APR.Intern

Last year was a busy year, and I haven't posted much (read: at all) about what I got up to, therefore I present my 2024 Career Wrapped: 👩🏫🧪 In February, I took on the role of Unit Coordinator for Foundations of Chemistry in The University of Western Australia School of Indigenous Studies' Aboriginal Orientation Course. Teaching a unit that was completely new to me (with only a week to prepare) was a challenge, but I quickly learnt how to organise and run a course effectively and to simply allow my passion for Chemistry to infect others. I thank the SIS staff for their support and the students for their enthusiasm, determination and passion. 🍻🔭 After volunteering for Pint of Science Australia in 2023, I stepped up to the role of Perth City Coordinator. It was my first experience with event management and marketing, and I even got the opportunity to discuss the festival's goals and lineup live on ABC Radio. My team of volunteers and I put on an incredible festival, bringing local science to the public with two SOLD OUT nights at The Paddington Ale House. Thank you to all of our wonderful speakers, our audiences and especially to my fellow volunteers. 🎤🫀In June, I gave my first oral presentation at an international conference hosted by the Metabolomics Society in Osaka, Japan. I presented my findings on Lipidomic Associations with Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors in Australian Older Adults, a study I have been working with the Busselton Population Medical Research Institute as part of my PhD. The conference was fantastic and I enjoyed soaking up the great research being done in all the different corners of the metabolomics space. ♀️👩🔬 In September, I attended the Women in STEM Education (WiSE) Careers & Entrepreneurship Masterclass, jointly hosted by APR.Intern, Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute and Western Sydney University. This event was a brilliant way to get Women in STEM together to share experiences and thoughts on their careers, and created the perfect environment for real connections between attendees to form. I left Sydney feeling inspired by many of the speakers' career paths and motivations. The best advice I took away was to embrace the power of being a Jack (or Jill?) of All Trades. 🎤🩻 To finish off the year, I represented the Australian National Phenome Centre and the Centre for Computational Systems Medicine by giving both a poster and oral presentation at the Health Futures Institute Symposium, held at Murdoch University. I was overjoyed to receive the Special Commendation award for my oral presentation on Investigating the Lipidomic Associations with Body Composition in the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study. I thank the organisers for putting on a stellar event that fostered connections between the four departments that make up the Health Futures Institute. It was a big year with lots of personal and professional achievements, and I'm looking forward to all that 2025 has in store!

The interplay between breathwork, cold water therapy, and sauna use has garnered significant attention due to their potential benefits on physical and mental health. Inner Studio Australia are looking for a PhD candidate from a Victorian University to help them with a study to measure this and help contribute to a growing area of health science, with implications for individual well-being and broader public health strategies. For more details and to apply, please visit the following APR.Intern link: https://lnkd.in/gSHHhQp8

2024 has been another successful year for APR Intern. By the end of the year, over 80 research focussed internships will have been completed with students from over 22 universities around Australia. APR continues to bring high-level talent to all sectors of Australian business. This year internships have been completed at organisations as diverse as, Agriculture Victoria Research, Tidetech, Cox Architecture, the James Martin Institute for Public Policy; start ups such as Misti and Sample Assist, and our larger corporate clients such as Telstra, CSL, Aurecon and Dolby Laboratories. A special shout out to the many businesses have employed APR intern's post assignment including Genetic Signatures, Speed 3D Inc. and Aurecon in Melbourne who have employed multiple interns. Read our full 2024 update: https://lnkd.in/gdPRYfz3 Wishing you a safe and festive holiday season and looking forward to 2025!

