy research thesis. In January 2008, she successfully obtained a Gladys M. Brawn Memorial Post-Doctoral fellowship from the University of Newcastle and is now a part of the HMRI's, Information-Based Medicine Research Program.

Prior to completing her PhD, Dr Talseth-Palmer completed a Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technology in Norway in 1999 and a Masters of Genetic Counselling at the University of Newcastle in 2004. Between 1999 and 2003, Dr Talseth-Palmer worked as a research assistant focusing on genetic research both in Iceland and Norway.

In 2006, Dr Talseth-Palmer was awarded a travel grant to attend the 11th International Congress of Human Genetics by the Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA). In 2008, she was nominated as 10 of the best research showcases at the University of Newcastle and, in 2009, she was awarded the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Pulse Education Prize, an award presented to outstanding early career researchers. Dr Talseth-Palmer is also an invited reviewer for the journal, Cancer Causes & Control.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle, 2007
• Master of Genetic Counselling, University of Newcastle, 2004

Research

Research keywords

• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)
• Genetic variation
• Genome-wideSNP array technology
• Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
• Modifier genes
• Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)

Research expertise

• Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)
• Modifier genes
• Genetic variation
• Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)
• Genome-wideSNP array technology

Collaboration

Dr Talseth-Palmer is currently collaborating in several international studies: HNPCC, Juul Wijnen, LUMC, the Netherlands; MOMA study, Malcolm Dunlop, MRC, UK; 6-SNP collaboration, Annika Lindblom, Karolinska Institute, Sweden; and Modifier genes in HNPCC, Jan Lubinski, International Hereditary Cancer Center, Poland.

Languages

• English
• Norwegian

Fields of Research

Centres and Groups

Centre

• Hunter Medical Research Institute
• PRC - Priority Research Centre for Bioinformatics, Biomarker Discovery and Information-Based Medicine
• PRC - Priority Research Centre for Cancer
• PRC - Priority Research Centre for Cancer

Group

• Hunter Medical Research Institute - Information Based Medicine Program

Memberships

Body relevant to professional practice.

• Member - Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA)
• Member - Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)

Other

• Member - Business & Professional Woman (BPW) Australia
• Member - Hunter Childrens Research Executive (HCRE) Subcommittee
• Member - The Australasian Microarray & Associated Technologies Association (AMATA)

Appointments

Awards

Other

Research Award.

Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Honours supervision