Dr. Jeanne Tie Wins Bradley Stuart Beller Merit Award
LICR investigator is first Australian to take the Award from top US oncology conference
(Melbourne and New York, May 31st, 2009) – Today Dr Jeanne Tie, from the Melbourne Branch of the international Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, was presented with The Bradley Stuart Beller Merit Award at an awards ceremony held at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Florida.
Dr. Tie’s award-winning research used gene analysis to assist in the selection of the patients suitable for a new colorectal cancer (CRC) drug. Her team used a large clinical database and tissue bank to identify patients harboring the BRAFV600E mutation.
Dr. Tie is the first Australian to win the Award, which recognizes the researcher who submits the highest-ranked research summary selected for presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting, the most prestigious meeting in the field of clinical oncology.
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