Elin Gray

Professor Elin Gray is Deputy Director of the Centre for Precision Health at Edith Cowan University (ECU) and leads the Translational Melanoma Research Group. She holds a Cancer Council of Western Australia Research Fellowship and specializes in liquid biopsies for cancer diagnosis. Her research explores circulating tumor cells, ctDNA, and extracellular vesicles to monitor tumor evolution and therapy resistance.

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy (2008, South Africa)
• Master in Biochemistry (2001, Cuba)
• Bachelor of Biochemistry (1997, Cuba)

Her work bridges immunology, virology, and oncology, with emphases on melanoma biomarkers, immunotherapy resistance mechanisms, and exercise-induced tumor suppression. Recent studies leverage spatial transcriptomics and single-cell genomics to dissect tumor microenvironments.

She has secured significant grants including NHMRC funding for liquid biopsy development ($820,889) and leads the Western Australia Melanoma Initiative ($1.16M). Her team collaborates globally to translate findings into clinical practice.

Awards:

• Cancer Council of Western Australia Research Fellowship

Professor Gray mentors 25+ graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, focusing on CTC isolation, TCR repertoire analysis, and extracellular vesicle diagnostics. Her laboratory pioneers multimodal liquid biopsies for real-time cancer monitoring.