Jade Boland

Jade Boland

Meet Jade Boland, our Mentoring Program Coordinator at Franklin Women. Here she talks about her former role as a medical researcher, supporting equity initiatives, and her career pivot that led to joining Franklin Women. What is your current role and how did you get...
Rushika Wirasinha

Rushika Wirasinha

Meet Dr Rushika Wirasinha, a Director at the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. Here she talks about her work on health policy, following a career pivot from immunologist to public servant. Rushika was a Science Policy Fellow in 2019–2020;...
Anushi Rajapaksa

Anushi Rajapaksa

Meet Dr Anushi Rajapaksa, a senior scientist based at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Here she talks about her research and translation, entrepreneurship and the joys of wearing many hats. What is your current role and how did you get to be there? I am a...
Ingrid Scheffer

Ingrid Scheffer

Meet Prof Ingrid Scheffer, a paediatric neurologist specialising in epilepsy and second president of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences – an Australia’s Learned Academies – with her 3-year term finishing this month (October 2022). Here she talks...

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