Podcasts
The use of 3D printing in limb reconstruction and deformity correction, with Dr Mustafa Alttahir
Dr Mustafa Alttahir
Today we are discussing 3D printing and its uses in limb reconstruction, deformity correction and complex arthroplasty. My special guest is Dr Mustafa Alttahir, an orthopaedic surgeon at Macquarie University Hospital which sponsored this podcast. With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 14 mins. Photo supplied by Macquarie University Hospital
Neurobionics, with Prof Jeffrey Rosenfeld, AM, OBE
Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld, AM, OBE
Volume 206, Issue 8: 1 May 2017. Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld is Director of the Monash Institute of Medical Engineering. He talks about advances and challenges in neurobionics and brain-computer interface technology. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
New technique in stem cell harvesting, with Prof Susie Nilsson
Professor Susie Nilsson
Volume 205, Issue 6: 19 September, 2016. Professor Susie Nilsson is a senior research scientist at the CSIRO, and a group leader at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute. She discusses a new technique her team has developed which may make stem cell donation easier. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.
Nanosunscreens, with Associate Prof Paul Wright, RMIT
Associate Professor Paul Wright, RMIT
Volume 204, Issue 10: 6 June, 2016. Associate Professor Paul Wright, head of the Nanosafety Research Group at RMIT Melbourne, discusses the risks and benefits of sunscreens containing nanoparticles. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.
Bats' super-immunity may help humans
Dr Michelle Baker
Volume 204, Issue 9: 16 May 2016. Dr Michelle Baker is a senior research scientist at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory at the CSIRO's Geelong facility. She discusses the unique characteristics of bats' immune systems which may lead to breakthrough treatments for humans. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Digital native doctors
Dr Nikhil Pooviah, Dr Raghav Murali-Ganesh and Dr Akshat Saxena
Volume 204, Issue 4: 7 March 2016. Dr Nikhil Pooviah, Dr Raghav Murali-Ganesh and Dr Akshat Saxena are junior doctors at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse in Sydney. They had an idea and saw an opportunity to improve cancer care both for patients and in institutions. The result is CancerAid, a smartphone they will launch mid-year. With Cate Swannell, the MJA's News and Online Editor.
Prof Christophe Hagemeyer
Professor Christophe Hagemeyer
24 August 2015. Professor Christophe Hagemeyer, head of the Vascular Biotechnology Laboratory at Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, discusses new nanotechnology which can deliver clot-busting drugs right to the clot. With MJA engagement editor Cate Swannell.