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 2023 Coates Oration
Associate Professor Misty Jenkins AO presented the 2023 Oration on Thursday, November 9 at Federation University Australia's Mount Helen Campus, Ballarat.
The Oration was entitled:
The power of the immune system: From humble beginnings to personalised approaches to treating cancer.
Dr. Misty Jenkins AO is an NHMRC fellow and laboratory head in the Immunology Division at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research. Misty leads the immunotherapy program within the Brain Cancer Centre and is dedicated to discovering novel immunotherapy targets for high-grade gliomas in adults and children. Her research focuses on developing novel chimeric antigen receptor T cells for brain cancer. Her group also uses cutting-edge two-photon microscopy combined with mouse models of brain cancer to investigate the tumour microenvironment and uncover the unique biology of brain tumours.
Misty has a PhD in Immunology from The University of Melbourne, followed by postdoctoral positions at The Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
A/Prof Jenkins was awarded the L’Oreal for Women in Science Fellowship (2013), was Tall Poppy of the Year (2015), was awarded the Top100 Women of Influence award (2016), and was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2020.
In addition to her research career, A/Prof Jenkins is experienced in governance and strategy as a company Director, co-chairs a Federal Health Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), and is a passionate advocate for gender equity and Indigenous Health and education.
Sir Albert Coates Oration 2023
The Trust will be arranging a link to the 2023 Oration. Watch this space for details.
Text of the 2022 Coates Oration
LINK For the FULL TEXT of the 2022 Coates Oration by Laureate Prof. Peter Doherty.
 Click Here for the full text of the 2022 Oration
Rural Emergency Nursing Scholarships
2025 - Barwon Region - Next Year's Region Announced
The application round of the Victorian Department of Health Victoria Regional Nursing Scholarships for 2025 will be conducted in the Barwon region next year. The Barwon Health Region encompasses Geelong and the western coastal communities in Victoria. Application details will be advised in mid-2024 with applications required between July and September 2024. Funds are dispersed in late2024 or early 2025 for the 2025 calendar year.
MENTOR Newsletter
The Spring 2023 issue of the Mentor newsletter has been sent to all on our mailing and email lists. If you would like to be emailed a copy don't hesitate to get in touch with the Coates Trust. Details are provided below or on our contact page. To read earlier newsletters go to the Publications page for the link.
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