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Innate immunity, cancer, inflammation, stress, neurodegeneration
Australia

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Employment (5)

Western Sydney University: Liverpool, NSW, AU

2021 to present | Associate Professor Oncology (School of Medicine)
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Tara Roberts

Ingham Institute: Liverpool, NSW, AU

2020-07-01 to present | Irene and Arnold Vitocco Cancer Research Fellow (Medical Oncology)
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Tara Roberts

Western Sydney University - Campbelltown Campus: Campbelltown, NSW, AU

2014 to 2020 | CINSW Future Research Leader Fellow (Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research)
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Tara Roberts

Queensland Institute of Medical Research: Herston, QLD, AU

2007 to 2014 | Senior Research Officer (Cancer Biology)
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Tara Roberts

University of Queensland: Brisbane, AU

2004 to 2007 | Research Officer (Institute for Molecular Bioscience)
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Tara Roberts

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Queensland: Brisbane, AU

2001 to 2005 | PhD (Institute for Molecular Bioscience)
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Tara Roberts

University of Queensland: Brisbane, AU

1997 to 2000 | Bachelor of Science (Hons 1) (Biochemistry)
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Tara Roberts

Funding (6)

Understanding the role of SMG1 as a tumour suppressor

2014 to 2019 | Salary award
Cancer Institute New South Wales (Sydney, AU)
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Tara Roberts

The mechanism of cell death in response to cytoplasmic DNA, and its role in tumour suppression.

2011 to 2013 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Tara Roberts

Cytoplasmic DNA as a danger signal for mammalian cells.

2010 to 2012 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Tara Roberts

To investigate the role of the protein kinase SMG-1 in the stress response.

2010 to 2012 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
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Tara Roberts

The role of stress granules and PIKKs in the response to cytoplasmic DNA

2007 to 2011 | Salary award
National Health and Medical Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Tara Roberts

Cellular Activation and Apoptosis in response to foreign cytoplasmic DNA

2006 to 2009 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Tara Roberts

Peer review (12 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for Advanced science. (1)
Review activity for Biomedicines. (1)
Review activity for Cancers. (3)
Review activity for Cellular and molecular life sciences (1)
Review activity for Czech Science Foundation (1)
Review activity for Gene. (2)
Review activity for International journal of molecular sciences. (2)
Review activity for Journal of personalized medicine. (1)