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Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Oceania Pediatric / Paediatric RESEARCHER PROFILE

Interventions for improving outcomes of children who are deaf or hard of hearing

By Bench Side Story — 19 hours ago

Dr Rithin Nedumannil (MBBS, MPH, FRACP, FRCPA) is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, undertaking his doctoral studies in collaboration with the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (Cambridge, UK) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Melbourne, Australia). He is a clinical haematologist and haematopathologist with current appointments at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Austin Health and Northern Health.

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Cancer Leukaemia Oceania RESEARCHER PROFILE

Mechanisms of resistance to menin inhibitor therapy and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

By Bench Side Story — 2 days ago

Dr Rithin Nedumannil (MBBS, MPH, FRACP, FRCPA) is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, undertaking his doctoral studies in collaboration with the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (Cambridge, UK) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Melbourne, Australia). He is a clinical haematologist and haematopathologist with current appointments at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Austin Health and Northern Health.

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Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Eyes Oceania RESEARCH IMPACT

Impact of NextSense Institute Research in the field of sensory disabilities

By Bench Side Story — 1 week ago

NextSense has a 165 year history of providing services and education for individuals with sensory impairments. With the support of donations, NextSense provides vital support for children and adults, more cochlear implants than any other service in Australia, and is a world leader for research, technology and professional education in the fields of visions and hearing loss.

NextSense clinicians are actively involved in a number of leading research projects—both independently and in collaboration with local and international organisations. The NextSense Institute, part of NextSense is Australia’s leading centre for research and professional education in the field of sensory disabilities.

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Health Workforce LGBTQIA+ Oceania Pediatric / Paediatric Podiatry RESEARCHER PROFILE

Podiatric Research In Children, the workforce and the LGBTQIA+ community

By Bench Side Story — 2 weeks ago

Professor Williams holds the role of Deputy Head of School, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, and course coordinator of the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree. She is a podiatrist, and has held professional roles in community health, acute and subacute services in child health care teams, research leadership and professional governance.

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Mental Health Oceania Regional, Rural and Remote RESEARCHER PROFILE

Mental wellbeing in rural and regional communities dealing with environmental challenges

By Bench Side Story — 2 weeks ago

Associate Professor Suzie Cosh is a psychologist and clinical researcher. Her work focuses on the intersection of climate change and mental health and she currently leads a body of work that focuses on supporting small rural communities to recover from and prepare for extreme weather events such as bushfires, floods and droughts.

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Cancer Immunotherapy Infectious Disease Oceania Precision Medicine RESEARCHER PROFILE

Development of novel analytical and diagnostic tools using nanotechnology and microfluidics

By Bench Side Story — 3 weeks ago

Dr Alain Wuethrich is an NHMRC Emerging Leader fellow and ARC DECRA awardee at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology.

Hailing from Switzerland, research focuses on the development of novel analytical and diagnostic tools that harness nanotechnology and microfluidics; two rapidly growing fields with high potential to provide diagnostic solutions needed for precision medicine.

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Oceania Psychiatry RESEARCHER PROFILE

Forensic psychiatry research in the setting of the justice system

By Bench Side Story — 3 weeks ago

Prof Kimberlie Dean is Head of the Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health at UNSW. She was appointed to the inaugural Chair in Forensic Mental Health at UNSW in 2011, a joint appointment with Justice Health NSW.  She also holds a Clinical Academic appointment as a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist with Justice Health NSW. She is Academic Program Director for the Masters Forensic Mental Health at UNSW.

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Blood Cancer Lymphoma Oceania RESEARCHER PROFILE

Novel immunotherapies in lymphoma

By Bench Side Story — 4 weeks ago

Dr Sean Harrop is a dual-trained haematologist having completed his clinical and laboratory haematology training at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. He is the current clinical haematology fellow (aggressive lymphoma) at Peter MacCallum and a PhD student in the Cancer Immunology Program in the Neeson Lab.

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Leukaemia Oceania RESEARCH IMPACT

Impact of Leukaemia Foundation’s Research Funding into Blood Cancer

By Bench Side Story — 4 weeks ago

Bill Stavreski is the Head of Research at the Leukaemia Foundation who talks about the research impact in recent years. The Foundation itself marks its 25th anniversary in 2025, having funded a wide range of health and medical research since 2000. With a focus on basic science, health services research, treatment, and care, the organisation has invested nearly $90 million (adjusted in current dollars terms) in approximately 370 research grants over the years.

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Bone Health Exercise RESEARCHER PROFILE

Exercise program for the prevention of osteoporotic fracture

By Bench Side Story — 4 weeks ago

Dr Beck is an international leader in the effects of mechanical loading on bone health. Dr Beck graduated from The University of Queensland (BHMS[Ed]) and the University of Oregon (MSc and PhD) and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Stanford University School of Medicine (California, USA.) She is a Professor of Exercise Science at Griffith University Gold Coast campus, where she has led the Bone Densitometry Research Laboratory since 2004.

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