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International Women's Day Spotlight - Department of Quality and Safety 28 March 2023 Our International Women's Day Spotlight 2023 continues in its final week, featuring the Department of Quality and Safety. In a world that is constantly changing, how have the roles and contributions of women in science or your profession or discipline evolved over the past few years? There are more women climbing the corporate ladder and moving from the front line into senior management and executive roles. Women have become more confident to step up and apply, and show that they are extremely capable of excelling in these types of roles. Has there been a shift in career paths women choose today compared to the past few decades? Definitely! A few decades ago, the main choices for careers for women were a secretary, nurse or schoolteacher – all of which would of course be given up once they had children so they could be a homemaker and care for the children. Women today have so m...

International Women's Day Spotlight - Dr Jane Estrella 28 March 2023 Our International Women's Day Spotlight 2023 continues in its final week, featuring Dr Jane Estrella, first year genetic pathology trainee. Meet Jane -afirst year genetic pathology traineeat PathWest with a passion for learning. Her previous roles include working as an Endocrinologist, a Clinical Geneticist, and recently completed a PhD. She was the North American Mitochondrial Disease Consorti...

International Women's Day Spotlight - Department of Haematology FSH 27 March 2023 Our International Women's Day Spotlight 2023 continues in its final week, featuring the Department of Haematology at FSH. Thanks to Dr Stephanie P’Ng (left) and Dr Allison Barraclough (right) for the combined response from the department. In a world that is constantly changing, how have the roles and contributions of women in science or your profession or discipline evolved over the past few year...

International Women's Day Spotlight - Department of Haematology QEII 27 March 2023 Our International Women's Day Spotlight 2023 continues in its final week. Thank you to Tracy Dixon, Acting Network Principal Scientist, for the response from the Department of Haematology, QEII. In a world that is constantly changing, how have the roles and contributions of women in science or your profession or discipline evolved over the past few years? In my 35 years in the industry, I have ...

Volunteers needed for WACIC Biobank COVID-19 Immunity study 24 March 2023 Overseen by a team of experts led by Dr Dominic Mallon and Dr Michael O’Sullivan, the Western Australian COVID-19 Immunity Collaborative (WACIC) Biobank study is a collaborative effort between PathWest, the South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS), the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS), Telethon Kids Institute, and other health and community organisations. Awarded through a health resea...