BodyLab
Produced by QIMR Berghofer, BodyLab podcast features our world leading researchers exploring the science behind having a healthy mind and body.
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 51
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Forty years of genes and grit: Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench on science, struggles and staying power
What’s it like to land in 1980s Brisbane with no email, no fax and a suitcase full of hope? From measuring heads in Charleville to rewriting the global playbook on breast cancer risk, one of Australi…
Pioneers, parasites and the remarkable Mackerras-Bancroft story: Emeritus Professor Colin Mackerras
From wartime breakthroughs to modern-day discoveries, Emeritus Professor Colin Mackerras reflects on his remarkable family legacy, including his uncle Ian Mackerras, QIMR’s very first director, and h…
Liver disease research legends: Professor Grant Ramm
In this special episode celebrating 80 years of QIMR Berghofer, one of the Institute’s longest-serving scientists about his early days in biochemistry, the mentors who shaped him, and the world-first…
COVID career pivots, caravan park biopsies and the dawn of email: Professor David Whiteman
Stories of his time as a PhD student borrowing a ute to from UQ to take blood from truckdrivers on the roadside, “Robust discussions with his colleague,” and remembering life when finding the latest …
A surprise half-brother, the pigbel vaccine and the billionaire who made the PM blink: Professor Michael Good
The first in a special QIMR Berghofer Originals 80th Anniversary podcast series
Professor Michael Good AO is a distinguished immunologist and former director of QIMR, Berghofer (2000-2010). He joins C…
Colon cancer: A potential cure and what you can do to lower your risk
What if we told you a scientist set out to cure malaria… and might end up curing cancer?
Join Associate Professor Michelle Wykes as she shares the remarkable story behind her game-changing discovery t…
Childhood brain cancer research breakthrough
It is a sickening blow when a child is diagnosed with brain cancer, and most of us know recurrence is the major concern, but less well known are the possible and permanent effects from radiation ther…
World-first clinical trial to test promising new approach to target triple-negative breast cancer
Metastatic triple-negative breast cancer has limited treatment options and is commonly diagnosed in younger women, aged under 40. But a promising combination therapy could offer a new approach to ta…
Lifesaving cell therapy: Bringing hope to immunocompromised Australians
A groundbreaking new treatment is giving hope to critically ill Australians with severe viral infections. Professor Rajiv Khanna and his team at QIMR Berghofer developed a lifesaving immunotherapy he…
Depression discovery brings fresh hope for melancholia sufferers
Depression is not all the same, our researchers, for the first time can diagnose a severe form of depression known as melancholia by analysing facial expressions and brain activity during different t…
Australia's population diversity may be helping to save our skin
QIMR Berghofer researchers have found that declining melanoma rates among young Australians have been influenced by the country's increasingly diverse population and more varied skin tones.
New resear…
How babies can now tell us their exact brain age to aid critical care
Dr Nathan Stevenson and Dr Kartik Iyer have developed a tool to accurately pinpoint the brain age of babies and children, helping clinicians spot neurodevelopmental delays earlier. This exciting deve…
The real cost of vaping
Professor Louisa Collins fears the long term effects of vaping will be more devastating than smoking.
Her new research tabled in parliament estimates the high cost of addiction on our struggling healt…
Important findings for fertility thanks to non-identical twins
Twins are a gift to medical research but it’s non-identical twins providing insights into identifying fertility issues earlier.
Professor Nick Martin wasn’t expecting big surprises after studying twin…
The mission to eliminate a deadly parasitic worm disease endemic to Australia
It’s one of the world’s most neglected and dangerous tropical diseases, endemic in remote Indigenous communities across Australia.
Now, thanks to a new NHMRC grant, QIMR Berghofer researchers are lea…
The researchers determined to find new treatments for endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer is the fourth most common cancer in Australian women and its incidence is rising. But treatment options are limited, with a hysterectomy often the first line of defence.
Associate …
New genetic research could help prevent ‘silent thief of sight’
It's known as the “silent thief of sight” - sneakily stealing the sight in one eye as the other covers for it. 300,000 Australians have glaucoma, around half don’t know it yet. Professor Stuart MacGr…
Asthma & AIP2: The new protein designed to reset the immune system
Imagine living a life free of asthma. Throw away puffers and medications and never have to worry about not being able to breathe again. The Anti-Inflammatory Protein 2 (AIP2) could be a game-changer …
Tiny hearts to one day help repair heart disease damage
Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, but a team of scientists at QIMR Berghofer is on a mission to find ways to repair damaged heart tissue. To help achieve this ultimate goal, the…
Earlier testing for pancreatic and ovarian cancer
Researchers have identified RNA molecules that could lead to a simple blood test to detect aggressive cancers like pancreatic and ovarian at an earlier stage. These cancers have low survival rates be…