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Graduate as a medical scientist and be responsible for analysing patient samples, assist with disease diagnosis and ensure suitable treatments. You may also choose to complete a PhD and segue into research. We have a long association with Menzies School of Health Research, one of Australia’s leading medical research institutes, and the region attracts many high achieving scientists. Our courses are nationally recognised and accredited with the Australian Institute of Medical Science (AIMS).

Acute respiratory infections are a leading cause of hospitalisation and preventable mortality among Indigenous children. With expertise in biomedical science, clinical trials and epidemiology, Dr Michael Binks leads a collaborative and multidisciplinary research program dedicated to achieving sustainable improvements in the respiratory health of Indigenous children.

Professor Keith Christian did his PhD on the determinants of space use by Galapagos Land Iguanas at Colorado State University. He expanded his interests in tropical ecology while working at the University of Puerto Rico, before moving to Australia in 1985.

Originally from Western Australia, Professor Brett Murphy completed his PhD studies into the fire ecology of kangaroos at Charles Darwin University. Upon completion, he worked for Bushfires NT, before taking on postdoctoral roles at the University of Tasmania, South Dakota State University and the University of Melbourne.

The majority of Dr Nutton’s research has been on the effectiveness and design of early childhood and primary programmes that improve learning and developmental outcomes in contexts that can be challenging to service systems such as remote, regional and disadvantaged communities.