Cancer Biologist and Lecturer in Biomedical Science, Anglia Ruskin University Dr Gavin Metcalf is a Cancer Biologist, Sub-Group Research Lead for Cancer Cell Biology, and Lecturer at ARU, with a broad research experience and interests that cover numerous aspects of cancer including development, invasion/migration, diagnosis, drug resistance and identification of novel drug targets. Gavin completed his translational research training at Imperial College London, being awarded a Masters of Research in Oncology and Cancer Biology and a joint multidisciplinary Doctorate in Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. Whilst at Imperial, he developed a comprehensive knowledge of molecular oncology including cancer cell signalling pathways and diagnostics, as well as organic chemistry skills, including the design and development of novel fluorogenic biosensors. Gavin also completed a postdoctoral research role at the Barts Cancer Institute, London. Research explored stem cell evolution and progression to cancer in disease states that predispose to adenocarcinoma, via histopathological means. Gavin has also previously been employed within the medical devices industry, the NHS, The Wellcome Sanger Institute, and the medical regulatory industry.
Global Studies, Translation and Comparative Literature, Monash University Dr Gabriel García Ochoa was born in Mexico City, and has lived in Australia for almost twenty years. He is the Director of the Global Immersion Guarantee at Monash University. Gabriel is a writer, academic, and professional translator, with a special interest in magical realism. He studied at Harvard University's Institute for World Literature, where his PhD focused on the works of Jorge Luis Borges. In 2019 he published his first novel, The Hypermarket.
Professor of Isotope Geochemistry, University of Southampton I am a palaeoclimatologist and isotope geochemist at the University of Southampton. I am a researcher of climate science, coral reefs, biomineralisation, laser ablation, isotopes and geology. I lead The Foster Lab at the university. We use cutting-edge isotopic and geochemical techniques to better understand the impact of anthropogenic climate and environmental change on the Earth system.
PhD candidate in Politics, University of Otago I am a PhD candidate in Politics at the University of Otago. My thesis is on New Zealand's relations with the Gulf states in the 21st century. I also comment regularly on New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues in the news media. I received a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Politics from Otago in 2007, along with a Diploma in Language and Culture (German). I also hold an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Victoria University of Wellington, awarded in 2011.
Associate Professor, University of Cape Town Sleep, memory and emotion researcher, with an enthusiastic interest in the overlap of sleep-cognition-affect and mental health.
