Dr Niamh Chapman is an emerging force in Tasmanian medical research, with a special interest in heart disease. She shares how she got into the field and how the Foundation’s grant funding has furthered her research.
What made you want to get into medical research?
Dr Mohammed Salahudeen is a lecturer and postgraduate coordinator within the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Tasmania. In addition, he also leads a Foundation-funded study into a new program of intervention that aims to decrease the impact of several drugs that are often used in combination when treating older adults in hospitals.
Dr Lila Landowski – Neuroscientist
Published originally by LOIS magazine.
We have an aging population and we know that coordinated support for health and wellbeing in later years is vital. We’re helping to make that happen.
Email address: Bruce.Taylor@utas.edu.au
Research Interests: Professor Taylor's research interests centre on the environmental and genetic factors that influence the development and progression of multiple sclerosis.