Research Bytes

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June 02, 2025 Dr Jenna Smith is exploring how information gaps can lead to risks in cancer screening
Dr Jenna Smith explores the communication older people receive around cancer screening and how it shapes their decisions. Her research reveals a key information gap for older women approaching the upper age limit for screening, and the emotional and practical consequences that follow.

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April 30, 2025 Dr Susan Yuill on HPV vaccination and pregnancy
Dr Susan Yuill joined the Cancer Council NSW as a systematic reviewer, contributing to the evidence base that supported the transition from two-yearly Pap smears to five-yearly HPV testing. She is now undertaking a PhD focused on HPV vaccination and its impact on pregnancy outcomes. Her research explores the broader benefits of HPV vaccination beyond cancer prevention, including its potential role in reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes in Australia. She is also investigating cervical screening participation among women in NSW who give birth and those aged 45 and over. Listen to learn more about this research, and read Dr Yuill’s paper: ⁠The impact of HPV vaccination beyond cancer prevention: effect on pregnancy outcomes⁠.
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March 31, 2025 Dr Nigel Maher on using AI to diagnose melanoma
Dr Nigel Maher from Sydney Medical School is using AI related tools to help better diagnose and manage melanocytic tumours. Dr Maher was also the runner up in the 2024 Asia Pacific 3 Minute Thesis competition. Listen to the conversation with Professor Nancy Baxter.
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March 05, 2025 Dr Binh Nguyen on physical activity and women’s health
Dr Binh Nguyen from the School of Public Health is examining the long term patterns of physical activity and how these effect the health of midlife women. Find out more about how quality of life measures a person's perceived well being and functioning, and relates to healthy aging and population health. Listen to the conversation with Professor Nancy Baxter.
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January 30, 2025 Dr Pamela Soh on analysing genetics to predict risk of disease
Part of an international team across Southern Africa, Botswana, South Africa and the UK, Dr Pamela Soh is finding out if the risk for prostate cancer is different between European and West African populations. Listen to conversation with Professor Robyn Ward. We're looking forward to our next episode of Research Bytes with our new host, Professor Nancy Baxter, Interim Executive Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health.
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December 09, 2024 Dr James Kang on chronic pain and the brain's response to nerve injury
Dr James Kang left research at one stage to work at Westpac, but a tap on the shoulder brought him back and he’s now doing some great work on the development of chronic pain and the brain’s response to nerve injury. Listen to conversation with Executive Dean Professor Robyn Ward.
Read his publication here.
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November 25, 2024 Dr Mouna Sawan on simplifying hospital discharge notes for dementia patients
Dr Mouna Sawan from Sydney Pharmacy School is helping to streamline the hospital discharge process for patients with dementia. Tune in to her conversation with Executive Dean Professor Robyn Ward AM FAHMS. Read her publication here.
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October 07, 2024 Dr Melissa Riegel on memory making to assist end of life care in ICU settings
Can we improve how we assist with bereavement in healthcare settings? Sydney Nursing School’s Dr Melissa Riegel, discusses her research on this topic in Intensive Care Units, with Executive Dean Professor Robyn Ward AM FAHMS. Read her publication here.
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September 08, 2024 Chandana Guha on kidney disease and the impact of lived experience on research
Chandana Guha is a University of Sydney early-career researcher. Her journey into research was inspired by caring for her daughter, who has kidney disease. In this latest episode of Research Bytes she discusses how her personal experience as a caregiver deepened her insight into her field. Read her publication here.
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July 01, 2024 Dr Qingwei Luo
Dr Qingwei Luo shares her fascinating statistical modelling of large scale health data, projecting cancer rates in Australia over the next 2 decades. Her findings published in Lancet journal could improve our health system's preventative measures and treatments.
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FAQs about Research Bytes:

How many episodes does Research Bytes have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.