New therapy targeting the malaria parasite’s Achilles’ heel
Malaria is a devastating disease, affecting 200 million people worldwide and causing more than 600 000 deaths each year. In the past decade, great inroads have been made in reducing the number of...
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Melbourne cancer research partnership led by Australian icons
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute La Trobe University in Melbourne will bring its world-class scientific expertise to the newly launched Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute...
View ArticleVictorian Postdoctoral Research Fellowships – second round
Applications are now open for the second round of the prestigious A$1.8 million Victorian Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Program, being delivered by veski. The fellowships aim to strengthening...
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Victoria to attract more world leading women in science and innovation with...
The veski family An additional round of veski innovation fellowships – a prestigious Victorian program to attract outstanding global leaders in science and research to Victoria – is actively seeking...
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Monash University’s Low FODMAP App is winning friends and influencing people
Generally I wouldn’t support a university trying to directly commercialise its own research right down to the consumer transition point. This would include Apps, even though the cost of development is...
View ArticleDr Amanda Barnard grabs a bag of ‘firsts’ winning the Nobel Prize of...
For the first time, a scientist from the southern hemisphere has taken out the Feynman Prize in its 22 year history. Oh… and did I mention she is also the first ever woman to win the Prize. The Feynman...
View ArticleDinner in Melbourne with Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate and President of the...
After listening to Sir Paul Nurse speak at the 2015 Graeme Clark Oration this year in Melbourne, and then through a series of Q&A’s at the dinner afterwards, it was easy to see the humble yet...
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Let’s talk about the hushed side of health
It’s no secret that trim, taught and tantalising wellness warriors dominate discussions about health on social media by posting images of yoga poses, green smoothies and perfectly arranged acai bowls....
View ArticleIndustry collaboration: Victoria welcomes global innovators from Denmark,...
The secrets to the human brain, chronic inflammatory diseases and modern engineering challenges, including the key to making air travel faster and cheaper, could be uncovered in Victoria with the...
View ArticleAdvanced manufacturing in Australia – closing the gap
Recently, I was lucky enough to be invited on a panel to consider a hypothetical scenario in manufacturing and how we might fundamentally change our thinking to incite action with commercial outcomes....
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