Dr Sue Heatley
About
Dr Sue Heatley gained her PhD in Transplant Immunology from the University of Melbourne in 2011. She also has a Masters in Education (Educational Leadership). In 2010 she was awarded a New Investigator Scholarship by the Haematology Society of Australia & New Zealand (HSANZ) to undertake a visiting fellow position in the laboratory of Prof Charles Mullighan at the St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA. In 2013, Sue accepted her current position at SAHMRI in the Leukaemia Research group of Prof Deb White and Prof Tim Hughes in the Cancer Theme. She is a member of several professional societies including HSANZ and the Australian & New Zealand Children’s Haematology and Oncology Group.
Sue has extensive laboratory experience having worked at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service for over 25 years including over 12 years in the Research Department and 2 years in Medical Education. She has presented her research at both national and international meetings, being awarded the prestigious Albert Baikie Memorial Medal in 2015 for best presentation by a new investigator. Sue has authored over 30 publications with over 3000 career citations and is the current Kids Cancer Project Postdoctoral Fellow. Her current research interests are focussed on the genomic landscape of ALL and improving patient outcome through personalised medicine.