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The Edge: Conversations

The Edge: Conversations

By: Institute for Molecular Bioscience UQ
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 A deep dive into the often lifelong journeys and struggles of people with infection, pain and other chronic illnesses. Personal and inspiring stories fueling IMB’s pursuit of cutting-edge research.By harnessing expertise in chemistry, structural biology, genomics, cell biology, and bioinformatics, IMB has become Australia’s leading life sciences research institute.© 2023 The University of Queensland Science
Episodes
  • Growing medicines in plants with Professor David Craik

    Growing medicines in plants with Professor David Craik
    Nov 23 2022

    Professor David Craik travels to far-flung places including Mt Kilimanjaro, the Himalayas, and Peru looking for tiny proteins. His work has found him in some pretty interesting places and predicaments, including a case of mistaken identity and an appointment to a scientific society whose members have included Stephen Hawking and Charles Darwin. 
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    13 mins
  • Professor Kate Schroder on what piqued her interest in microbiology

    Professor Kate Schroder on what piqued her interest in microbiology
    Oct 24 2022

    At school, Professor Kate Schroder had little interest in biology. It took a couple of subjects at uni to ignite her passion for microbiology and how understanding it can change the world. A self-professed sleuth – and accidental graphic designer -, Kate is unlocking the key to curing a myriad of diseases. 
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    9 mins
  • Catherine Clark

    Catherine Clark
    Oct 10 2022

    At the age of 18, an injury put an end to Catherine Clark’s dream of playing for Australia’s Hockeyroos. Not one to let anything stop her, Catherine soon figured out there were other ways to make a career out of her love for sport. Now as CEO of Paralympics Australia, Catherine is helping to carve new paths to success for some of Australia’s best athletes ahead of the 2032 Paralympic Games. 
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    10 mins
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