STEMinism, Indigenous leadership, and innovative cancer treatment research with Associate Professor Misty Jenkins AO

22/08/2023 47 min Temporada 1 Episodio 23
STEMinism, Indigenous leadership, and innovative cancer treatment research with Associate Professor Misty Jenkins AO

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Associate Professor Misty Jenkins AO is a Gunditjmara woman, leads the immunotherapy program at the Brain Cancer Centre, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. She focuses on developing treatments for brain cancer by studying lymphocytes. She advocates for greater diversity in science, supporting women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. In 2023, she received an Order of Australia for her distinguished service to medical science, women in STEM, and the Indigenous community. This episode was recorded on 22 August 2023. --- Connect with us on Twitter at @MDHSdiversity or by email at [email protected] The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the University of Melbourne. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. Find out more about our Inspiring Webinar series: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/ik7i  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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