CIRO and CERA Host: Dr Shane, 1st guest: Prof Doug Hilton CEO CSIRO is a molecular and cellular biologist and previously Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI). At WEHI, his medical research focussed on understanding how blood cells communicate and using this knowledge to improve disease treatments. He and his team held more than 20 patents and translated their research through collaboration with venture capitalists and the biopharmaceutical industry. Through an honorary appointment in the Zoology Department at University of Melbourne, he also studies a family of tiny day-flying moths involved in the pollination of Australian plants. 2nd guest: Prof Professor Peter van Wijngaarden CERA. An ophthalmologist and medical scientist with research interests in diabetic retinopathy, Alzheimer’s disease and retinal imaging biomarker discovery. He has research experience in retinal vascular biology and central nervous system regeneration. Program page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Facebook page: Einstein-A-Go-Go X: Einstein-A-Go-Go