Ruth Fuhrman-Luck
Positions
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, APCRC-Q
- IHBI Member, QUT
Contact Details
- r.fuhrmanluck@qut.edu.au
- Phone
- +61 7 3443 7245
- Linkedin profile
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-fuhrman-luck-465bb811a?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic
Qualifications
PhD, Cancer proteomics, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, 2015
BAppSc(Hons), Biochemistry (Biotechnology), Queensland University of Technology, Australia, 2009
Biography
Ruth Fuhrman-Luck is a post-doctoral researcher at the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre- Queensland, Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Here, Ruth investigates the role of the prostate cancer-associated protease, kallikrein-related peptidase 4, in cancer progression. Her interests centre on analyses of multi-level regulatory circuits in biological systems, with a keen interest in protease networks in cancer. Ruth’s work has been awarded with the early career researcher/ student oral prize at the International Proteolysis Society meeting (Penang, Malaysia; 2015), young investigator prize at the International Kallikrein Symposium (Rhodes, Greece; 2012), as well as a poster prize at the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia international conference (2010).
Ruth was also the recipient of an Australian Postgraduate Award and a Queensland government Smart Futures PhD top-up scholarship, one of only six awarded state-wide. Ruth plans to continue in prostate cancer research, in an effort to contribute to the knowledgebase that will underpin the development of much-needed novel prostate cancer therapies.
Awards and grants
Awards
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Year |
Title |
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2015 |
Best ECR/ student oral presentation (9th General Meeting of the International Proteolysis Society, Penang, Malaysia) |
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2015 |
Nominated by both PhD thesis reviewers for an Outstanding Thesis Award (QUT) |
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2015 |
QUT Write-up Scholarship (QUT) |
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2015 |
Travel award (International Proteolysis Society) |
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2015 |
Travel award (The EMT International Association) |
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2014 |
Best student oral presentation (19th Australasian Proteomics Symposium, Lorne, Australia) |
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2014 |
People’s choice award (QUT Nikon Small World Imaging Competition, Brisbane, Australia) |
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2013 |
Nominated for PhD Career Start award (Women in Technology, QLD) |
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2010-2013 |
Smart Futures PhD Scholarship, 1 of only 16 awarded state-wide (QLD Government) |
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2010-2013 |
Australian Postgraduate Award (Australian Government) |
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2010-2013 |
Deputy Vice-Chancellor's Initiative Scholarship (QUT) |
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2010-2013 |
IHBI Top-Up Scholarship (QUT) |
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2012 |
Best oral presentation (IHBI Inspires Postgraduate Student Conference, Gold Coast, Australia) |
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2012 |
Runner up (QUT Faculty of Health 3-minute Thesis Competition, Brisbane, Australia) |
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2012 |
Travel award (Cancer Council Queensland) |
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2011 |
Young investigator award (4th International Symposium on Kallikreins and Kallikrein-Related Peptidases, Rhodes, Greece) |
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2011 |
People’s choice for best oral presentation (IHBI Inspires Postgraduate Student Conference, Brisbane, Australia) |
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2011 |
Travel award (Australasian Proteomics Society) |
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2010 |
Poster prize (Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia National Conference, Gold Coast, Australia) |
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2010 |
Travel award (Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia) |
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2009 |
Best and people’s choice for best oral presentation (IHBI Inspires Postgraduate Student conference, Brisbane, Australia) |
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2009 |
First class honours (QUT) |
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2008-2009 |
Dean’s merit award for academic excellence (QUT) |
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2007-2009 |
Dean’s scholarship (QUT) |
Research interests
Prostate cancer, proteomics, proteases, degradomics, systems biology
Current research projects
Delineating kallikrein-related peptidase 4 function in the prostate tumour microenvironment
Top publications
Fuhrman-Luck RA*, Silva ML*, Dong Y, Irving-Rodgers H, Stoll T, Hastie ML, Loessner D, Gorman JJ, Clements JA. Proteomic and other analyses to determine the functional consequences of deregulated kallikrein-related peptidase (KLK) expression in prostate and ovarian cancer. Proteomics Clinical Applications. 2014;8(5-6):403-415. (*Joint co-authors)
Fuhrman-Luck RA, Loessner D, Clements JA. Kallikrein-related peptidases in prostate cancer: From molecular function to clinical application. Electronic Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry. 2014;25(3):49-61.
Dong Y, Loessner D, Sieh S, Taubenberger A, Fuhrman-Luck RA, Magdolen V, Hutmacher D, Clements JA. Cellular Model Systems to Study the Tumor Biological Role of Kallikrein Proteases in Ovarian and Prostate Cancer. In V. Magdolen, C.P. Sommerhoff, H. Fritz, M. Schmitt (Eds.), Kallikrein-Related Peptidases Volume 2: Novel Cancer-Related Biomarkers. 2012;2:83-109. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter.
Collaborators
Oded Kleifeld, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Jeffrey Gorman, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
Professional memberships and associations
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Title, Organisation |
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Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre – Queensland (APRCR-Q) |
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The International Proteolysis Society |
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The Australasian Proteomics Society |
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The EMT International Association, Inc. |
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Australian Society for Medical Research |
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Women in Technology |
