MIA Co-Medical Director opens SMR Congress in USA

21 November 2019
Professor Georgina Long, Co-Medical Director of Melanoma Institute Australia, has today opened the Society for Melanoma Research 2019 Congress in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Professor Long is the first Australian and the first female President of SMR.
In her opening address, she summed up recent breakthroughs and advances in melanoma research and welcomed delegates from around the globe. This year's SMR Congress will cover a range of melanoma research and treatment related areas including the melanoma microenvironment, advances in early detection and prevention of melanoma, targeted and immunotherapies and advances in acral, mucosal and uveal melanoma. Women in STEM will also be a focus for the Congress.
Professor Long's opening address was followed by a Keynote Presentation on Cellular conversations that control cancer by University of California researcher, Professor Thea Tlsty, and the formal Welcome Reception. SMR continues into the weekend, with a packed program including a number of poster presentations from Melanoma Institute Australia researchers and students.
In sessions prior to the official opening, Co-Medical Director Professor Richard Scolyer led discussions at an International Melanoma Pathology Study Group workshop and the day-long International Melanoma Pathology Symposium.
The opening of SMR comes just a day after Professor Long and Professor Richard Scolyer were recognised as among the world’s most influential in their respective fields by being named in the prestigious Clarivate Analytics 2019 Highly Cited Researchers List.

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