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22.01.2022 Hear from Hisham Osumanu, a Master student from Ghana. Hisham shares his experience as a postgraduate student at the Marshall Centre and the reasons why he loves his study journey at UWA.

22.01.2022 Congratulations to this year's Barry Marshall and Robin Warren Postgraduate Research Travel Award winner Mr Behzad Heidari. Behzad is a PhD student from School of Engineering. His research is focused on developing different biodegradable scaffolds for tendon tissue engineering. The funding will be used to attend and present at the 6th World Congress of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS 2021).

21.01.2022 Our interns this semester designed a range of activities based around Covid-19 and to show just how quickly and stealthily germs can spread they did an activity... called Glow Hands. By putting a fluorescing powder on their hands and just high 5ing a few students at the start of the lesson - we then observed under a UV light just how many people were 'infected' by the end of the lesson. Good work Team! See more

20.01.2022 The Sneeze Spray Activity was again a big hit at Northam SHS - this activity was developed by this semester's interns to demonstrate how far a sneeze can travel and the importance of wearing face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic.

19.01.2022 Even the pandemic couldn't stop the @BergamoScienza this year! Founded in 2003, the BergamoScienza Festival is committed to spreading scientific knowledge through its events. The 18th edition of BergamoScienza was held from Saturday 3rd to Sunday 18th October 2020 with an all-digital edition. https://festival.bergamoscienza.it/en/about-us-2020

18.01.2022 Introducing Grace, who is in her second year of study in a Bachelor of Biomedical Science majoring in microbiology and immunology. Grace’s inspiration for her a...rea of study, in infectious disease and how the body fights them off, came from watching a documentary. Think we will need to know the name of that doco! Grace put her hand up for the Barry Marshall MicroBlitz Internship to combine her enjoyment of being hands-on in the lab and to build on her previous youth leadership skills to present science experiences to young audiences. After her studies Grace hopes to work in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry. Interestingly, Grace loves doing experiments so much she takes it into the kitchen and creates new recipes to try out on her friends. Grace also spends some of her spare time volunteering as a youth leader in her local church, and at the Telethon Kids Discovery Centre. Grace’s favourite science pun: Real Biologists take Cellfies!

17.01.2022 Tune in at 5pm tomorrow (Perth time) to hear directly from our Nobel Laureate about his success in solving some of our world's grand challenges and his work that inspires students all over the world to pursue their passion for research, learning, and problem-solving. https://openweek2020.uwa.edu.au/program/event/522

17.01.2022 What’s better than one Nobel Laureate speaking at the 2021 NYSF Year 12 Program? Two Nobel Laureates! We are privileged to have two Nobel Laureates delivering s...pecial lectures on their path to winning a Nobel Prize. Meet the two Nobel Laureates who will be inspiring our participants in January. Presenting the first lecture of the Program is Prof Barry Marshall AC FRACP FRS FAA. In a daring display, Prof Marshall famously drank from a petri dish containing live bacteria to prove the link between the organisms and stomach ulcers. This research won him and his colleague the 2005 Nobel Prize and led to the development of treatments that saved countless lives around the world! Prof Brian Schmidt AC FAA FRS, Vice-Chancellor and President of The Australian National University, won his Nobel Prize in 2011 after his ground-breaking research with fellow academics that led to the discovery of the accelerating rate of universe expansion. Showcasing the best of Australian science, these two Nobel Laureate lectures will inspire students to see their potential future, the importance of STEM research and just what can be achieved with STEM studies. #STEM #STEMeducation

16.01.2022 Wendy’s journey to where she is now studying Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UWA came about after she felt dissatisfied with her first experiences at unive...rsity and took a semester off to work in a hospital. While Wendy had an inkling that she wanted to work in a field that suited her analytical and organised nature, exposure to a range of fields within medicine helped her focus in on microbiology as a future career. With an eye clearly focussed on securing future work in the biomedical field, Wendy currently combines her study commitments with a part-time job as a lab assistant in a molecular laboratory. Naturally drawn to the Barry Marshall MicroBlitz Internship by the opportunity to expand her hands-on laboratory skillset, Wendy was also keen to learn more about how to communicate science to others. Wendy’s favourite joke: Two blood cells met and fell in love. Alas, it was all in vein!

