Charis Teh

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About Charis Teh

Dr Charis Teh Ph.B (Hons), M.P.H, Ph.D A medical researcher with 15+ years experience in the field of Immunology and Cancer. She currently works at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and is interested in understanding how the balance of survival and death signals can control different immune cells and how this can be harnessed for treatment of cancer, infections and immune disorders. Expertise: Immunology | cancer biology | cell death (apoptosis)| T cells biology | molecular biology | regulatory T cells | Bcl-2 family members | immune tolerance Skills: Mass cytometry (CyTOF)| murine models | cellular immunology | flow cytometry | bone marrow chimeras | construction of retrogenics | histology | tissue culture | adoptive transfer | multiplex single cell PCR | viral transfection | Western blot | qPCR A science communicator. Her excellent written and oral communication skills is exemplified by authorship of research papers published in peer-reviewed journals, presentations of her scientific discoveries to the public (media, school forums, science meets parliament), selected speaker at international and local scientific conferences and delivery of practical classes to undergraduate students. She has also won a BD Science Communication Award and Fresh Science Award for creatively communicating her discoveries. She is a 2019/20 Superstar for STEM. An alumni and employee of 4 top universities. Current Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Melbourne. Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University M.P.H. Masters of Public Health, University of Sydney B.Sc. Bachelor of Philosophy (First Class Honours and University Medal), Australian National University A fitness professional. As a Les Mills Group Fitness Instructor, Charis is passionate about influencing society to lead a more active life because she believes that medical advances need to be coupled with healthy lifestyle choices.