Associate Professor Zarnie Lwin

Senior Staff Specialist, Medical Oncology, Cancer Care Services, RBWH and University of Queensland

Associate Professor Lwin obtained her MBBS degree in Rangoon, Burma, then pursued physician training in Johannesburg, South Africa, medical oncology training in Australia, and undertook a two year Research Fellowship in Neurooncology, Thoracic Oncology and Health Services Research at Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Zarnie has been past Vice-Chair and Treasurer of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA), and National Executive member. She was Lead Investigator for the 2016 Australian Medical Oncologist Workforce Study.

She is the current Co-Chair for the Society of Neurooncology International Outreach Committee, International Scientific Organising Committee member for the 2021 World Federation of Neurooncology Societies Annual Scientific Meeting, Editorial Board Member for the World Federation of Neurooncology Societies Magazine, Deputy Chair of the COGNO International Collaborative Research Committee, and Chair of Co-operative Group of Neurooncology (COGNO) Outreach and Education Committee including the COGNO Outreach Educational Preceptorship Program for Asia-Pacific.

She has convened national and international scientific meetings and was Co-founder and Co-Convenor of the COGNO Idea Generation Workshop for 4 years. She was the Scientific Program Co-Lead, and Organising Committee Member for the Asian Society of Neurooncology ASM 2016 in Australia which attracted delegates from 20 countries. She has been invited faculty member at international conferences and represents Australia on the Asian Society of Neurooncology Reform Working Group.