Difference in research through prevention with Professor Emily Banks

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Professor Emily Banks: One of the major things about research is that you really can make a difference.

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You can use your curiosity and your drive to answer questions that no-one’s answered before.

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I trained in Clinical Medicine before I became a researcher and one of the main reasons I became a researcher is that every person I spoke to who was ill wished that they had never had it.

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And that basically meant we should be focussing on prevention. Prevention is something we’re not doing well enough.

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And NHMRC has the vision to invest in prevention and people like me and my team.

[Music plays and the image morphs into the NHMRC logo and text appears: Building a Healthier Australia]

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