Biography:

Dr Camelia Quek is a NHMRC Investigator Fellow at Melanoma Institute Australia, Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, and Steering Committee at the Cancer Research Network. Dr Quek originally did a first degree in molecular biology at the University of New South Wales (University Medal in Molecular Biology) before moving on to do a PhD in RNA transcriptomics and bioinformatics at the University of Melbourne (Sawyer Medal). Dr Quek specialise in high-dimensional data interpretation, she integrates these insights into clinical practice. Her work has advanced understanding of the tumor microenvironment in melanoma immunotherapy, identifying biomarkers through gene expression and single-cell multi-omics to enhance clinical decision-making.