Dr Carly Whyte
University of Adelaide, SA
Dr Carly Whyte is an immunologist and Research Fellow at the Centre for Cancer Biology, South Australia. Her research is focused around understanding how the immune system shapes cancer progression, with a particular interest in the therapeutic potential of eosinophils in head and neck cancer. She is supported by a Junior Fellowship from the Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation.
Carly completed her Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science, First Class Honours) at the University of Adelaide. In 2018, Carly obtained her PhD at the University of Adelaide, where she uncovered a novel mechanism of how T cell migration into tumours is controlled. Carly then undertook postdoctoral training at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, UK, where she investigated context-dependent effects of the immune-modulating cytokine IL-2, with a view to improve therapeutic outcomes for patients with immune-mediated diseases. Carly has presented her research at national and international conferences and has published numerous articles in high-impact journals.