Dr Andrea Henden – Research Officer, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute New shield from disease that kills up to half of bone marrow transplant patients After bone marrow transplants, new immune cells can attack the gut, causing a disease which is fatal in up to half of affected patients. “Protecting the gut from graft-versus-host disease…
Oyime Poise Aula – PhD, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute First ever rapid, cheap, bedside DNA test developed for parasitic diseases The first rapid, cheap and easy DNA-based test for parasitic diseases has been developed to improve the lives of billions of marginalized people. Ms Oyime Poise Aula, from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, created…
Dr Shiwanthi Ranasinghe – Research Assistant, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Tapeworm protein promises new cancer treatment A new protein discovered from dog tapeworms has been found to decrease the effect of enzymes secreted by cancer cells and significantly reduce the growth of breast and skin cancers in mice. Cancer cells secrete enzymes called proteases…
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Fresh Science is a national competition and training program helping early-career researchers find and share their stories of discovery.
We take young researchers with no media experience and help them become media spokespeople for their science, and reach stakeholders in government and industry.
Fresh Science gives finalists a taste of life in the limelight, with a day of media training, a day of training in stakeholder engagement, and a public event in their home state.
Alumni of the program include Professor Allan Duffy and Dr Niraj Lal.
Read some of the fresh science we discovered in 2021 here.
