The Edge: Conversations
A deep dive into the often lifelong journeys and struggles of people with infection, pain and other chronic illnesses. Personal and inspiring stories fueling IMB’s pursuit of cutting-edge research.By harnessing expertise in chemistry, structural biology, genomics, cell biology, and bioinformatics, IMB has become Australia’s leading life sciences research institute.
Podcasting since 2020 • 16 episodes
The Edge: Conversations
Latest Episodes
Growing medicines in plants with Professor David Craik
Professor David Craik travels to far-flung places including Mt Kilimanjaro, the Himalayas, and Peru looking for tiny proteins. His work has found him in some pretty interesting places and predicaments, including a case of mistaken identi...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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13:16
Professor Kate Schroder on what piqued her interest in microbiology
At school, Professor Kate Schroder had little interest in biology. It took a couple of subjects at uni to ignite her passion for microbiology and how understanding it can change the world. A self-professed sleuth – and accidental graphic...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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9:10
Catherine Clark
At the age of 18, an injury put an end to Catherine Clark’s dream of playing for Australia’s Hockeyroos. Not one to let anything stop her, Catherine soon figured out there were other ways to make a career out of her love for sport. Now a...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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9:31
Tony Vollmerhause on how blood clots can happen to anyone
On New Year’s Day in 2019, whilst on holiday in Malaysia, Tony Vollmerhause decided to take a photo which would change his life forever. After developing life-threatening blood clots, a torn patella tendon ended up being the least of his...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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9:11
Robert Quinn shares how a bout of Sepsis inspired him to start Patchd Medical
A kidney transplant left Robert Quinn with an acute bout of sepsis. Since then he has suffered 18 episodes of this disease, which causes 1 in 5 deaths globally. Rather than take things lying down he started a company that is creating tec...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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10:20
