Dr Kelly Kiejda

Work Phone	4042 0309
Fax	4042 0031
Email	Kelly.Kiejda@newcastle.edu.au
Position	Research Fellow School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office	Rm 3104, Lvl 3, West, Hunter Medical Research Institute

Qualifications

PhD (Medicine), University of Sydney, 2007
Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)(Honours), University of Newcastle, 2000

Research

Research keywords

breast cancer
gene expression
miRNA
p53

Research expertise

Kelly Avery-Kiejda's research interests are:

understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer development and the resistance of cancer to treatment
understanding how p53 function becomes de-regulated in cancer, in particular, melanoma and breast cancer
the role of miRNAs in advanced breast cancer

Languages

English

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
111200	Oncology And Carcinogenesis	40
111201	Cancer Cell Biology	30
111203	Cancer Genetics	30

Centres and Groups

Centre

Group

Hunter Medical Research Institute - Information Based Medicine Program

Memberships

Body relevant to professional practice.

Member - Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)
Member - The Australian Microarray and Associated Technologies Association
Member - Research Enabling Committee of the Hunter Translational Cancer Research Unit
Member - Hunter Medical Research Institute Disaster Sub-Plan Committee
Member - Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Committee/Associations (relevant to research).

Member - 2013 ASMR Gala Dinner Organising Committee, 6th June, Merewether Surfhouse, Newcastle
Member - Organising committee for the 2013 Translational Cancer Research Conference, Newcastle, Australia
Member - 2012 ASMR Gala Dinner Organising Committee, 7th June, Customs House, Newcastle
Member - Organising committee for the 2012 5th Annual Hunter Cancer Research Symposium, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Held on 2nd November 2012.
Member - Organising committee for the 2012 ASMR Cocktail Party, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Held on the 21st September,
Member - Organising committee for the 4th Annual Hunter Medical Research Institute Cancer Research Program Symposium, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Held on 4th November, 2011.

Conference Chair

Session chair at the 2012 5th Annual Hunter Cancer Research Symposium, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Held on 2nd November 2012.
Session chair at the 2011 4th Annual Hunter Medical Research Institute Cancer Research Program Symposium, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Held on 4th November, 2011.

National & International Standards Committees.

Member - Institutional Biosafety Committee

NHMRC Committee

Member - The NHMRC Postdoctoral Reference Group

Appointments

Cameron Melanoma Research Fellow Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital (Australia)	01/08/2005 - 01/09/2009
Hunter Translational Cancer Research Unit Fellow University of Newcastle (Australia)	01/03/2012 - 01/03/2013

Awards

Recognition.

2012	Emerging research leaders program University of Newcastle (Australia) Program run by Pro Vice Chancellor (Research) to mentor future research leaders
1999	Deans Commendation List University of Newcastle (Australia) To recognise well performing undergraduate students
1998	Most Outstanding Performance in the subject Cell and Molecular Biology University of Newcastle (Australia) To recognise the most outstanding performer in the subject Cell and Molecular Biology

Research Award.

2010	HMRI PULSE Education Prize PULSE (Australia)
2006	HMRI Translational Cancer Research Conference Early Career Researcher Poster Award Hunter Medical Research Institute (Australia) For the best Early Career researcher poster at the bi-annual Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Conference on Translational Cancer Research

Scholarship

2001	Australian Postgraduate Award University of Sydney (Australia)
2001	Millennium Foundation Stipend Enhancement Grant The Millennium Foundation, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Australia) The Millennium Foundation provided a top-up scholarship to recognize outstanding students

Invitations

Small p53 Isoforms- BIG Implications for Prognosis and Treatment Response in Cancer. 22nd Annual Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting: Cancer Biology Satellite. 26-27th August, 2012, Queenstown, New Zealand (Invited Presenter)	2012
MicroRNA expression profiling in triple-negative breast cancer. The 9th International RNAi, MicroRNAs and Single Cell Biology Meeting, 1st-2nd May, 2012, Boston , United States (Invited Presenter)	2012
MicroRNA expression profiling in triple-negative breast cancer Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE), School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Australia (Invited Presenter)	2011
Small isoforms of p53: Do they contribute to melanoma chemoresistance? Research Seminar Series for the Melanoma Foundation, 15th August 2008., Sydney, NSW, Australia (Invited Presenter)	2008
The role of p53 variants in human melanoma The Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Institute (MASCRI) Seminar Series, 20th October 2006, Sydne y, NSW, Australia (Invited Presenter)	2006

Administrative

Administrative expertise

Journal Peer Review

Reviewer for Neoplasia, Int J Cancer and the prominent AACR journals Clin Cancer Res and Mol Cancer Ther.

Grant Peer review

External assessor for NHMRC project grant funding rounds
Assessor for the Hunter Translation Cancer Research Unit pilot project grant rounds in 2012

Teaching

Teaching expertise

Dr Avery-Kiejda is a full-time research academic. Currently, Dr Avery-Kiejda is the mentor of an early career postdoctoral fellow and the supervisor of 4 PhD candidates.

She has been the primary and co-supervisor of 2 Honours students (received 1st class Honours).
She was the sole supervisor of 3 undergraduate students for their 3rd year projects in the Biotechnology and Biomedical Science degree
She was a demonstrator for the subject Molecular Genetics (2000).

The University of Newcastle, Australia