Jane Visvader is a

scientist A scientist is a person who conducts Scientific method, scientific research to advance knowledge in an Branches of science, area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, ...

specialising in

breast cancer Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a re ...

research who works for the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

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. She is the joint head of the Breast Cancer Laboratory with Geoff Lindeman.

Education

Visvader holds a PhD in

Biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

from the

University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on N ...

having studied structure and function of citrus exocortis viroid

Career and research

After her PhD, she was a

postdoctoral researcher A postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral researcher, or simply postdoc, is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a PhD). The ultimate goal of a postdoctoral research position is to p ...

with

Inder Verma Inder Mohan Verma (born 28 November 1947) is an Indian American molecular biologist, the former Cancer Society Professor of Molecular Biology in the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of Calif ...

(

Salk Institute The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a scientific research institute located in the La Jolla community of San Diego, California, U.S. The independent, non-profit institute was founded in 1960 by Jonas Salk, the developer of the polio vacci ...

, San Diego) and

Jerry Adams Jerry McKee Adams, FAA, FRS, FAHMS, FRSV (born 17 June 1940) is an Australian-American molecular biologist whose research into the genetics of haemopoietic differentiation and malignancy, led him and his wife, Professor Suzanne Cory, to ...

(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)). She worked at the Children's Hospital/

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

before returning to Victoria in 1997 to establish a Breast Cancer Laboratory at WEHI. Visvader has published work investigating the role of cells of origin in cancer and in particular focuses on the role of stem cells, which she believes may be a key to understanding breast cancer.

Patents

Visvader is a named inventor on five

patent A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A p ...

s relating to cancer research focused on

stem cell In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type o ...

isolation and diagnostics. *Method Of Cell Isolation, Application number: 20080038230 *Differentiation and/or proliferation modulating agents and uses therefor, Application number: 20060166917 *Novel phosphoprotein, Application number: 20060148032 *Method of diagnosis and treatment and agents useful for same, Application number: 20050048528 *Differentiation and/or proliferation modulating agents and uses therefor, Application number: 20030175971

Recognition

:2020

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

(FRS). :2019

Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction The Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction was established by Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 1992 to recognize leading scientists for their significant work in advancing research concepts or clinical application in the fields of breast canc ...

(Joint with Geoff Lindeman) :2017 Victoria Prize for Science & Innovation (Joint with Geoff Lindeman) :2016

National Health and Medical Research Council The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the main statutory authority of the Australian Government responsible for medical research. It was the eighth largest research funding body in the world in 2016, and NHMRC-funded rese ...

Elizabeth Blackburn Fellowship :2016 Lemberg Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology :2016 Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences :2014 Royal Society of Victoria Research Medal for Scientific Excellence in Biomedical & Health Sciences. : 2012

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science The Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science is made up of about 500 Australian scientists. Scientists judged by their peers to have made an exceptional contribution to knowledge in their field may be elected to Fellowship of the Academy ...

:2008 GlaxoSmithKline Award for Research Excellence (Joint with Geoff Lindeman)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Visvader, Jane Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian women academics Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Australian women scientists Cancer researchers Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Female Fellows of the Royal Society WEHI alumni