Can you Engineer an organ? Dr Jiao Jiao brings multiple areas together to create replacement organs. Dr Jiao Jiao (JJ) Li is a biomedical engineer and medical researcher. She works in the field of tissue engineering, combining biological science with engineering to create replacement organs and body parts. Thanks to her engineering background, JJ is trained to work across multiple disciplines from...
Can’t see the adaptation for the trees Plant adaptations in ecosystems with Dr Rebecca Jordan. Plants, from miniature mosses to towering trees, are fundamental to healthy ecosystems. They provide benefits such as food, habitat, and clean air as well as to people and our cities. But what happens when the environment that plants are used to, changes? Can they adapt to withstand...
Beyond the Lab with IMNIS Catalyst Beyond the Lab is a webinar series for students in years 8 to 12 around Australia in which IMNIS Catalysts will share their non-traditional STEM Career Journeys. Join IMNIS Catalysts Dr Beatrice Chiew and Tian Nie as they discuss their career journeys and their life Beyond the Lab Beatrice completed her bachelor’s degree at the Monash Institute...
Quantum Physics with Dr Fabio Costa Fabio works on developing methods for the discovery and the control of cause and effect relationships within quantum systems. He hopes to apply this to quantum technology and to the joint foundations of quantum theory and gravity and propose experiments to test this. His work has possible implications for information-theoretical and computational resources. Join us to hear about...
Is your city affecting your health?. Investigating health impacts of urban environments with Dr Emily Flies After a few years of teaching outdoor education, Emily completed a master’s degree in disease ecology and a PhD in disease ecology and epidemiology. Now Emily studies the relationship between nature and health, and how nature can help create healthy and sustainable communities. Emily is Co-Founder...
Improving health digitally Improving outcomes of digital health programs with Grace Lethlean Grace Lethlean has degrees in both chemical engineering and immunology. Grace has been actively involved in the development of health technologies from invention, through clinical trials, to commercialisation. Grace Lethlean is co-founder of ANDHealth, Australia’s National Digital Health initiative. It supports evidence based digital health technologies to meet key investor,...
Live Long and Healthy How to extend your health with Dr Sharyn Fitzgerald. Dr Fitzgerald's specific areas of interest include healthy lifestyles, disease prevention, careers in science. Dr Fitzgerald is a firm believer in healthy living for a long and active life. She has coordinated large community-based studies in prevention measures in older people. Join us to hear about Sharyn’s journey from working...
Can you see what I see? Improving vision health with A/Prof Lauren Ayton & Dr Jennifer Fan Gaskin Lauren has a strong interest in vision restoration and investigates inherited diseases in the retina. She has worked on a number of projects that aim to slow down vision loss or restore some sense of sight to people who are blind. Jennifer is dedicated to...
Beyond the Lab with IMNIS Catalyst Beyond the Lab is a webinar series for students in years 8 to 12 around Australia in which IMNIS Catalysts will share their non-traditional STEM Career Journeys. Join IMNIS Catalysts Dr Lauren Jones and Winter Okoth as they discuss their career journeys and their life Beyond The Lab. Lauren is a cell biologist working at the Flinders...
Can you sense we have chemistry? Using smart materials to solve real-world problems with Dr Wenyue Zou Wenyue works with light-responsive materials to solve real-world problems. She uses smart antibacterial agents to combat antibiotic resistance, and wearable colorimetric sensor technologies to detect things such as UV. Join us to hear about Wenyue’s journey to working with smart materials that will benefit us all. Register...
