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Working with biomedical engineer Professor Alberto Avolio and cardiologist Associate Professor Edward Barin, Dr Mark Butlin leads a cross-disciplinary team of clinicians, physiotherapists and engineers. They’re trying to better understand the progre...

Five years ago, Professor Westbrook came to Macquarie University as a Director with the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI). Since then, she’s led many projects that directly impact people’s lives, serving as Director of the Centr...

“Currently, the technology is used to detect late-stage melanoma,” Professor Helen Rizos said. By analysing liquid biopsies – blood samples instead of conventional tissue biopsies – Rizos' team investigates patients' response to ce...

Back pain is the number one cause of disability globally but doesn’t get the attention or funding it deserves, says Professor Hancock. That gap is one of the main motivations for his research. With about 30 other international back pain researchers,...

From a young age, Bridget Dean played sport which lead her to competing in Oztag, hockey and athletics at international, national and representative level. Her love of sport motivated her to train as a high school PE teacher, and while she was teaching, s...