PLENARY SPEAKERS
Susan Swetter
Susan M. Swetter, M.D., is Professor of Dermatology, Assistant Chief of the Dermatology Service at the VA Palo Alto, Co-Director of the Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma Program, and Physician Leader of the Cancer Care Program in Cutaneous Oncology at Stanford University Medical Center and Cancer Institute. Her research interests encompass both primary and secondary melanoma prevention, including therapeutic prevention strategies in patients with atypical nevi and targeted screening/education of high-risk groups for improved melanoma awareness and early detection.
Olivier Michielin
Professor Olivier Michielin obtained a Masters of Physics in 1991 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and a Medical Degree from the University of Lausanne in 1997. He pursued his PhD training under the supervision of Jean-Charles Cerottini (Ludwig Institute) and Martin Karplus (Harvard and Strasbourg Universities, Chemistry Nobel Prize Laureate 2013). He was appointed Group Leader of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics in 2002 and became an Assistant Professor at the Medical Faculty of Lausanne in 2004.
Helen Rizos
Professor Helen Rizos is a Cancer Cell Biologist and Research Lead in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University and a Faculty Member of Melanoma Institute Australia. She has an international reputation in the field of melanoma senescence, tumour suppressor proteins and oncoproteins. Her work combines genetic analyses of melanoma tumours with functional molecular and cell biology to understand the role and regulation of genes and cellular pathways that influence the development and therapeutic response of melanoma.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Cancer Epidemiologist Cancer Council Victoria
Professor of Pathology and Oncology Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Medical Oncologist Princess Alexandra Hospital
Surgeon The University of Queensland
Medical Oncologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Dermatologist Alfred Health
Reconstructive Surgeon Melanoma Institute Australia
Pathologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Dermatologist Perth Dermatology Clinic
TEDx speaker coach SpeakOut Schools
Cancer Epidemiologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Founder and Director Melanoma and Skin Cancer Advocacy Network
Pathologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Skin Cancer GP Norwest Skin Cancer Centre
Early Career Researcher, Immuno-oncology Melanoma Institute Australia
Senior Clinical Psychologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Director of Clinical Care Melanoma Institute Australia
Dermatologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Dermatologist Melanoma Dermatology
Surgical Oncologist Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Radiation Oncologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Skin Cancer GP North Queensland Skin Centre
Radiation Oncologist Icon Cancer Centre
Anatomical Pathologist Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Cancer Nurse Researcher Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Medical Oncologist Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Senior Research Officer QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Author and Broadcaster
Consumer in research for MIA and ACEMID, Stage 1V melanoma - from survive to thrive
Cancer Epigeneticist QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Medical Oncologist Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
Senior Research Officer QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Biostatistician Melanoma Institute Australia
Clinical Nurse Consultant Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Clinical Psychologist Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Medical Oncologist Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Medical Oncologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Health Economist Melanoma Institute Australia
PhD Candidate The Daffodil Centre
Dermatologist Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology
Senior Lecturer in the department of Infectious diseases and Immunology University of Sydney
Skin Cancer GP Central Wagga Medical
Skin Cancer GP Melanoma Institute Australia
Skin Cancer GP FNQH Skin Cancer Centre
Tissue Pathology Staff Specialist Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Medical Oncologist Cancer Care Adelaide
Nurse Practitioner Massachusetts General Hospital
General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Skin Cancer GP Melanoma Institute Australia
Medical Oncologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Dermatologist & Confocal Microscopy Expert Melanoma Institute Australia
Research Fellow The Daffodil Centre
Senior Research Officer Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Surgeon Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Dermatologist The University of Queensland
Researcher Melanoma Institute Australia
Surgical Oncologist Melanoma Institute Australia
Patient Advocate
Senior Computational Biologist University of Sydney
Research Genetic Counsellor Frazer Institute, University of Queensland
The conference is hosted by Melanoma Institute Australia – a non-profit organisation dedicated to preventing and curing melanoma through innovative, world-class research, treatment and education programs.
Our mission is zero deaths from melanoma this decade.
Melanoma Institute Australia
The Poche Centre, 40 Rocklands Rd, Wollstonecraft NSW 2065 Australia
Email: amc2024@melanoma.org.au Phone: +61 2 9911 7200