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| Professor Melissa Southey |
Internationally
renowned Molecular Geneticist Professor Melissa Southey has joined the School
of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health (SCS) as Monash University’s first Chair
of Precision Medicine.
With a track
record in both molecular
diagnostic pathology and molecular genetic research, Professor Southey has
focused on characterizing the genetic and epigenetic factors responsible for
cancer predisposition and progression, including familial aggregation of
cancers. She has amassed
450 publications since her first publication in 1990, including 420
peer-reviewed journal papers. Professor Southey, a founding scientific fellow
of The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, is also a fellow of the Human
Genetics Society of Australasia. Since
2000, she has headed the Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory in the Department of
Pathology, University of Melbourne.
Based on
level 7 of the Translational Research Facility, Professor Southey and her team
will continue and extend their international research program in Precision
Medicine at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP).
Professor Southey and her diverse and dynamic team of
researchers will extend the reach of MHTP research programs into Precision
Medicine through targeting health interventions to those who are most likely to
benefit, underpinned by a better understanding of molecular diversity.
“This is an
immensely exciting phase for my team and for the discipline of Precision
Medicine," Professor Southey said.
"Our vision is to integrate
evidence, including “big” data (not exclusively genomic data), health economics
and behavioral and social sciences to deliver Precision Medicine."
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