Contact Details
University Links
- Position
- Year 5 - Oncology Sub-Convener; Senior Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Medicine (Wellington)
- Qualifications
- BSc MBBS
- Research summary
- Investigating how cancer-associated fibroblasts shape the gastric cancer tumour microenvironment and influence tumour progression, immune responses, and patient outcomes
- Teaching
Sub-convener for medical oncology module – 5th year
Interested in supervising postgraduate research students in translational oncology, particularly in tumour microenvironment biology, cancer-associated fibroblasts, and stromal–immune interactions in gastrointestinal cancers, with an emphasis on linking molecular mechanisms to clinically relevant outcomes. Research interests also span lung cancer and melanoma.
- Memberships
- Te Pūao Mātai Pukupuku New Zealand Society for Oncology: Member, 2020-present
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Trials: Member, 2023-present
- American Society for Clinical Oncology: New Zealand representative on the Asia Pacific Regional Council, 2026; Member, 2020-present
- Clinical
- Medical Oncologist with a focus on the management of gastrointestinal malignancies, lung cancers, and melanoma
Research
Awards/distinctions:
- HRC clinical research training fellowship 2023-2026
Current projects:
- Functional characterisation of cancer-associated fibroblast subtypes in gastric cancer
- Integrated functional and transcriptomic profiling of cancer-associated fibroblasts to define stromal heterogeneity and signalling programmes in gastric cancer
Publications
de Roo, F., Singh, A., Zheng, E., Tan, A., & Wong, A. N. M. (2025). Pembrolizumab-related toxicity in patients with advanced melanoma. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1617), 62-75. doi: 10.26635/6965.6777 Journal - Research Article