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Visvader, Jane E.

FAA FAHMS FRS

Occupation
Medical scientist

Summary

Jane Visvader is medical scientist whose research focuses on the causes and treatment of breast cancer. She worked at several leading research laboratories, including the Harvard Medical School in Boston, U.S.A., before returning to Australia in 1998 to establish the Breast Cancer Laboratory at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Under the joint leadership of Visvader and Geoffrey Lindeman, researchers at the laboratory have made major contributions in studying mammary stem cells and master regulators of mammary gland development. An extensive bank of human breast cancer xenografts has been developed for use in the testing of drugs for breast cancer treatment.

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Chronology

1998 -
Career position - Head (jointly with Geoffrey Lindeman), Breast Cancer Laboratory, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
2008
Award - GlaxoSmithKline Award for Research Excellence (jointly with Geoffrey Lindeman)
2012 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2014
Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Research
2016 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS)
2016
Award - Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research (shared with Geoffrey Lindeman), Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation
2016
Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society for Biochemical and Molecular Biology
2017
Award - Veski Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation (Physical Sciences) (jointly with Geoffrey Lindeman), State of Victoria
2020 -
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
2020 - 2023
Career position - Member, Gene technology Technical Advisory Committee
2023
Award - President's Medal, Australia and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology
2024
Award - Buchanan Medal (shared with Geoffrey Lindeman), Royal Society, London
2025
Award - Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science

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