Prof. Elin S. Gray is a Professor of Cancer Research and Deputy Director of ECU’s Centre for Precision Health. She received her Bachelor of Biochemistry (1997) and her Master in Biochemistry (2001) from Universidad de la Habana. She earned her PhD (2008) from the University of the Witwatersrand. Before joining ECU, she worked at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa, the Vaccine Research Center at the NIH, USA, and the Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, USA. Her previous research focused on immunology and virology before relocating to Edith Cowan University in 2011. Her current study aims to identify blood biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of melanoma and other cancers to guide treatment decisions. In addition, she is interested in identifying mechanisms of drug resistance and developing better treatment strategies. She holds a Cancer Council of Western Australia Research Fellowship, leads the Melanoma Research Group, and researches developing liquid biopsies.