Prof Andrew Scott

Prof. Andrew Scott is Director, Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Austin Health; leads the Tumour Targeting Program at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute; and is Professor, University of Melbourne and La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Prof Scott's clinical and research interests are focused on developing innovative strategies for targeted therapy of cancer, and molecular imaging and theranostics in oncology. Prof Scott led the first trials of targeted therapeutics against FAP and numerous other cancer targets, and has been a pioneer of molecular targeting and therapy of cancer. He was the PI of Phase II multi-centre trials of FDG PET involving over 30,000 patients that have directly led to Medicare approval of PET in cancer patients. Prof Scott has published 461 peer reviewed papers and 27 book chapters, is an inventor on 25 patents, and has received over $35 million in peer reviewed grant funding in the last 5 years.