Fiona Stanley was born in 1946 in Sydney, New South Wales and moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1956 where she received a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Western Australia (1970).
Robert McCredie May was born on 8 January 1938, in Sydney, Australia. He spent a solitary childhood playing puzzles and problem solving games. May attended Woollahra Primary School and Sydney Boys High School (1948–1952). There he became a champion in the school debating team and was greatly influenced by several excellent teachers, especially in science.
Get to know Associate Professor Cath Suter—she studies the layer of information that sits on top of our genes, called epigenes. This information can switch our genetic code on or off and have big implications for disease.
Get to know Professor Ingrid Scheffer. She helped discover the first known gene for epilepsy and her research has improved diagnosis and treatments for epilepsy sufferers around the world.
Get to know Professor Matthew England. He's a world leading scientist who studies the physics of the oceans and their role in climate change.
Get to know Assoc. Professor Bryan Fry, venom expert. He studies venomous animals and how they can help create lifesaving drugs.
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