About Rebecca:
I studied Biochemistry in Melbourne at La Trobe University where I completed my bachelors with honours, and undertook a PhD in drug discovery and inflammation. La Trobe has an exceptional biochemistry program, and I was thrilled to be accepted and be part of it. I then made the leap across to London for four years to continue my research at the Institute of Cancer Research, where I got to be part of a fantastic lab and where I learnt many critical skills. I then accepted a position as Laboratory Head at WEHI in 2020 and I now lead a team of 10 incredible scientists, 4 post-doctoral researchers, 5 PhD students and 1 RA to target ‘undruggable’ inflammatory proteins.
My team is highly motivated, has a fierce intellect and collaborate extensively nationally and internationally to achieve our scientific goals.
Our most recent achievement has been the introduction of an innovative drug discovery technology to WEHI and we are the leaders behind the development, integration and uptake of this technology amongst the larger biosciences sector across Australia.