Georgia Chenevix-Trench

Georgia Chenevix-Trench FAA, FAHMS (born 8 February 1959) is an Australian cancer researcher who investigates genetic predispositions to cancer.

Chenevix-Trench was born in Nairobi, Kenya.[1] She received her undergraduate degree (BSc(Hons)) in 1980 from the department of genetics at Trinity College in Ireland and was subsequently awarded her PhD in 1985 from the department of human genetics at the Medical College of Virginia, USA.[2][3] and in 1986 she commenced her post-doctoral work there. In 1989 she moved to Australia where she started working as a research officer at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR). She currently works at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, where she heads a cancer genetics research lab.[4]

Chenevix-Trench has published over 400 papers in peer reviewed journals and has been actively involved in science education and communication.[2]

She was elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 2014, for her work on the genetics of breast, ovarian and other cancers, including showing that mutations in the ATM gene confer moderate risks for breast cancer.[5] In 2015 she was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.[6] She was awarded the Suzanne Cory Medal and Lecture by the Australian Academy of Science in 2022.[7]

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  1. Who's Who Australian Women (2017), ConnectWeb.
  2. "Participant 3 - The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR)". COGS - Collaborative Oncological Gene-environment Study. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. "Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench". ACRF Advisory Committee. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. "Cancer Genetics - Senior Scientist Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench". QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. "Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench | Australian Academy of Science". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  6. "Fellowship | AAHMS – Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences". www.aahms.org. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  7. "2022 awardees". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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