12.01.2022 Like a Rock Star - Professor Barry Marshall entertained the crowds at Northam SHS last week with his adventures in Science. Just like a rock star he was mobbed - everyone wanted a selfie with the Prof - even the Principal!

10.01.2022 Professor Marshall was thrilled to be participating in this fantastic National Youth Science Forum program for year 12 students. Always making time to inspire the next generation.

10.01.2022 We are so excited to embark on a new Semester of the Barry Marshall MicroBlitz Internship. We can't wait to meet our interns next week. Another exciting Semester of upskilling, connecting, creating and delivering STEM. #UWAScience

09.01.2022 To mark the end of the 2-week lab intensive program generously offered by The University of Western Australia Microblitz and The Marshall Centre we'd like to ...tell you about what we have learned. Initially, I found it challenging to correctly execute certain lab techniques. I held and used instruments especially a micro pipette for the first time! However, I am truly grateful to experience these obstacles as they later, became opportunities for me to gain more skills, knowledge and resilience. It was certainly a privilege to learn from Benjamin Moreira Grez, Alfred Chin Yen Tay, and Binit Lamichhane. From Ben, I learned the techniques used to discover the ubiquity and diversity of microbes found in soil. Also, how such information is used in understanding the ‘health’ of our soil which largely affects agricultural produce, particularly the food we eat. From Alfred and Binit, I gain a better understanding of the bacteria, Helicobacter pylori. It was interesting to learn that having H. pylori causes ulcers (not stress!) and can also be used to trace migration patterns of early hominins. I’ve truly learned a lot from this internship and I am looking forward to work with Jacqueline, Wendy O, Phoebe Henning, Claire Chua, Wafa Shrudin, Grace Mukomberanwa, Shaaruna Selvasegaren in the upcoming outreach.

08.01.2022 Welcome to Wafa, who is from Singapore and is in her 3rd year of Microbiology, with a major in Immunology. A self-diagnosed introvert, cat lover and curious per...son Wafa says her interest in Microbiology, blossomed after she completed an internship and final year project as part of her Diploma in Biotechnology. Currently, Wafa’s interested in reading more on antibiotic resistant superbugs and in the future hopes to conduct research on immunotherapy as treatment for diseases. Wafa joined the Microblitz program as she is fascinated on how tiny bacteria have diverse and strong impacts on humans and environment. Having volunteered at Singapore Science Centre before as a facilitator where she did mini science experiments and activities with children and their parents, she is looking forward to the community engagement aspect of the internship. Wafa's favourite science pun: No matter how popular they get, antibiotics will never go viral.

07.01.2022 Associate Professor Allison Imrie explained about her recent research grants that were awarded by WA State Government Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science & Innovation ($250,000) and the Snow Medical Research Foundation ($93,454).

07.01.2022 Shaaruna is from Singapore and is in her 3rd year of her undergraduate degree majoring in Anatomy and Human Biology. Shaaruna’s earliest memory of being fascin...ated by how the human body works she traces back to an experience as a 5 year old, when she had a bad fall that caused her to bleed. She distinctly remembers thinking, How is red water coming out and why am I red inside? Shaaruna joined the Barry Marshall Microblitz Internship as she believes that it will provide unique opportunities to explore her interests in Microbiology. Shaaruna is particularly keen to practise the lab techniques covered in the internship, which are very different from her anatomy labs. Shaaruna’s favourite science pun: Anatomy jokes are Cornea!

06.01.2022 2005 Nobel prize winner, Dr Barry Marshall visited Northam this week. Find out why.

03.01.2022 Professor Marshall was honoured to participate and support this exceptional STEM program.

01.01.2022 A couple of our Barry Marshall MicroBlitz Interns in action at Northam SHS last week. Accompanied by Professors Barry Marshall and Andy Whiteley our interns ha...d a master class in Community Engagement! Pictured here are Claire and Jacqueline who made sure that the students at Northam all had a go! See more

01.01.2022 Our Barry Marshall MicroBlitz interns have been busier than ever this year developing their microbiology knowledge, their laboratory skills and taking their passion for science into the community #STEM #Sciencewa #UWAscience Video Credit: The wonderful team @ Perth Video Productions