Dr Azmeraw Amare
Mental health disorders are of major concern worldwide, contributing to 13-32% of the global disease burden and resulting in 1.5 million suicides and 15-30 million suicide attempts annually. While many individuals with mental illness seek medical help and undergo psychiatric care, a considerable percentage, ranging from 30-40%, do not respond to initial medication-based therapies, and…
Read More »Dr Christopher Perrella
Dr Christopher Perrella’s research uses light to make high-precision measurements of time and space and provide insight into the health of individual cells or into a person’s health. The absorption of light by atoms or molecules allows Chris to measure the presence of different types of gasses to monitor biological processes or human health, or…
Read More »Dr Laura Eadie
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is one of the biggest causes of non-traumatic death in children and 30% of those who do eradicate their disease relapse within 5 years. Current methods of combating relapse involve intense chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant, but these are highly toxic and risky approaches. In order to improve long-term survival outcomes, we…
Read More »Dr Stephanie Wong
When most people hear about dementia, they picture older people with memory loss. But not all types of dementia start with memory loss. Other symptoms can include changes in personality and social behaviour, reduced motivation and empathy and/or difficulties with financial management and decision-making. These symptoms are poorly understood and, as a result, limited treatment…
Read More »Dr Daniel Harvie
Daniel Harvie is a Pain Scientist and Program Director of the Master of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy program at the University of South Australia. Dr Harvie’s research focusses on new theories of body perception and how they might inform new approaches to chronic pain. Along with Lorimer Moseley, Daniel is an author of the book…
Read More »Dr Alexandra Whittaker
Dr Alexandra Whittaker has a unique background being trained as a veterinarian, animal welfare scientist, and lawyer. Her work involves developing new tools for assessment of animal welfare. Specifically, a focus on those that are feasible for use within industry. Animal welfare is a societal issue, inspiring lively, and polarised debate. What’s more, it is…
Read More »Dr Xanthe Strudwick
Dr Xanthe Strudwick, is a Research Fellow, Regenerative Medicine at the Uni SA, Future Industries Institute. While a paper cut can be painful, real trouble starts with more serious wounds. Ideally, we would like to achieve true wound regeneration. Where the restored skin appears identical to and works as well as the original. Sadly, we…
Read More »Dr Samantha Munroe
Dr Samantha Munroe is an ecologist dedicated to the conservation of Australian wildlife. She studies the habitat use patterns of plants and animals and how they will be impacted by environmental change. She has worked with a variety of species on land and at sea, including sharks, prawns, shrubs, and grass. Dr Samantha has spoken…
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