Episode 92 - Using Living Models To Advance Medicine With Dr Erika Bosio

In this episode we venture out to Royal Perth Hospital for a chat with Dr Erika Bosio, Laboratory Head in the Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, and a senior lecturer at the UWA School of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate Research Coordinator at the UWA Medical School. Erika talks us through her career in research, which took her to Italy and back again. She has conducted research in immunology, transplantation, diabetes and stem cells. Erika is currently working with UWA and the Harry Perkins Institute using a live human model of tiny blood vessels to try and improve our understanding of how sepsis and anaphylaxis work to make people acutely unwell. Erika also discusses our reliance on the use of animal models in early-stage laboratory research, a complex and often controversial topic. You can read more about Erika’s work here: https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/erika-bosio As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com or via twitter @healthmeanswhat or via FaceBook @MeaningofHealth or via Instagram @healthmeanswhat