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Sep 18, 2020, 11 tweets

South Australian High school students - unsure about your career in science?

This Monday, you'll have a chance to learn about where a career in science can take you!

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Register here: trybooking.com/BLGZH

Event page: facebook.com/events/3060628…

Meet Michelle Forgione @ForgioneAu.

Michelle is a #PhDcandidate at @sahmriAU, researching acute lymphoblastic #leukaemia. She has special interests in #cancer epigenetics and #pharmacogenomics.

Meet Dr Hannah Wardill is a #NHMRC CJ Martin Biomedical Research Fellow.

@hannahrwardill is developing personalised #supponc solutions for the #ConsequencesOfTreatment to ensure people with cancer don’t just survive, but they survive well! #CuredatWhatCost #survivorship

Meet A/Prof Lyndsey Collins-Praino is the Head of the Cognition, Ageing + Neurodegenerative Disease Laboratory @UniofAdelaide

@lyndseypraino tries to understand the brain mechanisms that predict why some people age so successfully, while others develop #NeurodegenerativeDiseases

Meet Jocelyne Mulangala is a final year #PhDcandidate @UniofAdelaide & @sahmriAU

@JoMulangala’s research is in #CardiovascularDiseases, particularly understanding the effects of vascular calcification on angiogenesis & how this is regulated in peripheral arterial disease

Meet FHMRI research manager @Flinders, Dr Rebecca Keough.
Her STEM training contributes to world changing research within the @cancerFCIC. The exciting part of her role? Being surrounded every day by #research that creates new knowledge & changes how medicine is practiced

Meet Ryan Morena. He graduated from @CDUni with a Degree in Exercise & Sport Science and is currently studying a Masters in Clinical Exercise Physiology.

@RyanMorena2 also works as a Medical Scientist/Sleep Technician at @SAHealth within the Respiratory Medicine Department

Science will drive more human progress in the next 50 yrs than the past 400 yrs combined. Learn how studying a #ScienceDegree @UniofAdelaide will equip you with the skills needed to thrive in rapidly evolving industries & tackle some of the greatest challenges facing the world

Meet Caitlin Schutz, a research assistant in the @sahmriAU Precision Medicine Theme.

She is a part of the Acute #Leukaemia Research Group and works with fellow members of the lab in processing ALL patient samples for diagnostic testing and downstream in vitro / in vivo studies

Meet Shannon Coombs, a Microbiologist for the SA Pathology Food and Environmental Laboratory.

Working closely with producers and government, the lab tests everything from meat & dairy, to supermarket ready-to-eat meals, as well as water, surfaces, pharmaceuticals + cosmetics

In addition to this all-star South Australian lineup, you'll meet Dr Jacinta Johnson @JacintaAdelaide, Lecturer in Pharmacy, UniSA @UniversitySA Clinical & Health Sciences.

Register here: trybooking.com/book/event?eid…

Facebook event details: facebook.com/events/3060628…

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