Dr Echo Mei Xu

Dr Echo Mei Xu

Meet Dr Echo Mei Xu, postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Picower Institute for Learning and Memory. Here she talks about medical technology, neuroscience and embracing fear. Echo was also a previous recipient of the Franklin Women...
Guddu Kaur

Guddu Kaur

Meet Guddu Kaur, PhD candidate and Research Fellow with the Masters of Applied Epidemiology program at the Australian National University. Here she talks outbreaks, being adaptable, and what it was like being an FW-sponsored mentee in last year’s Mentoring Program...
Prof Lauren Ball

Prof Lauren Ball

Meet Prof Lauren Ball, Chair of Community Health and Wellbeing at the University of Queensland, a research-focused role based in Springfield. Here she talks about her work, prioritising community input and identifying many ways researchers can have a competitive edge....
Charlie Morscheck,

Charlie Morscheck,

Meet Charlie Morscheck, Policy Officer in the Newborn Bloodspot Screening Condition Assessment Section, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. Here they talk about their work in health policy and reform, medical anthropology and not being afraid to...
Dr Gemma Doleman

Dr Gemma Doleman

Meet Dr Gemma Doleman, Adjunct Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University and Sir Charles Gairdner and Osborne Park Health Care Group in Western Australia. Here she talks about her research in the retention, wellbeing and job satisfaction of the nursing and midwifery...
Dr Megan Downie

Dr Megan Downie

  Meet Dr Megan Downie, Associate Director, Government Affairs at Gilead Sciences! Here she talks about her career from lab bench to policy to industry, and how each role has a positive impact on people’s health, every day.       In exciting news, Megan will...

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