Defeating Disease

Prof Andrew Tobin, head of the Centre for Translational Pharmacology at the University, brings together academia and industry to make a difference in diseases such as Alzheimer's and malaria. Learn about the molecular basis of disease and the ground-breaking research that is searching for a cure!

The gut performs vital functions, including the absorption and digestion of nutrients and the body’s defense against ingested harmful substances and infections. Maintaining the capacity to repair itself following injury—a process known as regeneration— is key to preserving gut integrity and the fitness of the entire body. It's those gut instincts that are a driving force in Julia's research!

My laboratory developed a new and creative way to treat cancer patients. Then we met actual patients. I will relate some of what is exciting in the science-of-disease world, the human costs, and what I learned from the heroes who pushed us.