Associate Professor Lisa Ebert (B.Sc. (Hons), PhD) is a clinically-oriented cancer research scientist, with a particular interest in immunology and cancer immunotherapy.
She completed her PhD at the University of Adelaide, before undertaking post-doctoral research at the University of Bern (Switzerland) and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (Melbourne). During this time, she developed particular expertise in human immunology, cancer cell biology, multi-parameter flow cytometry and immune monitoring of cancer immunotherapy clinical trials.
Now, A/Prof Ebert is a Group Leader of the Cancer Immunotherapy Laboratory at the Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB) - an alliance between UniSA and SA Pathology. Her... Read more
About me
Associate Professor Lisa Ebert (B.Sc. (Hons), PhD) is a clinically-oriented cancer research scientist, with a particular interest in immunology and cancer immunotherapy.
She completed her PhD at the University of Adelaide, before undertaking post-doctoral research at the University of Bern (Switzerland) and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (Melbourne). During this time, she developed particular expertise in human immunology, cancer cell biology, multi-parameter flow cytometry and immune monitoring of cancer immunotherapy clinical trials.
Now, A/Prof Ebert is a Group Leader of the Cancer Immunotherapy Laboratory at the Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB) - an alliance between UniSA and SA Pathology. Her research is aimed at understanding interactions between cancer cells and the immune system, and using this knowledge to improve cancer treatment. Key focus areas include developing new immunotherapy approaches for treating glioblastoma (brain tumours) and optimising the therapeutic efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors in melanoma. For further details on A/Prof Ebert's current research, refer to the CCB website: https://www.centreforcancerbiology.org.au/research/cancer-immunotherapy-laboratory/
A/Prof Ebert has co-authored numerous papers in the fields of immunology and cancer - click on the green ORCID ID badge to the right for details. She currently holds research grants from the NHMRC, Cancer Australia, Ray & Shirl Norman Cancer Research Trust and the Neurosurgical Research Foundation, and supervises several Honours, Masters and PhD students. Enquiries from prospective students are welcome.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Desmoglein-2; an unsuspected regulator of melanoma, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022
Development of a new therapy for glioblastoma based on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells, Tour de Cure Ltd, 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2022
Checkpoint blockade immunotherapy in melanoma: getting tumour-killing T cells to their site of action, Royal Adelaide Hospital, 01/01/2016 - 31/03/2017
Validation of a novel therapeutic target in multiple myeloma, Royal Adelaide Hospital, 01/01/2016 - 31/03/2017
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
7
12
|
| 2022 |
Open access
5
5
4
|
| 2022 |
Open access
6
5
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
1
6
|
| 2021 |
Open access
17
16
3
|
| 2021 |
Open access
10
10
5
|
| 2021 |
Open access
11
9
4
|
| 2021 |
Open access
16
12
8
|
| 2020 |
Open access
24
22
5
|
| 2020 |
Open access
15
12
3
|
| 2020 |
Open access
18
19
8
|
| 2019 |
Open access
27
25
5
|
| 2019 |
20
22
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
6
6
|
| 2019 |
83
78
9
|
| 2018 |
20
19
5
|
| 2017 |
12
11
|
| 2017 |
Open access
21
21
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
26
26
|
| 2016 |
Open access
34
34
2
|
| 2015 |
Open access
13
14
4
|
| 2015 |
Open access
53
51
|
| 2013 |
4
4
1
|
| 2012 |
5
4
|
| 2012 |
Open access
47
48
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Austin Health | AUSTRALIA |
| CSL Limited | AUSTRALIA |
| Ferronova | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Hebrew University | MEXICO |
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research | AUSTRALIA |
| Mashhad University of Medical Sciences | IRAN |
| Miltenyi Biotec | GERMANY |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Purdue University | UNITED STATES |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Pathology | AUSTRALIA |
| South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
| Sydney Children's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of California | UNITED STATES |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | AUSTRALIA |
| Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Enhancing cancer immunotherapy success by efficient recruitment of T cells to solid tumours | Current |
| Finding out how well chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells kill brain tumour cells | Current |
| Identifying optimal immunotherapy combinations for the treatment of brain tumours | Current |
| Targeting cancer cell invasion for new personalised therapeutic approaches against glioblastoma | Current |
| Targeting the tumour vasculature in melanoma for a more effective immune response and improved survival | Current |
| Optimising CAR T cell manufacturing for solid cancers | Completed |
| The role of platelets in vasculogenic mimicry | Completed |
| Vasculogenic mimicry: regulation and function in melanoma | Completed |
