Miss Justine Clark
Enterprise Fellow
School of Allied Health and Human Performance
College of Health
Dr Justine Clark is an Adnyamathanha woman and NHMRC Investigator Fellow (EL1) focusing on Aboriginal cancer health equity in precision oncology. Dr Clark applies a unique perspective to her research that is grounded in her cultural background and her scientific training in cancer cell and molecular biology. Her research aims to ensure that Australian precision oncology initiatives embed sovereignty and benefit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Dr Clark obtained her PhD in 2023 from the Myeloma Research Laboratory at the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute looking at the roles of a family of cell surface receptors on multiple myeloma disease progression.
Dr Clark now leads an MRFF-funded program of work seeking to understand blood cancer genomics and clinical outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with a focus on South Australia. The program incorporates community engagement to establish priorities of Aboriginal South Australians for future precision oncology research and clinical care.
Dr Clark has made significant contributions to Australia’s first national policy on cancer genomics: the National Framework for Genomics in Cancer Control. She led national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consultation for the Framework in collaboration with Cancer Australia, providing recommendations from her qualitative findings that directly informed policy development.
In 2024, Dr Clark was awarded the Australian Academy of Science Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist award in recognition of her outstanding early-career research in precision oncology.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Enterprise Fellow | Adelaide University |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Award | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award | Australian Academy of Science | Australia | - |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2023 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Clark, J. R., Panagopoulos, V., Noll, J. E., Mrozik, K. M., Bradey, A. L., Croucher, P. I., . . . Hewett, D. R. (2025). Mer receptor expression promotes multiple myeloma disease development via a cell-extrinsic mechanism. Experimental Hematology, 150(ARTN 104842), 1-15. |
| 2025 | Truong, A., Williams Tucker, K., Narkle, A., Slicer, E., Chapman, J. E., Lawler, J., . . . Buck, J. (2025). Current gaps in knowledge and future research directions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with cancer. Medical Journal Of Australia, 222(10), 524-528. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2024 | Mashtoub, S., Ullah, S., Collinson, A., Singh, G. R., Clark, J., Leemaqz, S., . . . Barreto, S. G. (2024). Childhood cancer incidence and survival in South Australia and the Northern Territory, 1990-2017, with emphasis on Indigenous peoples. Cancers, 16(11), 1-12. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2024 | Clark, J. R., Buck, J., Richards Satour, A., Lyons, L., & Brown, A. (2024). Towards precision cancer medicine for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer health equity. Medical Journal Of Australia, 221(1), 68-73. Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC4 |
| 2019 | Khoo, W. H., Ledergor, G., Weiner, A., Roden, D. L., Terry, R. L., McDonald, M. M., . . . Croucher, P. I. (2019). A niche-dependent myeloid transcriptome signature defines dormant myeloma cells. Blood, 134(1), 30-43. Scopus116 WoS107 Europe PMC106 |
| 2005 | Morewitz, S. J., Shaw, G. P., Clark, J. R., & Mullins, S. (2005). Podiatric medical students' evaluation of a computerized student-patient encounter log system. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 95(6), 556-563. |
| 2004 | Morewitz, S. J., Shaw, G. P., Clark, J. R., & Mullins, S. (2004). A survey of podiatric medical students' computer literacy. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 94(4), 375-381. WoS1 |
| 2003 | Shaw, G. P., Clark, J. R., & Morewitz, S. J. (2003). Implementation of computerized student-patient logs in podiatric medical education. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 93(2), 150-156. WoS2 |
| 1998 | Clark, J. R., & Sherman, C. (1998). Congestive heart failure - Training for a better life. PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE, 26(8), 49-+. |
| 1998 | Clark, J. R., & Sherman, C. (1998). A guide to exercise for congestive heart failure patients. PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE, 26(8), 57. |
| 1997 | Clark, J. R. (1997). Sexually transmitted diseases - Detection, differentiation, and treatment. PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE, 25(1), 76-&. WoS2 |
| 1996 | Mainous, A. G., Hueston, W. J., & Clark, J. R. (1996). Antibiotics and upper respiratory infection - Do some folks think there is a cure for the common cold?. JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE, 42(4), 357-361. WoS161 |
| 1985 | CLARK, J. R. (1985). COUGH RADICULOPATHY. WESTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 142(5), 697. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Buck, J., Clark, J. R., Joyce, R., & Brown, A. (2024). Cancer Cell Biology Research in an Indigenous Childhood Cancer Context. In Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer (pp. 359-361). Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Basiorka, A. A., McGraw, K., Clark, J., Caceres, G., Johnson, J., Hall, L., . . . List, A. F. (2011). Lenalidomide Upregulates Erythropoietin Receptor Expression in Hematopoietic Progenitors by Modulating Receptor Turnover. In BLOOD Vol. 118 (pp. 1026). CA, San Diego: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. WoS1 |
| 2010 | McGraw, K. R., Zhang, L. M., Rollison, D. E., Lin, H. -Y., Rawal, B., Billingsley, D., . . . List, A. F. (2010). Predisposition to Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Deletion 5q Is Associated with <i>TP53</i> Codon 72 Genotype. In BLOOD Vol. 116 (pp. 269). FL, Orlando: AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY. |
| 2009 | Lewkowich, I. P., Dienger, K. M., Sproles, A. A., Clark, J. R., & Wills-Karp, M. (2009). Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells (DC) Limit Myeloid DC Activation, Promoting Resistance to Experimental Asthma. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Vol. 179 (pp. 1 page). AMER THORACIC SOC. |
| 2003 | Clark, J. R., & Hutchinson, S. P. (2003). Cost to critical care of central venues catheter insertion for other specialities.. In INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE Vol. 29 (pp. S95). NETHERLANDS, AMSTERDAM: SPRINGER. |
| 2000 | Clark, J. R., & Campbell, J. R. (2000). Osteomyelitis of the calcaneus due to a <i>Fusobacterium</i> sp in a healthy child. In CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES Vol. 31 (pp. 252). UNIV CHICAGO PRESS. |
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