Dr David Yeung

David Yeung is a postdoctoral research fellow with the Precision Medicine Theme at the SHAMRI. He also has positions with the Royal Adelaide Hospital and SA Pathology as a practicing haematologist and haemato-pathologist, and has affiliations with both the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia. He had training in clinical and laboratory haematology in Sydney before completing his PhD in Adelaide. His focus is on improving outcomes for patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Along with Prof Tim Hughes, David leads several national CML clinical trials, with the aim of optimising the use to tyrosine kinase inhibitors leading to improved efficacy and reduced toxicity. Innovative correlative study research projects attached to this clinical trials allow further understand of the biology underlying resistant cases. David also has project with Prof Deb White of the Cancer Theme, who heads the national effort in understanding and improving outcomes in high risk ALL. He has co-authored 24 publications in peer reviewed journals and 2 book chapters in postgraduate text books.