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Belamy Cheung
Principal Scientist at Children's Cancer Institute Australia
Belamy Cheung is the Principal Scientist and Program Manager at the Children's Cancer Institute Australia, as well as a Conjoint Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine & Health, UNSW Sydney.12 She is internationally recognized as a childhood cancer researcher with a strong, established track record.12
Cheung's work involves identifying key molecules that can be targeted for the treatment of childhood cancers and creating inhibitors to suppress the action of these molecules.3 Her research is centered around the Myc-N (MYCN) molecule, an oncogene found in various cancers, along with co-factors like PA2G4 and ALYREF.3 Her goal is to develop targeted therapies that are more specific and less toxic than current chemotherapeutic agents, and to bring these agents to clinical trials for children with cancer.3
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Academic and Professional Qualifications::12
- Bachelor of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Science, Guangzhou, P. R. China (1983)12
- Master of Science, School of Pathology, Medicine Faculty, University of New South Wales, Australia (1994)12
- Doctor of Philosophy, School of Women's and Children's Health, Medicine Faculty, University of New South Wales, Australia (2004)12
- Australia Postgraduate Research Award (1990-1992)12
- Early Career Research Awards, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW, Sydney (2005)12
- Early Career Development Fellowship Award, Cancer Institute NSW (2007)12
- The Institute Award for outstanding service, Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (2010)12
- Goldstar Award for a research project, UNSW Sydney (2016)12
- Travel grant, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Shanghai Tongji University, China (2017)12
- Developing inhibitors for MYC and MYCN oncoproteins12
- Identification of co-factors for MYCN oncoprotein12
- Establishing novel combination therapies for the treatment of high-risk and MYC-driven cancers12
- Developing childhood cancer prevention strategies12
Cheung has been awarded research grants and fellowships from various funding bodies and has published many peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.3 She also facilitates collaboration between cancer researchers in China and those at the Children’s Cancer Institute.3
