Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences

I originally planned to do medicine, but I stayed with science in microbiology, my favourite subject at UWA.

I started working at the TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health one month after completing my thesis. I find it particularly rewarding to be involved in a research field where the objective is the treatment of children's ailments, in particular childhood leukaemia and primordial neuroectodermal tumours in children.

My work requires a diverse knowledge of experimental procedures, the ability to work as a team member, and practical and mental skills to achieve fulfilling results in a very competitive and complex field of research. I find the lab skills and fundamentals of immunology and biochemistry that I learnt at UWA invaluable in my career.