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Volunteers needed for WACIC Biobank COVID-19 Immunity study 24 March 2023 Overseen by a team of experts led by Dr Dominic Mallon and Dr Michael O’Sullivan, the Western Australian COVID-19 Immunity Collaborative (WACIC) Biobank study is a collaborative effort between PathWest, the South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS), the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS), Telethon Kids Institute, and other health and community organisations. Awarded through a health research platform grant in 2021, the timing of the Stan Perron Charitable Trust Foundation’s support was crucial in allowing WACIC to begin expanding the Biobank repository to children and adolescents. The WACIC Biobank is providing data that will allow scientists to better understand how the vaccines work in protecting against emerging variants of COVID-19 like the Omicron strain, which may pose more significant risks for children and adolescents. In addition to providing insight into ho... -
International Women's Day Spotlight - Department of Immunology QEII 23 March 2023 Our International Women’s Day Spotlight continues featuring the Department of Immunology at QEII.Thank you to Sarah Brown for the response from the Department of Immunology, QEII. In a world that is constantly changing, how have the roles and contributions of women in science or your profession or discipline evolved over the past few years? I have only been in this role for just over a month, so I don’t have a large depth of knowledge regarding this. However, I was lucky enough to complete a 6-week placement within this lab for my degree last year, and I was in awe of all the really interesting projects that the women in this lab were completing. Especially post-pandemic, the importance of Pathology in both the diagnostic and research fields is at an all-time high. Has there been a shift in career paths women choose today compared to the past few decades? I thinktoday there... -
Department of Health Harmony Week Profile features PathWest staff - Sandra Rodgers 20 March 2023 This week, Sandra Rodgers from the Department of Microbiology is featured in Department of Health's Harmony Week Profile. As the daughter of Burmese-born parents, PathWest Administrative Assistant Sandra Rodgers recalls standing out at school. ‘I grew up in Kwinana, where there were a lot of market gardens and families of Italian and eastern European heritage,’ she says. ‘But in the early years I was the only brown kid at school and so I did get picked on a bit.’ While the irony of other girls rolling up their skirts in a bid to tan their legs was not lost on Sandra, she says it was not until the arrival of a new cultural group –– refugees from Vietnam – that she began to be regarded as less of an outlier. She says that the cultural diversity of the Microbiology Department where she has now worked for 37 years – the first 25 of those as a ... -
International Women's Day Spotlight - Department of Immunology FSH 20 March 2023 Our International Women's Day Spotlight continues featuring the Department of Immunology at FSH. In a world that is constantly changing, how have the roles and contributions of women in science or your profession or discipline evolved over the past few years? More recognition and opportunities for women to take on leadership roles. More work still needs to be done though in this area. Has there been a shift in career paths women choose today compared to the past few decades? More women are taking the opportunity to achieve a degree and also to return to work after maternity leave. These staff members provide invaluable expertise and knowledge to the workforce. What networks have you found helpful for building a supportive community of women in your profession or discipline? We are not aware of networks providing support to women, or they are not well advertised. These supportive relati... -
International Women's Day Spotlight - Dr Karen Woodward 20 March 2023 Our International Women's Day Spotlight continues featuring Dr Karen Woodward, Scientist in Charge of microarray, Diagnostic Genomics. I’m proud to be a scientist in the field of human genetics and genomics for the last 30 years, a discipline I’m passionate about and which continues to fascinate and interest me to this day. On my journey, I’ve had some amazing female mentors who have inspired, supported, and motivated me. The standout was Professor Sue Povey. I was a young post-graduate student in London, knowing very little but eager to learn, and she was an incredible role model, highly respected and a great leader. Sue taught me many things that have helped me in my career including dedication, collaboration, teamwork, hard work, honesty and humility. Human genetics and genomics have advanced significantly since I first started when the first draft of the human gen...
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