A Window On SAHMRI

A Window On SAHMRI

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A Window On SAHMRI episodes

  • Leading SAHMRI's Next Chapter | Professor Maria Makrides

    Having led a highly impactful career in nutrition research and headed the SAHMRI Women and Kids theme for many years, Professor Maria Makrides took the helm as SAHMRI's Executive Director in 2023.

    Professor Makrides list of accolades includes being awarded SA's Scientist of the Year for her extensive research around omega-3 fatty acids, which resulted in the world-leading 'Test and Treat' program, measuring omega-3 levels in pregnant women to reduce the risk of preterm birth.
    Deeply passionate about cultivating a unique culture and refined focus at SAHMRI, Professor Makrides is leading our mission to deliver translational research with tangible impact to society.

    37 min
  • I Owe My Life to Cancer Research | Joanne Dart & Professor David Yeung

    SAHMRI employee and leukaemia survivor, Joanne Dart, sits down with her treating physician and SAHMRI colleague, Professor David Yeung to share her inspiring story.

    There were no warning signs leading up to Jo's shock acute lymphoblastic leukaemia diagnosis in 2010. At the age of 44 she was forced to drop everything and spend four harrowing months in hospital.
    Jo was one Professor Yeung's first patients, and the two still have a connection to this day.
    Working in a clinicial role at the RAH and researcher at SAHMRI gives David a dual lens through which to focus on improving treatment efficacy while reducing side effects for patients living with various forms of leukaemia.
    Jo took a job on SAHMRI's accounting team a few years ago, seeing it as an opportunity to give back to medical research, which says is the reason she's alive today.

    33 min
  • A Career in Children's Cancer | Professor Deb White

    Professor Deb White is the Precision Cancer Medicine Theme Leader at SAHMRI and a renowned veteran of blood cancer research.

    Leukaemia is the most common childhood cancer and Deb has dedicated much of her career to trying to improve outcomes for children and their families.

    She has two sons of her own, one studying medicine and another who she has the opportunity to work alongside in haematology.
    In her limited spare time Deb is a big reader and likes to unwind with a book that doesn't make her brain work too hard.

    29 min
  • On the PhD Path | Joyce Mugabushaka

    Joyce Mugabushaka is a first-generation Australian whose family fled civil conflict in the Congo in the mid 90’s, eventually settling in Adelaide.

    It was watching science themed kids TV shows that first sparked Joyce’s interest in research, leading her on the path to wearing in a lab coat as a PhD Candidate

    within SAHMRI’s Precision Cancer Medicine theme.

    Joyce’s research primarily focuses on studying the disrupted gut bacteria of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) survivors caused by chemotherapy and assessing long term health impacts.

    In her spare time, she volunteers as an Event Medic for St John Ambulance SA, loves hitting the gym and has even sky dived multiple times!

    33 min
  • Working For Community | Matthew Kemsley

    Matthew Kemsley is a Yamatji Malgana man whose family comes from Shark Bay, Western Australia.
    Matthew's grandfather was a member of the stolen generation, and Matthew himself was raised on the Central Coast of New South Wales.
    Matthew is a Project Officer working on Wardliparingga's South Australian Aboriginal Diabetes-related Foot Disease Program - Walk Strong, Walk Tall, improving the prevention and management of diabetes-related foot disease and amputation for Aboriginal people in rural and remote South Australia.
    He's also a father of two, with a passion for the full picture of health and providing culturally appropriate healthcare.

    32 min
  • Making Moves in Myeloma | Dr Krzysztof Mrozik

    Treatment side effects and disease relapse make myeloma one the most challenging forms of cancer to manage, reducing quality of life and overall survival.
    Dr Krzysztof Mrozik has made it his mission to improve drug delivery to sites of cancer, aiming to improve the effectiveness of therapy while limiting overall damage to the body.
    Dr Mrozik is also a husband, a father of two an Arsenal fan and a keen fisherman.

    36 min
  • Hope for Heart Health | Associate Professor Christina Bursill

    A/Prof Christina Bursill is a vascular biologist and Co-director of SAHMRI's Vascular Research Centre.

    Her career is dedicated to the detection, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

    She's also a mother and continues to compete at a high level in rowing, having once contended for selection on the Australian Olympic team.

    35 min
  • Confronting Chronic Pain | Professor Stuart Brierley

    Chronic pain limits the lives of around three and half million Australians and forces 40% into early retirement.

    Conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (IBS) and endometriosis can severely impact quality of life for not just months and years, but decades.

    Professor Stuart Brierley, Co-lead of SAHMRI's Lifelong Health Theme and leader of the Visceral Pain Research Group, has dedicated his career to understanding and treating pain.

    32 min
  • Studying the Cells That Make Us | Dr Julian Carosi

    Dr Julian Carosi is an early-career researcher within Lysosomal Health in Ageing at SAHMRI.

    Julian’s research focuses on autophagy, a waste disposal system that helps repair cellular damage and slow biological ageing.
    Julian's fascination with problem solving very nearly led him to pursue engineering, but his passion for understanding and improving the health of the human body landed him in science instead.
    He's a great example of a young researcher navigating the challenges of establishing a career in his field and life's about to get even busier for Julian, he's a soon to be father.

    28 min
  • Beating Blood Cancer | Dr Dan Thomas

    Dr Dan Thomas is the leader of SAHMRI's Blood Cancer Program.
    Dr Thomas is both a clinical haematologist and pathologist whose goals in research are to develop new drugs for the treatment of rare blood cancers.
    His career was set up by 7 years of post-doctoral training at the Stanford School of Medicine under pre-eminent leaders of his field.
    The Thomas Lab has a strong track record in finding new druggable targets in cancer and predicting mutations that respond to specific targeted therapies as well as repurposing old drugs for new uses in cancer. Some of the discoveries that Dr Thomas has contributed to are already in the clinic or are under clinical investigation.
    Outside of work, Dr Thomas is a husband, and a father to his young son. He can often be found cycling, bushwalking, enjoying music, spending time on the farm and in his local church community.

    29 min

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