Dr Hylton Menz
La Trobe University Hylton’s research focuses on mobility impairment and falls in older people, with a particular focus on the contribution of foot problems. His research has involved the development of novel approaches for assessing gait stability, the validation of several clinical tests of lower limb characteristics, and the conduct of prospective falls risk factor…
Read More »Professor Helena Teede
The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health Helena has built a reputation in the area of the cardiovascular hormonal interaction with national and international collaborations and has directed her primary clinical and research focus to the continuum of disease that is poor lifestyle, obesity, insulin resistance, insulin resistant syndromes including metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovarian…
Read More »Dr Shane Huntington
University of Melbourne Shane is a Founder and the Managing Director of The Innovation Group Pty Ltd, a Victorian based company set up in 2000 to assist with the commercialisation of Victorian research and technology. His work covers telecommunications security using Optical Fibre Characterisation and Nano-Photonics. Telecommunications
Read More »Dr Rony Duncan
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Rony researches the ethical implications of science, with a particular focus on the use of empirical methods for informing bioethical debates. During her PhD, Rony researched the implications of predictive genetic testing in young people. Her research involved interviews with teenagers and young adults who had undergone genetic tests for Huntington…
Read More »Dr Christine White
Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research Chrisitne’s research focuses on the events of early pregnancy, with the aim of developing new treatments for infertility and discovering novel methods of non-hormonal contraception for women. She has researched the mechanisms involved in embryo implantation into the uterus and investigated a potential new contraceptive strategy for women, using…
Read More »Associate Professor Pradeep Nathan
Monash University Pradeep’s research is in the area of Neuropharmacology and Cognitive Neuroscience. His laboratory has gained international recognition for research on the neurochemical basis of cognitive and emotional processes using functional and molecular brain imaging methodology. Neuropharmacology Cognitive Neuroscience Neuroscience Biology
Read More »Dr Andrew Hill
Bio21 Institute and University of Melbourne Andrew heads a laboratory focussing on a group of neurodegenerative disorders known as prion diseases. These diseases include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE or ‘mad-cow’ disease) in cattle. Andrew believes there is still a great deal to learn about these diseases thus providing amazing…
Read More »Dr Stuart Batten
Monash University Stuart works as a chemist and a “crystal engineer”. Crystal engineering involves the design and analysis of crystal structures, with the aim of understanding and controlling the way molecules pack together in solids. The arrangement of molecules in solids has a big effect on their physical and chemical properties. In particular, he is…
Read More »Dr Rachel Caruso
University of Melbourne Rachel is a Materials Chemist where she applies her chemical knowledge to produce novel advanced materials with specific and improved properties. Some of her projects focus on the conversion of sunlight into electrical energy, water purification, and the removal of heavy metals or radioactive nuclei from nuclear waste. Rachel worked at the…
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