Georgina Long Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting 2017

Georgina Long

Professor Georgina Long AO, BSc (Hons1, UM) PhD MBBS (Hons) FRACP FAHMS AAHMS FAA, is Co-Medical Director of Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA), and Chair of Melanoma Medical Oncology and Translational Research at MIA and Royal North Shore Hospital, The University of Sydney. She leads an extensive clinical trials team and laboratory at MIA, with a focus on targeted therapies and immuno-oncology in melanoma. She is principal investigator on phase I, II and III clinical trials in adjuvant and metastatic melanoma, including trials in patients with active brain metastases. Professor Long was named 2024 Australian of the Year and was awarded Fellowship with the Australian Academy of Science (2024), recognized with the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Outstanding Female Research Medal 2021 and was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (2020) and has received numerous awards, including Fulbright U.S. Mission Australia Award for Leadership Excellence (2024), ESMO Women for Oncology Award (2023), Sydney Local Health District/Sydney Research 2022 Research Excellence Award (2022) the prestigious Ramaciotti Medal for Biomedical Research (2021), Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence Award for Outstanding Research (2021).