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October 2011
Genetic pre-disposition to breast cancer
Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench 21 October 2011 Download this podcast Download audio file (MP3, 6:24 minutes, 6.2 MB) Transcript of podcast Voice-over: Welcome to this National Health and Medical Research Council podcast. Our podcasts aim to keep you in touch with major health and medical research issues and the people who shape them. Introduction: Hello I’m Carolyn Norrie from the NHMRC. I’m speaking today with Professor...
Unlocking the secrets of the immune system
Professor James McCluskey 07 October 2011 Download this podcast Download audio file (MP3, 5:55 minutes, 5.7 MB) Transcript of podcast Voice-over: Welcome to this National Health and Medical Research Council podcast. Our podcasts aim to keep you in touch with major health and medical research issues and the people who shape them. Introduction: Hello I’m Carolyn Norrie of the NHMRC. I’m speaking today with Professor Jim McCluskey...
August 2011
Of blood, cancer and care
Professor Nic Nicola 12 August 2011 Professor Nic Nicola, of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Victoria, talks about his therapy to strengthen white blood cell recovery that has contributed to the better care of 10 million cancer sufferers worldwide. Download this podcast Download audio file (MP3, 6:42 minutes, 6.28 MB) Transcript of podcast Voice-over: Welcome to this National Health and Medical Research Council podcast. Our podcasts aim to keep you in...
July 2011
Keeping kidney health in the Indigenous community
Dr Della Yarnold 7 July 2011 Dr Della Yarnold is a Biripi woman who has worked extensively with Indigenous communities across Australia. Prior to studying medicine Della worked in a range of government roles covering a diverse range of areas including heritage, health, employment and training. She has remained active in policy development and implementation working as the Senior Policy Officer for the NSW Health Aboriginal Chronic Disease Program and as a Chief Investigator on a...
June 2011
Developmental disabilities and mental health
Professor Stewart Einfeld 20 June 2011 Download this podcast Download audio file (MP3, 6:11 minutes, 5.90 MB) Transcript of podcast Voice-over: Welcome to this National Health and Medical Research Council podcast. Our podcasts aim to keep you in touch with major health and medical research issues and the people who shape them. Introduction: Hello I’m Carolyn Norrie of the NHMRC. I’m here today speaking with Professor Stewart Einfeld an NHMRC Program Grant recipient and...
April 2011
Professor Rosenthal's presentation
What can starfish and planarium do well that humans simply fail at? The answer lies in their capacity to regenerate their bodies. Starfish can grow back arms in a matter of weeks—and a planarium is so full of stem cells that one becomes more if cut into pieces. So if they can do it, why can’t we? Professor Nadia Rosenthal, from Monash University, Melbourne, is a regenerative medicine specialist who has held distinguished positions at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory,...
August 2010
New approaches for treating chronic inflammation and pain
Professor Nigel Bunnett 20 August 2010 In this Australia Fellowship podcast, 2010 Fellow Professor Nigel Bunnett, currently at the University of California, talks about his work researching chronic inflammatory diseases - arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and cardiovascular diseases related to obesity and diabetes. Professor Bunnett will be coming to the University of Sydney to take up his Australia Fellowship later this year. His aim is to investigate the basic mechanisms that...
In pursuit of vaccines for malaria and rheumatic fever
Professor Michael Good AO 06 August 2010 Around one million people, mostly children, die from malaria every year. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations suffer from one of the highest published rates of rheumatic fever in the world. In this Australia Fellowship podcast, Professor Michael Good AO of Griffith University discusses his research into developing vaccines for malaria and rheumatic fever, and how the Fellowship will allow his team to conduct clinical trials for both...
July 2010
Improving the accuracy of cancer radiation treatment
Associate Professor Paul Keall 23 July 2010 About half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy, but the therapy can be inaccurate. Here, Associate Professor Paul Keall tells Carolyn Norrie how his 2010 NHMRC Australia Fellowship work will focus on trying to improve the accuracy by maximising the amount of radiation delivered to tumours while minimising the damage to surrounding tissue. Associate Professor Keall also speaks of his hopes of repaying some of the mentoring he...
Investigating new treatment methods for people at risk of heart disease and stroke
Professor Shaun Jackson 28 May 2010 When most people think of blood clotting they think of the positive effects, stopping bleeding. However, NHMRC Australia Fellow Professor Shaun Jackson from Monash University in Victoria is working on the negatives, clots that cause heart disease and stroke. In this podcast, Professor Jackson talks about his investigations into the mechanical factors that influence blood clotting in diseased arteries, and how this may lead to new treatments which...