A/Prof. Firestein is a Physician Scientist, double board certified in Pathology (Anatomic and Molecular Genetics), specialising in Cancer Research, Oncology Translational Medicine, Oncology Drug Discovery and Biomarker Development. The unifying goal of A/Prof. Firestein’s research focuses on identifying new cancer targets and developing therapies for solid tumour malignancies. In this regard, A/Prof. Firestein holds 10 patents in the field of cancer therapeutics and his work has been published in top scientific journals (including Nature, Cell, Cancer Cell, and J. Clinical Investigation).He completed residency in Anatomic Pathology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and fellowships in Molecular Pathology at Harvard Medical School and at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, where he received the Thomas Gil award for excellence in research.