Associate Professor Amy McCart Reed holds an honors degree and a PhD in molecular biology from the University of Queensland.

Her early postdoctoral work focused on understanding the genetic basis of colorectal cancer using experimental disease models, as part of a Cancer Research UK-funded colorectal cancer program led by Professors Ian Tomlinson and Andrew Silver.

After returning to Australia, she was recruited to the Molecular Breast Pathology group and has undertaken a series of studies investigating the genomic landscape of breast cancer special types.

She is passionate about clinical research, biobanking, and precision oncology. In addition to her breast cancer research portfolio, she is on the steering committee for the Brisbane Breast Bank and the Scientific Advisory Board for Breast Cancer Trials.