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sagun-parakh

Dr Sagun Parakh

CLINICIAN RESEARCHER | PHD STUDENT, Tumour Targeting Laboratory

More about Dr Sagun Parakh

Working as a doctor gives me the unique opportunity and privilege to help people when they are most vulnerable. Furthermore undertaking a PhD has given me the opportunity to better understand the biology of cancer and study novel treatments, with the eventual goal of improving patient outcomes.

I completed both Bachelor of Science (BSc), Human Biology, at the University of Zambia, and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB ) between 1994-2004. I was the Senior House Officer/House Officer in 2005 – 2008 at the James Cook University Hospital, UK. From 2008 - 2009, I was the Resident Medical Officer at The Canberra Hospital, Canberra ACT followed by then becoming a Basic Physician Trainee Registrar in 2009 - 2012. Continuing at the Canberra Hospital, Canberra ACT, in 2012 - 2014 I moved to an Advanced Trainee Medical Oncology role. In 2014, I qualified from Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), which since then to 2015 I have been a Clinical Research Fellow at the Ludwig Institute for Clinical Research at Austin Health, Melbourne.

Education

Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), 2014    

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), University of Zambia, Zambia, 1994 - 2004

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Human Biology, University Of Zambia, Zambia, 1994 - 2001  

Current Appointments

PhD - Research Topic: Novel ErbB Antibodies as Therapeutic Agents with potential to  Inhibit Cancer Stem Cells and Other Mechanisms of Drug Resistance Tumour Targeting lab, Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute, Melbourne (16/3/15 – present)

Achievements

PhD student medal, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, 2017

MSD Hubert Stuerzl Memorial Educational Award, 2014

Recognition by the Australian National University for contribution to teaching, 2012 and 2013

ACT Health Excellence in Discharge Communication Award, 2011

Best Student in Pharmacology - University of Zambia, School of Medicine, 2000

 

Email: sagun.parakh@onjcri.org.au

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