Projects per year
Personal profile
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PHD BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Award Date: 25 May 2004
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Award Date: 22 Sep 1998
External positions
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Network
Projects
- 7 Finished
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Role of stroma and mammary stem cell in parity induced protection against breast cancer.
National Breast Cancer Foundation
1/01/11 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
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Influence of estrogen on mammary epithelial stem cell numbers and how this relates to breast cancer risk
1/04/09 → 31/03/10
Project: Research
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Annexin a1 is required for efficient tumor initiation and cancer stem cell maintenance in a model of human breast cancer
Johnstone, C. N., Tu, Y., Langenbach, S., Baloyan, D., Pattison, A. D., Lock, P., Britt, K. L., Lehmann, B. D., Beilharz, T. H., Ernst, M., Anderson, R. L. & Stewart, A. G., 1 Mar 2021, In: Cancers. 13, 5, 27 p., 1154.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Key steps for effective breast cancer prevention
Britt, K. L., Cuzick, J. & Phillips, K. A., Aug 2020, In: Nature Reviews Cancer. 20, p. 417-436 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
238 Citations (Scopus) -
Parity reduces mammary repopulating activity but does not affect mammary stem cells defined as CD24 + CD29/CD49fhi in mice
Dall, G. V., Vieusseux, J., Seyed-Razavi, Y., Godde, N., Ludford-Menting, M., Russell, S. M., Ashworth, A., Anderson, R. L., Risbridger, G. P., Shackleton, M. & Britt, K. L., Oct 2020, In: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 183, 3, p. 565-575 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Sex-specific adipose tissue imprinting of regulatory T cells
Vasanthakumar, A., Chisanga, D., Blume, J., Gloury, R., Britt, K., Henstridge, D. C., Zhan, Y., Torres, S. V., Liene, S., Collins, N., Cao, E., Sidwell, T., Li, C., Spallanzani, R. G., Liao, Y., Beavis, P. A., Gebhardt, T., Trevaskis, N., Nutt, S. L., Zajac, J. D., & 5 others , 26 Mar 2020, In: Nature. 579, 7800, p. 581–585+ 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
104 Citations (Scopus) -
Three-dimensional growth of breast cancer cells potentiates the anti-tumor effects of unacylated ghrelin and AZP-531
Au, C. M. C., Furness, J. B., Britt, K., Oshchepkova, S., Ladumor, H., Soo, K. Y., Callaghan, B., Gerard, C., Inghirami, G., Mittal, V., Wang, Y., Huang, X. Y., Spector, J. A., Andreopoulou, E., Zumbo, P., Betel, D., Dow, L. & Brown, K. A., 15 Jul 2020, In: eLife. 9, 27 p., e56913.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Centenary Medal (Outstanding Service to Biochemistry, Mol. Biol & Hormone Research)
Britt, Kara (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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NBCF Patron’s award (Excellence in Science Communication)
Britt, Kara (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Peter Mac Early Career Development award
Britt, Kara (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Rob Sutherland Mid-Career Award, runner-up
Britt, Kara (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
- 4 Editorial responsibility
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Translational Oncology (Journal)
Kara Britt (Editorial board member)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Frontiers in Oncology (Journal)
Kara Britt (Editorial board member)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Frontiers in Oncology (Journal)
Kara Britt (Guest editor)
2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Scientific Reports (Journal)
Kara Britt (Editorial board member)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility