Tracey O’Brien: Our cancer research prowess is the envy of the world
Tracey O’Brien shared the following on LinkedIn:
“Our collective understanding of cancer and a range of other diseases has only been possible through research and innovation.
Research is powered by people, incredibly talented, skillful, and passionate critical thinkers who gravitate towards a challenge instead of running away.
In NSW, our cancer research prowess is truly the envy of the world. And why wouldn’t it be? NSW is home to world-class discovery, research pipelines, and partnerships that are helping create hope, where often there is none.
As the coming years bring us even more challenges, researchers remain steadfast in their resolve to find the answers that continue to elude so many.
This World Cancer Research Day, the team at Cancer Institute NSW are celebrating the people working around the clock to help ease the devastating burden of cancer.
Watch inspiring NSW researchers Maria Kavallaris AM FAHMS FRSN, Roger Reddel, Karen Canfell AC FAHMS, Anna DeFazio, and Professor Jacob George share how vital cancer research is to our community.”
Source: Tracey O’Brien/LinkedIn
Dr. Tracey O’Brien is the NSW Chief Cancer Officer and CEO of the Cancer Institute NSW, Australia. Before her current role, Tracey was Director of the Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital, and Director of the Transplant & Cellular Therapy Program.
Tracey has held numerous high-profile national and international leadership positions, including Advisory Chair, Cancer Australia; V/Chair (Africa, Asia and Australasia) International Centre for Bone Marrow Transplant Research and V/President of the Australian and New Zealand Children’s Oncology Group.
In recognition of her exceptional contributions, Tracey was profiled in 2023 as one of the world’s foremost women in paediatric cancer by the International Society of Paediatric Oncology. In 2019 Tracey was named in the Australian Financial Review’s prestigious Top 10 Women of Influence, winning the Innovation category.
In addition to her medical expertise, Tracey has a Master of Law (Health) and executive MBA and serves as a conjoint Professor in Clinical Medicine (UNSW) and Honorary Professor in Science and Engineering (Macquarie University).
Dr. O’Brien remains committed to mentoring the next generation of clinician leaders and maintains an active clinical practice in cancer survivorship at Sydney Children’s Hospital.
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