Mapping minds and molecules: Nick Martin and the genetic revolution in Australia
The last in a special QIMR Berghofer Originals 80th Anniversary podcast series Whether you’re fascinated by genetics, or just love a story with a little serendipity and a lot of grit, the last episode...
11 Nov 202524min
From exploding gels to the QIMR Berghofer goose: Professor Greg Anderson’s wild ride in iron research and science
Get ready for a remarkable journey through nearly four decades of iron metabolism research, from ground-breaking discoveries in liver disease to unforgettable lab stories involving a gel disaster and ...
15 Okt 202522min
The sunscreen scientist: How Professor Adele Green AC and her team helped the world prevent cancer
What drives a doctor to swap the wards for epidemiology and spark a global revolution in skin cancer prevention? In this deeply human conversation, Professor Adele Green AC reveals how a desk in a si...
29 Sep 202527min
Forty years of genes and grit: Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench on science, struggles and staying power
What’s it like to land in 1980s Brisbane with no email, no fax and a suitcase full of hope? From measuring heads in Charleville to rewriting the global playbook on breast cancer risk, one of Australia...
16 Sep 202521min
Pioneers, parasites and the remarkable Mackerras-Bancroft story: Emeritus Professor Colin Mackerras
From wartime breakthroughs to modern-day discoveries, Emeritus Professor Colin Mackerras reflects on his remarkable family legacy, including his uncle Ian Mackerras, QIMR’s very first director, and hi...
2 Sep 202512min
Liver disease research legends: Professor Grant Ramm
In this special episode celebrating 80 years of QIMR Berghofer, one of the Institute’s longest-serving scientists about his early days in biochemistry, the mentors who shaped him, and the world-first ...
19 Aug 202514min
A surprise half-brother, the pigbel vaccine and the billionaire who made the PM blink: Professor Michael Good AO
The first in a special QIMR Berghofer Originals 80th Anniversary podcast series Professor Michael Good AO is a distinguished immunologist and former director of QIMR, Berghofer (2000-2010). He joins C...
23 Jul 202533min
