Professor Christina Mitchell will give a presentation titled "Regulation of Phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling by Phosphoinositide Phosphatases" on June 20th at 12PM in the Auditorium. Professor Mitchell is the Academic Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. She trained as a physician scientist specializing in clinical haematology and was the first woman appointed Dean of Medicine at a Group of Eight university in Australia.

1. Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Leaders in Science & Society
Prof Christina Mitchell
Academic Vice-President and Dean
Faculty of Medicine Nursing & Health Sciences
Monash University
“Regulation of Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
signaling by Phosphoinositide Phosphatases”
Monday 20 June 2016 12PM, AUDITORIUM
Host: Prof John Mattick
Professor Christina Mitchell is currently the Academic Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and
Health Sciences at Monash University. Professor Mitchell trained as a physician scientist specialising in clinical
haematology. In September 2011, she was promoted to the position of Dean. She was the first woman to be appointed
Dean of Medicine in any of the Group of Eight Universities in Australia. In March 2015, Professor Mitchell was inducted
on to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women, honoured for her leadership as the Dean of the Monash University Faculty of
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. In April 2015, it was announced that she is the recipient of the 2015 Lemberg
Medal which is awarded annually to a distinguished biochemist in Australia.