A Window On SAHMRI

Dr Ryan O'Hare Doig, Group Leader of the Neil Sachse Centre for Spinal Cord Injury Research at SAHMRI.  

Ryan’s research focuses on bettering scientific understanding of spinal cord injury and developing treatments for those living with SCI. 

He's also an avid cyclist.

Dr Laura Eadie is an award-winning biomedical researcher and the Peter Nelson Leukaemia Research Fellow in SAHMRI's Precision Cancer Medicine Theme.

Laura’s research seeks to pave the way for alternative Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) therapies that are more effective and have fewer long-term side effects. 

She's also presented a Ted Talk advocating for government to support research funding and she's out to debunk the stereotype that scientists aren't fun!

Eugene Warrior is the Senior Engagement and Knowledge Broker within the Aboriginal Health Equity Theme at SAHMRI.

His work is all about connecting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to research and services, ultimately helping to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health.

Eugene was born and raised in Adelaide’s north and finds deep meaning and purpose in working to serve the people he knows personally.

He's also a footy enthusiast who can be found coaching at his local club when he's not at work or with his young family. 

Dr Karen Best is the new Director of SAHMRI Clinical Trials Platform.

Karen's dedicated her career to caring for women and babies, first as a midwife and then as a researcher, playing a major role in developing the world-first omega-3 supplementation program for pregnant women in Adelaide, South Australia. 

She's a mother herself and takes every opportunity to promote health for mums. 

Dr Tim Sargeant is Head of the Lysosomal Health in Ageing Group within SAHMRI's Lifelong Health Theme.

His research is dedicated to helping people live stronger for longer and his team recently invented a world-first blood test to measure healthy ageing in humans. 

Tim's also a husband and young father of two with a burning passion to leave a better world for his children and a penchant for astronomy.