Associate ProfessorKimberley Alexander

Associations

Australian Brain Cancer Research Alliance (ABCARA; Biomarker Lead)

Cooperative Trials Group for NeuroOncology (COGNO)

Brain Cancer Australia (previously BCBA)

International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV)

Australian and New Zealand Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ANZSEV)

European Association for NeuroOncology (EANO)

Awards and Honours

·Primary supervisor of University Medal recipient, School of Medical Sciences, USYD (2022)

·Poster award at International Society for Extracellular Vesicles, Senior Author (2021)

·Sydney Catalyst Postgraduate and ECR Symposium, Best T1/T2 Oral presentation, Senior Author (2019)

·Poster prize at Australasian Extracellular Vesicles Conference, Senior Author (2018)

·Poster prize at Australasian Extracellular Vesicles Conference, Senior Author (2017)

·Outstanding Presentation in Cell Biology Session USYD Cancer Research Network postgraduate and ECR Symposium (supervisor; 2017)

·Top 5 presentation at Sydney Catalyst International Translational Research Symposium (2017)

·Poster Prize at Lorne Extracellular Vesicles Symposium, Senior Author (2017)

·Primary supervisor of University Medal recipient, School of Medical Sciences, USYD (2016)

·Travel grant ($2500) to present at European Association for NeuroOncology meeting in Italy(2014)

·Travel award ($3000) to present at Human Proteome Organisation World Congress in Spain (2014)

·Award for outstanding abstract,S.Mactier, K.Kaufman et al., "Protein signatures correspond to survival outcomes of AJCC stage III melanoma patients",Annual Paris Melanoma Conference (2014)

·Fellowship travel grant ($2000) to attend the European Cancer Congress, Netherlands (2013)

·Poster prize at Australasian Proteomics Symposium, Senior Author (2013)

·Australasian Proteomics Society Early Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Award (2010)

·Nerve Research Foundation 'Bannigan Prize for the Best PhD in Neuroscience' (2008).

·Scholarship for internship at Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan. Supervised by Molecular Psychiatrist, Dr Takeo Yoshikawa (2006).

·Bercovici Prize for Excellence in Medical Research' awarded to the postgraduate with the most outstanding publication at the University of Sydney (2006)

·Summer Research Scholarship, Schizophrenia Research Institute (2003 - 2004)

In the Media

Research in the media and community engagements

·Channel 9NEWs featureon implementing ultrarapid intraoperative brain tumour diagnostics at Chris O'Brien Lifehouse and RPA Hospital

·Featured in Celebrating 10^thAnniversary for Women in STEMhttps://www.mylifehouse.org.au/celebrating-women-and-girls-in-science/

·Channel 7News report (May 2024) on our "liquid gold biopsy for brain cancer" research (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk9y2HeEHUs) syndicated 44x across all 7 networks with a reach of 940K in Australia, and 194K in New Zealand.

·Private Hospital News Network (https://phnews.org.au/simple-new-test-detects-deadly-cancer/)

·Guest speaker at Hollywood Hartley fundraiser for COB Lifehouse Brain Cancer Research, 2021-24.

·Guest speaker at Cure My Brain fundraiser for COB Lifehouse Brain Cancer Research, 2019-20.

·Channel 9News feature(Dec 2018) on our blood test research

·Operations Manager for BrainStorm, RPAH brain cancer research charity, 2014-20

·Women in STEAM-M soapbox scientist, USYD Open Day, Aug 2018.

·Coordinator of BrainStorm annual event for supporters 2017-18

·Guest speaker at Brain Tumour Alliance Australia patient support meetings at Lifehouse, 2018-20

·Guest speaker at Mel's Go Grey in May fundraiser for Brain Cancer Research, 2017-18