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Adèle Green

Area of expertise: skin cancer (squamous cell)

Dr. Green is an epidemiologist and deputy director of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Brisbane, Australia. (An epidemiologist is a doctor or researcher who studies how common diseases are in different groups of people.)

Dr. Green has done a lot of research on the causes and prevention of cancer. She is also a member of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and chairs the council's health advisory committee, which gives health advice to government, health care workers and the community.