Woolcock Research Association for Students（WOREAS）

Welcome to the first offical WOREAS lunch 2022!!!

Let us give a warm welcome to our new chairperson for this year, Matthew Leslie!

We hope that everyone enjoyed the delcious maylasian cuisine from Grandma's Laksa House in Glebe.

We were excited to see everyone back at woolcock and hope everyone got a chance to relax and catch up with friends and colleagues!!!!

Final WOREAS lunch for 2021! We congratulate Kamila for finishing her Honours and Jesse completing his PhD in 2021. Wishing them both all the best in 2022! 2021 was a successful year, with the student symposium, career development workshops and chocolate fundraising events. A huge thanks to the whole 2021 WOREAS committee and a special thanks to our amazing 2021 chairperson, Diren! We hope with the new WOREAS committee, we will achieve new milestones in 2022! We know this post is delayed but better late than never!

Congratulations to Anna for an amazing interview and being able to share her important research into the lung cancer microbiome on 9NEWS and the Woolcock!

https://www.woolcock.org.au/news/germs-a-secret-weapon-in-lung-cancer-fight

Surprising new weapon investigated for lung cancer treatment Surprising new weapon investigated for lung cancer treatmentBy Gabriella Rogers • Health Reporter9:51pm Feb 4, 2022 Tweet Facebook Mail Bacteria samples are being collected from the lungs of cancer patients to explore new ways of early detection and treatment.Lung cancer claims 9000 lives in Austr...

Congratulations to Mat on publishing his amazing review titled "How Do Mechanics Guide Fibroblast Activity? Complex Disruptions during Emphysema Shape Cellular Responses and Limit Research" in the journal Bioengineering! 🎉🎉🎉

How Do Mechanics Guide Fibroblast Activity? Complex Disruptions during Emphysema Shape Cellular Responses and Limit Research The emphysema death toll has steadily risen over recent decades, causing the disease to become the third most common cause of death worldwide in 2019. Emphysema is currently incurable and could be due to a genetic condition (Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency) or exposure to pollutants/irritants, such a...

We had a pub-ly good time!

The weather might be turning colder 🥶 but that’s all the more reason to grab lunch at the pub with some mates.

Thanks to everyone that joined us for the Toxteth lunch today. We had a great turnout 😁!

Last month’s lunch was Pho-amazing!

Thanks to everyone that came for our Vietnamese lunch. It was great to again see new and old faces. 😁

Dumplings, dumplings and more dumplings! 🥟

Thanks to everyone that came to the dumpling lunch last month.

The wait may have been long but it gave us plenty of time to chat, relax and bond over table tennis 🏓.

Rollin' into the weekend like...😏

Throw back to the last Covid-safe student event of 2020, a Vietnamese roll lunch! Our students were very happy to have the opportunity to see one another face-to-face (appropriately distanced, of course) and finally wrap up the year.

Keep your eyes peeled for more student events to roll out in 2021! 😊

Pass "Mi-ya" some please!!! A week ago our students gathered again for the second time and bonded over a Japanese themed lunch!

Thank you to all those that came and looking forward to seeing you again for our final event of the year on the 27th of November!

Our very first event - Thai Lunch! Woolcock students took a break from "worea-ing" about their studies to come together, meet each other, and most importantly, share a meal!