#111 From Leukaemia Research to the Poo Palace | Making Science Accessible for All | Brooke Harvey | Hunter Science Festival 2025

At the Hunter Science Festival, Brooke Harvey, a PhD student at the University of Newcastle and the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), welcomed visitors into the Poo Palace—a hands-on exhibit that takes people on a playful journey through the digestive system. While she spent the day guiding children and adults through foam pits, slides, and interactive explanations of gut health, her academic work focuses on something much smaller: the genetics of leukemia. Her research explores how patients develop resistance to treatment and whether that resistance can be prevented or targeted. Although not every experiment has confirmed her hypotheses, she values every result, noting that negative findings can save other researchers from pursuing unproductive avenues. She is on track to complete her PhD by the end of next year.More Informationhttps://hmri.org.au/Contact the ShowWe are always looking for more guests to tell us about interesting citizen science projects, research and events.You can email us at: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.