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Scientist in the Spotlight: Dr Dylan DeLosAngeles Degree: Bachelor of Science (Biology, Neuroscience) PhD Research: The Neuroscience of Meditation PhD Title: “Electroencephalographic, Cognitive and Autonomic Correlates of States of Concentrative Meditation” Current Research: Effects of opioids on the nervous system and chronic ... Continue Reading »

James completed his PhD in Microbial Pathogenesis in 2012 where he worked primarily on determining how the molecular machinery on bacterial surfaces allows them to infect humans. While still completing his PhD James accepted a teaching role and was appointed an Associate Lecturer which honed his communication skills in preparation ... Continue Reading »

Dr Jon Opie was awarded his PhD for the thesis 'Consciousness: a Connectionist Perspective' in 1998, and his research interests are in the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and the philosophy of science. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Adelaide and since 2008 ... Continue Reading »

John Mattick was educated at the University of Sydney and Monash University and has worked at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Cologne, Strasbourg and Queensland. Professor Mattick is the creator of leading biological and biotechnology centres in Queensland. Along with with Professor Peter Andrews, he was responsible ... Continue Reading »

Born: 1899, Died: 1985, Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia Frank MacFarlane Burnet was educated at the University of Melbourne and completed his medical residency at the (Royal) Melbourne Hospital, before being appointed a senior resident in pathology at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Research in Pathology and Medicine. He ... Continue Reading »

Born: 1948, Hobart, Tasmania Elizabeth Blackburn attended the University of Melbourne, where she gained a B.Sc. in 1970 and her M.Sc. in 1972. She then went on to gain a PhD from the  Cambridge. She did postdoctoral study in molecular and cellular biology at Yale University from 1975 ... Continue Reading »