Professor Simon Stewart
National Heart Foundation of Australia Simon began his own research programme as a Cardiac Research Nurse at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 1992 examining ways to best manage chronically ill patients following hospitalisation. In 1997, he published a landmark study showing that a nurse-led, home-based intervention was associated with fewer hospital readmissions and deaths. He…
Read More »Dr Catherine Coulter
University of Adelaide Catherine’s research work focuses on the essential role of the adrenal gland both before and after birth. The adrenal gland has a central role in maturation of key organ systems before birth, such as the lungs, liver, gut and brain, and in the timing of birth. Therefore, there has been an intense…
Read More »Dr Michael Lee
South Australian Museum Michael’s research interests are in the systematics and evolutionary biology of reptiles, based on molecular, morphological and palaeontological data. He has been particularly interested in the origin and evolution of snakes and has published his research in the world’s best journals. Mike joined the South Australian Museum in early 2000 and made…
Read More »Dr Vivienne Moore
University of Adelaide Vivienne is a social epidemiologist who is particularly interested in the way the social environment and behaviour patterns of individuals can influence their health. In her work, Vivienne focuses on the health of women and children. One of the themes in her research is the way experiences in early life can affect…
Read More »Dr Holger Maier
University of Adelaide Holger has years of professional engineering experience in the public and private sectors, having worked at Kinhill Engineers, the Australian Water Quality Centre and as an Australian Volunteer Abroad with the Samoa Water Authority. His primary research interest is the utilisation of examples from nature for solving environmental and water engineering problems….
Read More »Dr Sandra Orgeig
University of Adelaide Sandra’s research examined the relationship between cholesterol and phospholipids in the pulmonary surfactant system throughout the evolution of the vertebrates. Pulmonary surfactant is a complex mixture of lipids (fats) and proteins that lines the inside of the lungs where it controls the surface tension and reduces the work of breathing. Sandra discovered…
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