A/Prof Stephanie Topp
JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY Research Field: Health systems research (Social Sciences) Health services rarely perform as efficiently or as effectively as we would like them to. With a focus on difficult-to-access and resource-poor settings, Associate Prof Stephanie Topp’s research uses political and sociological theory and management sciences to i) identify and define key health governance and…
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Dr Stephanie Schoeppe
CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY Research Field: Physical Activity and Public Health Making a real difference to the health of Australian children through community-delivered interventions and engagement with key community partners, parents and children is an essential part of Dr Schoeppe’s work. Dr Schoeppe considers herself as a physical activity and public health scientist. Her research area…
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Dr Carlos Salomon
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Research Field: Obstetrics and Gynecological Oncology The key aspect of Dr Salomon’s research is “communication”, specifically, communication between different organs in our body via small vesicles called exosomes (like bubbles). Exosomes essentially act as “letters”, travelling long distances via the bloodstream to deliver the message to other organs and have the…
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Dr Jodie Rummer
JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY Research Field: Marine Ecology and evolutionary physiology On the Great Barrier Reef and worldwide, Dr Rummer is tracking athletic capacity in fish, including sharks and rays, under different conditions, across development and species, and over generations to determine how climate change and other stressors will affect the future of marine ecosystems. She…
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A/Prof Severine Navarro
QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research Field: Mucosal immunology Severine Navarro is passionate about learning how the immune system works, especially the link between bacteria, the gut, parasites and the development of allergies. Good bacteria in the gut of newborn babies was shown to be really important for developing a healthy immune system, while an…
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Dr James Kesby
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Research Field: Neuroscience Psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, affect a person’s sense of what is and isn’t real. These disorders account for a large personal and socio-economic burden in Australia. Young people at-risk of developing psychosis also have problems in thinking and managing their education and work. Regardless of whether they…
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A/Prof James Hudson
QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Research Field: Bioengineering One of the most exciting areas in Professor Hudson’s current work, focuses on the development of what is known as ‘human bioengineered muscle tissue’. Simply put, that means being able to make and grow human heart tissue, in a dish in a laboratory setting. These human cardiac…
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A/Prof Andrew Hoey
JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY Research Field: Marine Ecology Coral reefs, despite covering less than 2% of the ocean floor, are one of the world’s most biodiverse, productive and valuable ecosystems. However, a warming ocean from climate change, declining water quality, and pollution are killing corals, making way for overgrowth by seaweeds. Professor Hoey’s research is about…
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Dr Sara Herke
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Research Field: Mathematics Dr Herke’s research investigates the properties of networks, or ‘graphs’, that can be used to describe the notion of connections between people, cities, computers or even cells in our bodies. A friendship network is a good example of a graph, which is used to study our social dynamics,…
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Dr Laura Fenlon
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Research Field: Neuroscience The corpus callosum is the largest fibre tract in the brain, connecting the two cerebral hemispheres and allowing them to communicate. 1:4000 people are born with an absence or malformation of this structure, and it is known to be altered in myriad neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism and…
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