Georgina Long

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Georgina Venetia Long AO FRACP is Co-Medical Director of Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA), and Chair of Melanoma Medical Oncology and Translational Research at MIA and Royal North Shore Hospital, The University of Sydney.[1]

Long is the first woman and the first Australian to be President of the Society for Melanoma Research.[2] She has authored over 300 publications in melanoma clinical and translational research, including the New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet, and has presented at hundreds of international conferences.[3]

Early life and career[]

Long grew up in a family of six children, with parents working in academia and medicine, and her early life involved living in Europe and the United States.[4]

Long has conducted research on many clinical trials in melanoma, including adjuvant and metastatic melanoma. Long has also researched immuno-oncology, which she says is the ‘penicillin moment’ which will be able to turn cancer into ‘treatable conditions’.[5] She has focussed on immuno-oncology in melanoma and targeted therapies. She also developed and is in charge of the treat-excise-analyse-melanoma (TEAM) program, which works on mechanisms of drug sensitivity and resistance.[6]

Awards, honours and recognition[]

‘Hardly a week goes by without a melanoma patient or their family expressing their gratitude for Professor Long’s ground-breaking research and clinical trials which have afforded them or their loved ones valuable extra time, and in many cases, a new chance at life. 'She is a true role model for all young Australians, particularly young women, who may be working towards a career in science and medicine,’ he said.[7] Two babies have been named after the Melanoma Institute and Long.[8]

  • 2020 — Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List [9]
  • 2020 — Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "distinguished service to medicine, particularly to melanoma clinical and translational research, and to professional medical societies".[10]
  • 2019 — Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List [9]
  • 2019 — AFR 100 women of influence.[11]
  • 2018 — GSK Award for Research Excellence.[12]
  • 2018 — Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List. [13]
  • 2018 — New South Wales Cancer Institute Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research.
  • 2018 — Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year.[14] [15]
  • 2017 — Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.[16]
  • 2016 — Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund Prize for Discovery in Medical Research. [17]
  • 2016 — Society for Melanoma Research, Young Investigator Award.[18]
  • 2015 — INSTYLE award for Women in Science and Technology.[18]
  • 2014 — Wildfire Award for the most highly-cited original peer-reviewed article published in 2011.[17]
  • 2013 — Outstanding Cancer Research Fellow.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Academic Staff - Professor Georgina Long". The University of Sydney.
  2. ^ "Professor Georgina Long makes history as the first woman and first Australian to lead the Society for Melanoma Research". Melanoma Institute Australia. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  3. ^ "Queen's Birthday honour for Professor Georgina Long". Melanoma Institute Australia.
  4. ^ "The people behind the Professors". Melanoma Institute Australia. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  5. ^ "Australian researchers revolutionising melanoma treatment receive major research award | GSK Australia". au.gsk.com. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  6. ^ "Marching towards zero deaths from melanoma". SBS News. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  7. ^ "Professor Georgina Long makes history as the first woman and first Australian to lead the Society for Melanoma Research". Melanoma Institute Australia. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  8. ^ "Babies named after those who saved their dads". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers".
  10. ^ "Professor Georgina Venetia Long". Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  11. ^ "2019 Women of Influence are champions of reinvention". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  12. ^ "Australian researchers revolutionising melanoma treatment receive major research award | GSK Australia". au.gsk.com. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  13. ^ "Professor Georgina Long named as one of world's most highly cited researchers". Melanoma Institute Australia. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  14. ^ Han, Esther (2018-11-02). "How Georgina is driving one cancer's death rate down to zero". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  15. ^ "Cancer NSW".
  16. ^ "Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences" (PDF). Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Georgina Long - Awards & Honours". The University of Sydney.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Academic Profiles". The University of Sydney.
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