📍New research! #Employment profiles of #autistic people: An 8-year longitudinal study doi.org/10.1177/136236… "not all autistic adults' experiences of employment are the same" La Trobe Researchers La Trobe University

1/2 Graduate researcher Erika Zaid (Erika Zaid) has led research with Prof John Lesku which found that this Aussie 'mouse', the antechinus, forgoes sleep for sex. The amount of sleep required for optimal performance is perhaps the most important question in sleep research today.

Could placenta cells hold the secret to reducing inflammation in the arteries of people with high blood pressure—& even prevent brain injury in #stroke? Scientists say the cells show great therapeutic potential at alleviating the risks of hypertension. latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/…

Well done to Prof Chris Sobey for being a "Mentor Award" finalist in 2023's ACvA Awards! As co-Director of Cardiovascular Biology and Disease Research, Prof Sobey is recognised for his leadership and mentorship, supporting professional & personal growth in students and colleagues: tinyurl.com/4bnyyefe

We're partners with 23ThingsInternational this year for their very exciting, unique international program for researchers - networking and boosting your research skills in one! Registrations now open + info session next Monday! Full info: redalert.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/2024/02/networ…

Well done Alicia Dimovski and Lauren Sandy! Such important work using physiology to better understand and protect our native wildlife #WildlifeEndocrinology #conservation La Trobe Researchers

1st year HDR confirmation is always a stressful moment for our #PhD students. Congrats to Samuel Leong for doing such a great job today 🎉🎉🎉😄 and successfully completing the first milestone of his PhD and to Emma Grant for her supervision 👍 La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment La Trobe University

What's it like to get your work into the media? Angela Russell shares the process behind getting her 'Poo-hD' out to a bigger audience! redalert.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/2024/02/gettin… #scicomm #researchcommunication #PhDchat #AcademicTwitter

How writing an opinion piece brought #LaTrobeUni's Angela Russell an audience of more than 30K people fascinated with her 'Poo-hD' redalert.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/2024/02/gettin…

Congratulations, Dr Guneet Bindra! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful, satisfying moment. And brilliant to see you've already moved on to a choice role. 👍🏽

ARCSHS' Prof Professor Kate Seear, Deputy Chair of the Victorian Pain Inquiry, speaks to SBS about the need to take an intersectional lens when examining the barriers women face, particularly around chronic pain and being believed, within the healthcare system. sbs.com.au/news/podcast-e…

Thinking of ways to share your research with a broader audience? Check out PhD researcher Angela Russell's experience with writing an opinion piece about the essential poop collecting she's done! redalert.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/2024/02/gettin…

At a time when #emergency warning systems are more important than ever, a new multilingual crisis communication project is being developed at #LaTrobeAW to better meet the needs of with diverse communities 🚨 latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/…

Wonderful post by Tara Williams about planning a 'staycation' writing retreat - a great idea that you can start thinking about right now: redalert.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/2024/02/my-sta… #AcWri #PhDchat #WritingRetreats

What's a 'staycation' writing retreat and would you want do plan one? Tara Williams gives us insight how it worked for her: redalert.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/2024/02/my-sta… #AcWri #PhDchat #WritingRetreats

🚀We're headed to the moon! Together with Space Lab Tech, LLC (lead), Uni of Adelaide, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, & @Plants4Space, we're developing one of 3 science instruments for deployment on the moon’s surface on the NASA Artemis III 2026 mission! Learn more here: latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/…

Tune in to Einstein A Go Go this coming Sunday 21 April to catch @LTUResearchers Zahra Telikani + Lucas Auroux + Kelly Williams-Kelly + Tina Katsaros discussing their research projects on Dr Shane Huntington OAM's #20phds20mins challenge! 🎙️ 🔬 brnw.ch/21wIFEX

📍Australia is developing a once-in-a-generation National Autism Strategy. A core foundation for its Guiding Principles is Neuroaffirming care & practice. Josephine Barbaro explains what this means in a new Conversation article - otarc.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/neuroaffirming… La Trobe University La Trobe Researchers

Do you like sharing stories? #LaTrobeUni Public Health researchers invite you to join a new study. They are exploring the links between sharing one's stories and improved wellbeing. Learn more here: storysharingstudy.blogspot.com/2024/05/story-… Please share with your networks!

Congrats, Jacinta Agius! Wonderful to see this research getting out in the world!