25. Interview with Professor Andy Pask

We’re so excited to welcome you to Season Four of Let’s Talk SciComm, with new episodes now released every Tuesday.

First up this season, we chat with Professor Andy Pask. Andy is a Professor in the School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne and Domain Leader for Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology within the School. His research focuses on evolution and development.

His recent work is centered on the reproductive system and particularly the influence of hormones and endocrine disruptors on reproductive disease. He also has an active research program (TIGRR lab) on marsupial conservation, preservation and restoration. He has been supported by many fellowships, project grants, and philanthropic and industry funding for his work.

Andy has been very active in sharing his work with the media for many years and has learned a huge amount about how to communicate science effectively to different audiences.

You call follow Andy and find out more about his work here:

https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/pasklab/

https://tigrrlab.science.unimelb.edu.au/

https://twitter.com/AJ_Pask

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-pask-350922b7/

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-9-steps-to-de-extincting-australia-s-thylacine

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/piecing-thylacine-dna-back-together

Transcript: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/8epe