Katherine Robbins

Research

Katie is investigating the crosstalk and regulation between Notch4 and Wnt5a in melanoma phenotype switching in metastasis. This work has a strong translational component to elucidate the interplay of two important evolutionary conserved pathways for melanoma progression, metastases and drug resistance.

Project title

Contribution of the Notch4-Wnt5a axis to melanoma plasticity and drug resistance.

Supervisors

• A/Prof Dr. Helmut Schaider, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland
• A/Prof Antje Blumenthal, Principal Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland

About

• Katie completed a Bachelor’s of Science degree at the University of Washington.
• The 2 years before studying medicine UQ/Ochsner, Katie was a post baccalaureate research fellow in the Tuberculosis Research Section at the National Institutes of Health in the Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.