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Angelica Merlot leads the Cancer Targets Therapeutics Team in the Tumour Biology Targeting Group at the Children's Cancer Institute. Recognized as Australia's youngest recipient of the National Health Medical Research Council fellowship in 2018, she has established herself as a prominent figure in cancer research. Motivated by personal experiences with cancer within her family, Angelica's research focuses on improving patient outcomes and survival rates. Her innovative work involves developing new anti-cancer drugs for particularly difficult-to-treat cancers, including pancreatic cancer, with several products successfully entering Phase 1 clinical trials in Australia. She employs advanced techniques, such as using nanoparticles aimed at selectively targeting and killing cancer cells while sparing healthy cells. In addition to her notable research, Angelica has gained recognition through various awards, including the Premier’s Early Career Researcher of the Year (Biological Sciences) and the Tall Poppy Award. To date, she has secured $2 million in grant funding and has presented her findings at over 40 conferences worldwide. Committed to championing women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, she actively encourages girls and women to pursue careers in research.
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