Caroline Ford (medical researcher) explained

Alma Mater:University of New South Wales (Ph.D.)
Workplaces:University of New South Wales
Fields:Cancer research
Known For:STEMMinist Bookclub

Caroline E. Ford is an Australian scientist at the University of New South Wales and advocate for women in science. Her research aims to understand why gynaecological cancers develop, how they spread and how best to treat them,[1] and she leads the Gynaecological Cancer Research Group at the University of New South Wales, which was established in 2010.[2]

Education

Ford completed her Ph.D. at the University of New South Wales in oncogenic viruses, particularly related to breast cancer.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] She also has completed a Graduate Certificate in University Learning & Teaching. She completed her first postdoctoral research appointment at the University of Toronto[5] and her second position was at Lund University[5] [8] where she investigated mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) sequences in breast tumour samples from women and men.[8]

Career

Late in 2009, she came back to work at her alma mater, the University of New South Wales.[9] Ford leads the Gynaecological Cancer Research Group at the University of New South Wales.[1] [10] Her team has a particular focus in the Wnt signalling pathway, which is involved in cancer metastasis, the role of ROR1 and ROR2 receptor molecules in spreading cancer, and how they can be blocked to stop metastasis.[11]

Ford convened Australia's first massive open online course (MOOC) on personalised medicine.[12]

STEMMinist Bookclub

Ford started the global STEMMinist Bookclub in early 2018, bringing together three of her great loves — science, feminism and reading.[13] This has evolved into a bimonthly bookclub and forum for discussing feminism, inclusion and diversity in STEMM.[14] Since its establishment it had 4,000 members from 25 different countries in 2018, with online discussions on Twitter. Members meet up physically in cities around the world, including Sydney, New York, Atlanta, Dublin, Istanbul, Montreal, Vancouver, Cambridge and Oxford (often in a pub).[15] Ford was interviewed about the STEMMinist Bookclub by Jane Caro and Catherine Fox for an episode of their Women With Clout podcast in July 2019.[16]

Recognition and awards

Selected works

Journal articles

Notes and References

  1. News: Evans . Mel . White Shirt Campaign: Aussie celebrities support the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation . 10 August 2019 . Daily Telegraph . News Limited . 18 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Associate Professor Caroline Ford Medicine. med.unsw.edu.au. en. 2019-07-25.
  3. News: Vaccine possible for virus-related breast cancer. 18 August 2003. The Province. 9 August 2019. Agence France-Presse. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. 12. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Evenson . Brad . Virus linked to breast cancer. Australian Research . 19 August 2003 . 9 August 2019 . National Post . Toronto, Ontario, Canada . 13.
  5. Book: McQuarrie . Vanessa . Going Global. Jobs that take you around the world . 2006 . Career FAQs . 9781921106538 . 82–83 . 12 August 2019.
  6. News: Salter . Christopher . Breast cancer vaccine closer . The Advertiser . 18 August 2003 . Adelaide, South Australia . 7.
  7. News: Robotham . Julie . Virus may be linked to breast cancer, study suggests . The Sydney Morning Herald . 18 August 2003 . Sydney, New South Wales, Australia . 6.
  8. Jones . Dan . Blame the mouse? . New Scientist . 2 June 2007 . 194 . 2606 . 38–41 . 10.1016/S0262-4079(07)61380-3 . 0262-4079.
  9. Web site: Associate Professor Caroline Ford. research.unsw.edu.au. en. 2019-08-14.
  10. Pretorius . Dion . Superstars of STEM: Trying to crack the cancer code . Cosmos . 21 August 2018 . 9 August 2019.
  11. News: Dunlevy . Sue . Help to halt ovarian cancer . The Advertiser . 23 October 2015 . Adelaide, South Australia . 11.
  12. Web site: UNSW MOOC: Delving into your own DNA – are the benefits worth the risks? Medicine. med.unsw.edu.au. 2019-08-11.
  13. Web site: Women With Clout on Apple Podcasts. Apple Podcasts. en-au. 2019-07-26.
  14. Web site: STEMMinist Book Club. Goodreads. 2019-07-25.
  15. Web site: The book clubs that are uniting 'Stemminists' around the world. 2018-03-15. Positive News. en. 2019-07-25.
  16. Web site: Women With Clout: Caroline Ford on Apple Podcasts. Apple Podcasts. en-au. 2019-08-29.
  17. News: Cooper . Dani . Goliath challenges student prize . The Australian . 8 October 2003 . Australia . 24.
  18. Web site: Dr Caroline Ford. Science and Technology Australia. en-AU. 2019-07-25.
  19. Web site: Winners of the 2018 Women's Agenda Leadership Awards. 2018-10-05. Women's Agenda. en-AU. 2019-07-25.
  20. Web site: Witchery: Shop Women's Fashion & Clothing Online. www.witchery.com. 2019-08-13.
  21. Web site: Why the white shirt matters. 2015-04-18. www.dailytelegraph.com.au. en. 2019-08-13.

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