Professor Gemmy Cheung – The Translational Asian Age-related Macular Degeneration Program: Improving Age-related Macular Degeneration Outcomes
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an increasingly common disease that causes significant visual impairment. The implications include socioeconomic burdens for individuals and the population as...
3 Marras 202114min
GANP An Immunoactive Protein with a Key Role in Tumourigenesis - Dr Yasuhiro Sakai and Dr Kazuhiko Kuwahara
Investigating the role of an immune system protein, GANP, and its coding gene, ganp, Dr Yasuhiro Sakai and Dr Kazuhiko Kuwahara (Fujita Health University School of Medicine) have unveiled a potential ...
25 Loka 202114min
Fighting Fire Blight in Organic Orchards - Dr Kenneth Johnson, Oregon State University
The bacteria that causes fire blight in apple and pear trees is notoriously difficult to control without antibiotics. With new regulations in the US preventing antibiotic use in organic orchards after...
25 Loka 202113min
Exploring Winds in the Polar Thermosphere - Dr Ying Zou, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Beginning 80 kilometres above Earth’s surface, and extending to the edge of the atmosphere, the thermosphere occupies a large proportion of Earth’s upper atmosphere. So far, studies of this expansive ...
25 Loka 202110min
Exploring the Neural Mechanisms of Speech and Language to Inform Clinical Practice - Dr Jessica Galgano, New York University
The neural mechanisms behind speech and voice production are intricate but not yet fully characterised. For speech and vocal disordered populations, understanding the central mechanisms behind speech ...
25 Loka 202111min
Exploring the Links Between Oxidative Stress, RNA Damage and Disease - Professor Marino Resendiz, University of Colorado Denver
When the concentration of antioxidants and free radicals in your cells is out of balance, they experience oxidative stress. This may, in turn, result in damage to important cellular components that al...
25 Loka 202111min
Catalysing Agriculture with Enzymes - Dr Zachary Senwo
Enzymes make life as we know it possible. These active proteins are vital in nutrient cycling, metabolism, and cell functioning. With their diverse range of functions and ubiquity, enzymes could offer...
21 Loka 202110min
Building Community Resiliency through Horticultural Innovation
Food insecurity directly impacts a third of the world’s population and perpetuates a cycle of hunger and malnutrition that is inherited through generations. Previous relief efforts have largely been d...
21 Loka 202131min
