A Window On SAHMRI

For the 1 in 10 women who live with endometriosis, the pain can be excruciating and relentless. All too often, endometriosis has life-changing consequences, with 50% of cases leaving women infertile. Surgery is the only way to remove the painful abdominal growths, but they often return and need further operations. Dr Joel Castro is the Head of Endometriosis Research in SAHMRI's Visceral Pain G...

Dr Elyse Page is a post-doctoral researcher with the leukaemia research group at SAHMRI. Her research centres on investigating new driver genes and finding novel therapies for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Experiencing her father's blood cancer journey set Elyse on the path to becoming the researcher she is today.

Associate Professor Gill Caughey is Associate Director of the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) at SAHMRI. Gill is a pharmacoepidemiologist, a mother of two and a leader of the next generation of aged care researchers.

Tina Brodie is a Research Fellow in the Aboriginal Health Equity theme at SAHMRI and she's on the cusp of completing her PhD.  Tina's an Aboriginal woman with connections to the Yawarrawarrka / Yandruwandha, whose traditional lands lie within the Cooper Basin. Her research focuses on enhancing the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Tina grew up aro...

Dr Hannah Wardill is an early career researcher on a mission to prevent the long-term physical, emotional and economic disadvantages of cancer.   Her work revolves around better understanding the side effects of cancer therapy to improve the wellbeing of people living with and beyond cancer. She also likes collecting butterflies and she was briefly the top female 3-point shooter in Australia...

Dr Laura Eadie is an award-winning biomedical researcher and the Peter Nelson Leukaemia Research Fellow in SAHMRI's Precision Cancer Medicine Theme. Laura’s research seeks to pave the way for alternative Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) therapies that are more effective and have fewer long-term side effects.  She's also presented a Ted Talk advocating for government to support research fun...

Dr Ryan O'Hare Doig, Group Leader of the Neil Sachse Centre for Spinal Cord Injury Research at SAHMRI.   Ryan’s research focuses on bettering scientific understanding of spinal cord injury and developing treatments for those living with SCI.  He's also an avid cyclist.

Eugene Warrior is the Senior Engagement and Knowledge Broker within the Aboriginal Health Equity Theme at SAHMRI. His work is all about connecting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to research and services, ultimately helping to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health. Eugene was born and raised in Adelaide’s north and finds deep meaning and purpose in working...

Dr Karen Best is the new Director of SAHMRI Clinical Trials Platform. Karen's dedicated her career to caring for women and babies, first as a midwife and then as a researcher, playing a major role in developing the world-first omega-3 supplementation program for pregnant women in Adelaide, South Australia.  She's a mother herself and takes every opportunity to promote health for mums. 

Dr Tim Sargeant is Head of the Lysosomal Health in Ageing Group within SAHMRI's Lifelong Health Theme. His research is dedicated to helping people live stronger for longer and his team recently invented a world-first blood test to measure healthy ageing in humans.  Tim's also a husband and young father of two with a burning passion to leave a better world for his children and a penchant for a...