Professor Georgina Long Co-Medical Director named Women of Influence in Australian Financial Review Top 100 List

11 September 2019
The Financial Review 2019 Women of Influence has announced, for the seventh year running, the Women of Influence Top 100 List, recognising the contribution women leaders make to the community. The University of Sydney reported four of the most outstanding academics that had
"The 100 Women of Influence list announced celebrates the contribution women make across Australian
We celebrate with our Professor Georgina

Sharing our research on melanoma surgery
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14 Melanoma Marches down, 7 to go!
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Melanoma March keeps marching
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Melanoma March kicks off for 2018
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Calls for urgent crackdown on illegal backyard solariums
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15-year-old melanoma survivor Toby Rayner will lead Mount Gambier's march against melanoma
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Excision margins for melanoma redefined
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A Pawsome Story of Hope
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A new generation of melanoma researchers
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Melanoma Masterclass celebrates Australian luminaries who have transformed melanoma treatment worldwide
The extraordinary contribution of Australia’s most distinguished melanoma clinicians and researchers is being celebrated today.

Prestigious award in pathology for Professor Scolyer
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A Day in the Life Of... Serigne Lo
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Jay inspires others to help end melanoma and so can you
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Join little Madi and Bettina in the fight against melanoma
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Toyota and country music fans invited to tip their hat to help tackle Australia's national cancer – melanoma
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Sun Protection: Facts and Controversies
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Shannan Ponton joins our March for a cure
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Surprising finding in rare form of melanoma get patients closer to personalised medicine
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Using new technology to prevent melanoma
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