APR.Intern have applications closing for PhD candidates from Australian Universities skilled in LiDAR and RGB data analysis, who are interested in applying machine learning and AI to these images for a short-term industry project with Agronomeye. Agronomeye has been recognised as a finalist in the KPMG Nature Positive Challenge, partnered with industry leaders such as CSIRO and Microsoft, and secured projects mapping vast carbon farming landscapes and entire states. Applications close 4th of December. More details and to apply click here: https://lnkd.in/gkp_BJHM

The Defence Science Centre (DSC) is excited to partner with APR.Intern to accelerate Defence innovation by connecting local businesses with specialist PhD research expertise through short-term internships. Under this partnership, eligible Western Australia (WA)-based Defence SMEs can access $10,000 DSC subsidies that reduce the cost of hosting a full-time PhD student intern by up to 50 per cent, and support to address skills gaps, fast-track projects, and tap into cutting-edge academic expertise. We have six subsidies available for businesses ready to take advantage of this funding. Apply early to secure your spot and begin driving innovation with APR.Intern's tailored placements. Act Now – All Subsidies Expire 31 December 2024: https://lnkd.in/giGGkbnd #phdinternship #defenceindustry #westernaustralia

Thrilled to celebrate Gihan Gamage’s full-time role of AI Automation Engineer at HESTA, well in advance of thesis submission and candidature completion. Despite being a PhD student, Gihan was the preferred candidate from over 50 applicants, and he secured this role while completing an APR.Internship at Telstra, exemplifying La Trobe University's contributions to the AI workforce of Australia. We look forward to your achievements at HESTA, building state-of-the-art Gen AI systems for industry applications. Congratulations!

🚨 I have a new LIFT #internship available with Cox Architecture for UOW #PhD candidates! 🚨 The 3 month internship is open to women studying their PhD in a #STEM Field of Research code, between 1.0-3.0 EFTSL. The LIFT Scholarship is $3,000/month while their PhD stipend is paused, they would undertake iAccelerate’s #entrepreneurial pre-accelerator program ‘Activate’ starting in March or August, join a #leadership retreat in June and take part in opportunistic #CommunityEngagement with high school students to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders. Skills wish list: 💭 Software development skills (Python and/or C# preferred) 💭 Understanding of machine learning and/or neural networks 💭 Planning experience not necessary but an interest is required Apply via my friends at APR.Intern - https://lnkd.in/gwAfsYQU CC: Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) Tamantha Stutchbury Danielle Skropeta

Last year, during my APR.Intern PhD internship at the The Australian Academy of Science, I had the incredible opportunity to work with the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and the Leukaemia Foundation Australia. Together, we consulted key stakeholders and reviewed literature to develop a 10-year roadmap for blood cancer research in Australia. I’m incredibly proud to have contributed to this impactful project. #Policydevelopment #WomenInSTEM #CancerResearch #SciencePolicy #ResearchImpact #BloodCancerResearch #STEMCareers #HealthPolicy

I am sharing an excellent blog written by Dr Courtney Wallingford, PhD on the APR.Intern, Western Sydney University, Launch Pad - Western Sydney University WiSE STEM Masterclass. Not only was I impressed by Courtney's proactivity during the Masterclass, but this blog is very well written is a great summary. It is true I did say “Hard work is important, but it is not enough”. #STEMM #womeninstemm #masterclass #leadership #network #support https://lnkd.in/g5twywe8

🌟 Meet Dr Simone Sleep, a brilliant researcher and valued Dentroid collaborator! 🌟 We are thrilled to share the exciting work Dr Simone Sleep conducted during her PhD internship with Dentroid, which she just started to publish at Lasers in Dental Science Journal . Her research, supervised by Professor Roy George and supported by APR.Intern and the Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WiSE) subsidy, leverages our Nuralyte® device in groundbreaking ways to advance the field of dental stem cell research. 🔬🦷 Using Nuralyte®’s multiplex polychromatic photobiomodulation capabilities (patent-pending), Simone monitored critical biomarkers in real time—without compromising cell integrity. This state-of-the-art technique has yielded remarkable findings on bone regeneration and tissue healing acceleration, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in regenerative treatments. Her achievements are a testament to the great potential of women in STEM, setting new standards in research. As we eagerly await the publication of Simone’s full results, we invite you to stay tuned. The implications for bone regeneration and accelerated tissue repair are truly revolutionary, promising better treatment outcomes in cosmetic surgery, implantology, periodontics, and beyond. Congratulations, Simone! 🎉 Your work exemplifies the spirit of innovation at Dentroid, and we’re honored to support your cutting-edge research. #DentalInnovation #Nuralyte #StemCellResearch #Photobiomodulation #RegenerativeDentistry #WomenInSTEM #WiSE #DentalScience #Dentroid