Miss Charlie Ffrench

Grant-Funded Researcher (A)

Centre for Cancer Biology

College of Health


Date Position Institution name
2026 - 2027 Grant-Funded Researcher (A) University of Adelaide
2020 - 2024 Laboratory Scientist Australian Clinical Laboratory - Ashford Hospital

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2025 Award The Austalasian Summit on Vascular Biology and Microcirculation - Australian Vascular Biology Society student oral presentation winner Centre for Cancer Biology Australia -
2025 Award $500 Travel Bursary - Australian Vascular Biology Society Centre for Cancer Biology Australia -
2024 Award Tour De Cure $10,000 postgraduate PhD Scholarship Centre for Cancer Biology Australia -
2023 Award Australian Society for Medical Research Conference - Best oral presentation by a postgraduate student in the field of cancer research Centre for Cancer Biology Australia -
2023 Award University of South Australia Vice Chancellor and Presidents $10,000 Scholarship Centre for Cancer Biology Australia -
2023 Award The Australian Rotary Health / Phillip and Glenis Hayes PhD Scholarship Top-up Centre for Cancer Biology Australia -
2022 Award University of South Australia Postgraduate Research Award - RTP University of South Australia Australia -
2022 Award Australian Society for Medical Research Conference - Best Honours oral presentation University of South Australia Australia -
2021 Award Martin Hansen Award University of South Australia Australia -
2020 Award University Merit Award University of South Australia Australia -
2018 Award University Merit Award University of South Australia Australia -
2018 Award University Merit Award University of South Australia Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2022 - 2026 University of South Australia Australia Doctor of Philosophy - Cancer Research
2018 - 2021 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours)

Date Topic Location Name
2024 - 2027 Pancreatic cancer development Centre for Cancer Biology Emma Dorward
2023 - 2027 Cancer development and progression Centre for Cancer Biology Placement students

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2022 - 2025 Member Adelaide Immunology Retreat - Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology Centre for Cancer Biology Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2024 - ongoing Member American Association for Cancer Research United States
2023 - ongoing Member Australian Vascular Biology Society Australia
2021 - ongoing Member Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology Australia
2021 - ongoing Member Australian Society for Medical Research Australia

Date Topic Presented at Institution Country
2025 - ongoing Regulators of vasculature development in pancreatic cancer The Australasian Summit on Vascular Biology and Microcirculation 2025 Centre for Cancer Biology New Zealand
2025 - ongoing Desmoglein-2 is a regulator of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression Australian Islet Study Group Meeting 2025 Centre for Cancer Biology Australia
2024 - ongoing Desmoglein-2 is a regulator of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression American Association for Cancer Research - Special Conference: Advances in pancreatic cancer research Centre for Cancer Biology United States
2024 - ongoing Investigating the molecular mechanisms by which desmoglein-2 contributes to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma development and progression Adelaide Immunology Retreat - Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology Centre for Cancer Biology Australia
2024 - ongoing Desmoglein-2 is a regulator of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression Australian Society for Medical Research 2024 Centre for Cancer Biology Australia
2023 - ongoing Regulators of vasculogenic mimicry in pancreatic cancer The Australian Atherosclerosis Society (AAS) – Australian and New Zealand Microcirculation Society (ANZMS) – Australian Vascular Biology Society (AVBS) Annual Scientific Meeting Centre for Cancer Biology Australia
2023 - ongoing Investigating the molecular mechanisms by which desmoglein-2 contributes to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma development and progression Adelaide Immunology Retreat - Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology Centre for Cancer Biology Australia
2023 - ongoing Investigating the molecular mechanisms by which desmoglein-2 contributes to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma development and progression Australian Society for Medical Research 2023 Centre for Cancer Biology Australia
2022 - ongoing Vasculogenic mimicry in cancer: a deadly imposter 10th Garvan Signalling Symposium Centre for Cancer Biology Australia
2022 - ongoing Regulators of vasculogenic mimicry in pancreatic cancer Adelaide Immunology Retreat - Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology Centre for Cancer Biology Australia
2022 - ongoing Regulators of vasculogenic mimicry in pancreatic cancer Australian Society for Medical Research 2022 Centre for Cancer Biology Australia

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