Dr Joshua Lewis
Despite major advances in how we treat higher risk individuals, someone dies of cardiovascular disease every 12 minutes in Australia. As we age we get less “bone” in our bones, and more in our blood vessels. While genetic studies and clinical trials have consistently demonstrated this link, it remains poorly understood. Dr Lewis’ research focuses…
Read More »Associate Professor Debbie Silvester
Toxic gases are released in industrial applications, and are a big contributor to industrial pollution. At high concentrations, they can cause severe illness, damage to living tissue, and even death. Since many toxic gases are invisible and odourless, sensing instruments are required to detect leaks and direct personnel to evacuate the area. A/Prof Silvester is…
Read More »Dr.Stephanie Rainey-Smith
With an increasingly aged population, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are major health and economic issues, with no cure currently available. Dr Rainey-Smith aims to understand the impact of sleep, diet and physical activity on the ageing brain to guide the development of strategies aimed at preventing the onset of disease. Her research focuses on the…
Read More »Associate Professor Richard Norman
Healthcare provides huge opportunities to immensely improve lives but often comes at a significant cost, which necessitates techniques to measure and value health outcomes resulting from different interventions against their costs. A/Prof Norman’s work emphasises valuing patients’ quality of life when faced with making difficult economic and funding decisions around healthcare, information which can assist…
Read More »Dr Katarina Miljkovic
The Earth is just one planet in our diverse cosmic backyard, and other planetary environments can be wildly different. Studying the clusters of craters in Mars’ crust resulting from collisions and impact events can help us understand Mars’ interior structure, which may lead to developing a unified theory of how rocky planets form. Dr Miljkovic…
Read More »Dr Willem Joost Lesterhuis
Immunotherapy aims to boost the immune system against cancer. However while some people benefit immensely, many patients don’t benefit at all. Dr Lesterhuis’ research aims to identify the molecular mechanisms underlying the response to antibodies that block inhibitory receptors on immune cells, so called ‘checkpoint blockers’, and to use this information to design new treatment…
Read More »Dr Chris Brennan-Jones
Approximately one in four non-Aboriginal children and one in two Aboriginal children will suffer from recurrent or chronic ear infections, known as otitis media (OM), which can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss, with the average waiting time for assessments over two years. Serious medical complications from untreated OM can cause long-term delays in language…
Read More »Associate Professor Asha Bowen
Skin infections are a big problem for remote-living Australian Aboriginal children. In fact, almost one in two children at any one time will have a painful or itchy skin sore on their arms or legs. If not treated properly, skin infections can allow bacteria to enter the body and cause blood poisoning or sepsis, bone…
Read More »Dr Catherine Anne Boisvert
Curtin University Evolutionary developmental biology works to understand the mechanisms of evolution by combining the study of development in living animals with fossils. Paleontology tells the story of what happened in deep time. The combination of these fields can allow us to understand the evolution of the vertebrate body. Dr Boisvert uses a combination of…
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