FAMELAB 2021 – AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FINAL

Adele Pentland
Swinburne University of Technology
Here be dragons.

Carolyn Wang
The University of Western Australia
Fat squeeze causes asthmatic wheeze.

Dr Saffron Bryant
RMIT University
Cryopreservation isn’t just for science fiction.

Julien Lubeek
Macquarie University
Microscopes as time machines to investigate “King Kong’s demise”

Kate Huckstep
Runner Up
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Why a favourite pub could trigger relapse: uncovering the biological mechanisms behind context-induced relapse.

Huong Ly Tong
University of Sydney
Health technologies during COVID-19 – the good, the bad, the ugly.

Monique Ryan
Murdoch University
Who said burns could leave a scar?

Neanne Alnafta
University of Sydney
From the first farmers to plant hormone producers.

Nirupama Nammunige
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
The war on scabies.

Samantha Nixon
National Winner
University of Queensland
Fighting creepy with crawly.

Stephy Jayasaree
University of Western Australia
The cornea of the eye can get too wet and disrupt vision: how can we measure it?

Vivian Tran
Audience Vote Winner
La Trobe University
Taking on the weight of the world.