Jia (Jenny) Liu Have Been Promoted to Conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW Medicine and Health

I’m delighted to share that I have been promoted to Conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW Medicine and Health. It has been an absolute whirlwind since joining The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney as staff specialist in head and neck cancer/early phase clinical trials and UNSW Conjoint Senior Lecturer.

Responsibilities

• Shaping clinical and translational research across drug development, cancer survivorship, and mentorship programs
• Mentoring UNSW PhD students through initiatives like the Franklin Women mentorship program and ESMO ESMOLDP
• Building a translational ecosystem in Australia that connects patient-centric early phase cancer drug development with novel biomarkers including proteomics
• Focusing on improving outcomes for patients through collaborative efforts

Qualifications

• UNSW academic home for almost a decade across four degrees (BMed Hons MD PhD)
• Staff specialist in head and neck cancer/early phase clinical trials at The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney
• UNSW Conjoint Senior Lecturer

Benefits

• Collaboration with colleagues across the campus, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and the Children’s Medical Research Institute
• Statewide collaboration through NSW Early Clinical Trials Alliance (NECTA)

Skills

• Expertise in drug development and cancer survivorship
• Strong mentorship skills
• Collaborative approach to research and clinical care

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities

There is still a lot to do, but I’m energized by the momentum in our field and the collaboration that makes this work possible.