2. Ian Frazer
• Professor Ian Frazer was born in 1953 in Glasgow,
Scotland, into an academic family.
• He studied medicine at Edinburgh University and trained
as a renal physician and clinical immunologist.
• Professor Ian Frazer founded and leads the University of
Queensland’s centre for Immunology and cancer
research.
3. Fiona Stanley
• Fiona Stanley, born 1st August 1946
• Born in Sydney, NSW
• Australian epidemiologist noted for her public health work,
and her research into child and maternal health, and birth
disorders such as cerebral palsy.
• She is passionate about the health of Australian children.
• She has dedicated her life to researching the causes of major
childhood illnesses and birth defects so that they can be
prevented.
4. • Outline the areas in which they are currently
working on.
• Information about their research.
5. Ian Frazer
• Professor Frazer's current research interests include
immunoregulation and immunotherapeutic vaccines for
papillomavirus associated cancers.
• For 20 years he has been researching the link between
papilloma viruses of cancer
• He has been seeking ways to treat these viruses in order
to reduce the incidence of cancer.
6. Fiona Stanley
• Stanley has focused on the importance of using population
data to provide significant health, social and economic
benefits to the community.
• Her research included:
• strategies to enhance health and well-being in populations
• the causes and prevention of birth defects and major
neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy
• The causes of lifelong consequences of low birth weight
• Patterns of maternal and child health in Aboriginal and
Caucasian population.
7. • How does their work impact society and/or the
environment?
8. Ian Frazer
• Ian Frazer has now developed vaccines to prevent and
treat cervical cancer which affect 500,000 women each
year.
• A vaccine based on his research has shown in worldwide
trials to prevent human papilloma virus (HPV) infection
and reduce Pap smear abnormalities by 90%.
• It has the potential to practically eliminate cervical
cancer within a generation.
• Expected to be on the market within a year, this vaccine
will revolutionise women's health across the globe.
9. Fiona Stanley
• 2 of Fiona Stanley’s most significant discoveries are:
- that a maternal diet rich in folic acid can prevent spina bifida
in babies
- And that cerebral palsy is not only the result of birth trauma. It
may also be caused by other factors such as infections or
blood incompatibilities.
• She is also known for her contribution to Aboriginal maternal
and child health in WA
• She has received many awards, including Companion of the
Order of Australia for her contribution to child and Aboriginal
health and health research.
• She was named Australian of the Year in 2003.
