Naomi Clarke, Australian National University Photos Watch video on YouTube HD footage (with and without music/captions) Hundreds of millions of children worldwide are infected with intestinal worms, which can stunt their growth and trap them in a cycle of poverty. Naomi Clarke has shown more can be done to reduce these worm infections worldwide. Global…
Hamish Graham, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, University of Melbourne Photos Watch video HD footage (with and without music/captions) Targeted oxygen therapy could save the lives of thousands of children. Melbourne researcher Hamish Graham says the key is identifying the children who need it most. He found that providing Nigerian hospitals with equipment and training to…
Dean Picone, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania Photos Watch video on YouTube HD footage (with and without music/captions) Heart disease is the world’s biggest killer, and high blood pressure is the number one warning sign. Dean Picone is developing a smarter way to measure blood pressure, to save lives and prevent unnecessary…
Winners of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s Metcalf Prizes announced. Why do some cancer cells get away? – Heather Lee, Newcastle Newborn babies offer clues for healing hearts – Enzo Porrello, Melbourne Scientists available for interviews Read Heather Lee’s full profile Read Enzo Porrello’s full profile Photos of the winners
For a few short days after birth, the heart can regenerate damaged tissue. Enzo Porrello wants to understand why this ability turns off, so that he and colleagues can switch it back on to heal broken hearts. Understanding regeneration could lead to new treatments for different types of heart disease, the world’s biggest killer, from…
Heather Lee is analysing individual cancer cells to understand how some survive therapy. Her research ultimately aims to prevent relapse and lift survival rates for leukaemia. Heather invented a way to study the genetics of individual cells more closely that will help her find out why some cancer cells are treatable, and others go rogue….
The 2018 recipients were: Revealing the breathing planet, sea levels and precise navigation: Emeritus Professor Kurt Lambeck AO, ANU, Canberra, $250,000 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science Switching light for faster, more reliable internet: The Finisar team, Sydney, $250,000 Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation Saving frogs, and revealing new extinction threats: Adjunct Research Fellow Lee Berger,…
Emeritus Professor Kurt Lambeck AO Emeritus Professor Kurt Lambeck AO has revealed how our planet changes shape—every second, every day, and over millennia. These changes influence sea levels, the movement of continents, and the orbits of satellites. Kurt’s original work in the 1960s enabled accurate planning of space missions. It led him to use the…
The Finisar team: Dr Simon Poole, Mr Andrew Bartos, Dr Glenn Baxter and Dr Steven Frisken Finisar have created technologies that make global internet connections faster and more efficient. About half of the world’s internet traffic travels through devices developed by the team and made in Sydney. The global internet we rely on is carried by…
Dr Lee Berger Dr Lee Berger solved the global mystery of disappearing frogs and challenged paradigms about wildlife health, all in the course of her PhD. Starting in the 1970s frogs disappeared in pristine habitats in Queensland and in Central America. Whole species vanished; there was worldwide concern. Was it pollution or UV from the…