Prof. Maria Kavallaris

University of New South Wales, Founding co-Director Australian Centre for NanoMedicine 

Professor Maria Kavallaris AM is Founding Director of the Australian Centre for NanoMedicine at the University of New South Wales, Head of Translational Cancer NanoMedicine Theme at the Children’s Cancer Institute.  Maria is recognised for her innovation in driving multidisciplinary research in cancer nanomedicine. An outstanding scientific leader, she is internationally recognised for her research in cancer biology and therapeutics. Her research has identified clinically important mechanisms of resistance to cancer therapies, with her discoveries leading to patents, industry and clinical linkages for the development of cancer therapeutics and devices. 

Sessions
Cancer

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