ATC Goes Pink
In preparation for Pink Day, on College assembly today we welcomed Professor Stacey Edwards, a world-renowned cancer researcher whose life’s work was inspired by her own mother’s journey with breast cancer. From a groundbreaking discovery in London that changed global treatment approaches, to leading the Functional Cancer Genomics lab at QIMR Berghofer, Professor Edwards has dedicated her career to finding smarter, more effective treatments for breast and ovarian cancer. Her extraordinary achievements include over $15 million in research funding and 80+ high-impact publications. Raising awareness and funds for further research makes a difference!
Our students’s showed their support by wearing pink to, from, and during school bringing a gold coin donation.
1 in 7 women are affected by breast cancer – they are women we know and love. This day is about awareness, solidarity, and support. Together, we can make a difference.
Biography- Stacey Edwards
Professor Stacey Edwards is an NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Head of the Functional Cancer Genomics laboratory at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.
After completing her PhD at the University of Queensland, she was awarded a prestigious international Fellowship that took her to London, where she made a groundbreaking discovery about how breast cancers can resist treatment. This finding opened up an entirely new field of research and changed the way breast cancer is treated worldwide.
Since being recruited to QIMR Berghofer in 2013, Professor Edwards has built a leading research program focused on finding new cancer genes and developing smarter, more effective treatments for breast and ovarian cancer.
Throughout her career, she has been awarded more than $15 million in competitive research funding and published over 80 high-impact scientific papers. Her achievements have been recognised with the ACRF Prize for Cancer Research Excellence, and she currently serves as a Scientific Advisor to two major international consortia. She is also a proud Ambassador for the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Foundations.
