Elizabeth Vincan
Microbiology and Immunology
Doherty Institute
Australia
Biography
Professor Elizabeth Vincan is a Senior Medical Scientist and Researcher in the Molecular Research and Development Division at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL). Her role as Medical Scientist is Deputy Section Head of Molecular Microbiology, the diagnostic arm of the Division. Elizabeth is also Head of the Molecular Oncology laboratory. Her team of researchers investigate how normal stem cells become cancer cells and the role viral infection plays in this change. Elizabeth holds an honorary joint appointment in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience at the University of Melbourne. She is an Adjunct Professor within the School of Biomedical Sciences at Curtin University in Western Australia.
Research Interest
Hepatitis, Immunology
