Helen Irving is our new Professor of Biomedical Science. She began her career with a degree in agricultural science, but soon discovered she was “more interested in biochemistry than in telling farmers how to grow their crops.” Her fascination with cell communication has sustained her ever since. The end product: a broad research portfolio that... Continue Reading →
Love of chemistry grows across continents
Do not be fooled by the slow, quiet vegetable patch – Jasim Al-Rawi’s life has been anything but. “It’s a life of adventure and I haven’t told you any of the details,” he says, after two hours of talking about the past. We asked senior Pharmacy and Applied Science lecturer Jasim to be photographed... Continue Reading →
Quest for knowledge from Bangladesh to Bendigo
Aminul Islam talks to Dr Giselle Roberts about his path from Charailder, Bangladesh, to La Trobe Bendigo and a PhD in environmental chemistry. "I was born in Charailder, a small village 185km away from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. In my boyhood, my prospective path through life was full of struggle and uncertainty. My mother... Continue Reading →