This week, on our launch episode of the #bornglobal Coffee Pods series, we are joined by NASA's Dr Abigail Allwood as she lands the Perseverance Rover on Mars in real-time. Come behind-the-scenes in a personal interview with this Australian trailblazer.

Dr Abigail Allwood is not only the first Australian but the first female to lead a Mars mission! As the principal investigator of the most complex mission NASA has ever sent to the Red Planet, Perseverance is specifically tasked with answering the question of whether life ever existed on a planet other than Earth.

As an @Advance Award winner, Abigail is driven by a passion for science. From her home in California, she wonders how 'thinking like a scientist' can open our minds and reduce our biased worldview right now? Abigail also ponders what we can do to get more girls to imagine having a global (or interplanetary) career in STEM?

This week, on our launch episode of the #bornglobal Coffee Pods series, we are joined by NASA's Dr Abigail Allwood as she lands the Perseverance Rover on Mars in real-time. Come behind-the-scenes in a personal interview with this Australian trailblazer.
Dr Abigail Allwood is not only the first Australian but the first female to lead a Mars mission! As the principal investigator of the most complex mission NASA has ever sent to the Red Planet, Perseverance is specifically tasked with answering the question of whether life ever existed on a planet other than Earth.
As an @Advance Award winner, Abigail is driven by a passion for science. From her home in California, she wonders how 'thinking like a scientist' can open our minds and reduce our biased worldview right now? Abigail also ponders what we can do to get more girls to imagine having a global (or interplanetary) career in STEM?

Coffee Pods is a podcast designed to fuel your difference by by opening up access to the insights, stories and experiences of remarkable people, who've marched to the beat of their own drum and created a positive butterfly effect in their wake. We believe that in the mere amount of time it takes to have a cup of coffee with someone we can learn from a lifetime of experience. So, come have a coffee break with us, and get the inspirational fuel and practical toolkit you need to be the change you want to see in your life, organisation or community

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Coffee Pods is a podcast designed to fuel your difference by opening up access to the insights, stories and experiences of remarkable people. These change-makers have marched to the beat of their own drum and chosen to be the change they hope to see in the world. We believe that in the mere amount of time it takes to have a cup of coffee with someone, we can learn from a lifetime of experience. So, come have a coffee break with us, and get the inspirational fuel and practical tools you need to be at the leading edge of the change you want to see in your life, organisation or community.

Coffee Pods is a podcast designed to fuel your difference by opening up access to the insights, stories and experiences of remarkable people. These change-makers have marched to the beat of their own drum and chosen to be the change they hope to see in the world. We believe that in the mere amount of time it takes to have a cup of coffee with someone, we can learn from a lifetime of experience. So, come have a coffee break with us, and get the inspirational fuel and practical tools you need to be at the leading edge of the change you want to see in your life, organisation or community.

Dr Abigail Allwood is not only the first Australian but the first female to lead a Mars mission! As the principle investigator of the most complex mission NASA has sent to the Red Planet, Perseverance is specifically tasked with answering the question of whether life ever existed on a planet other than Earth.  As an Advance Award winner, Abigail is driven by a passion for science. From her home in Califonia, she wonders how can 'thinking like a scientist' can open our minds and reduce our biased worldview right now? Abigail also ponders what can we do to get more girls to imagine having a global (or interplanetary) career in STEM?

Coffee Pod #75: From Life as a Scientist to Life on Mars with NASA's Dr Abigail Allwood

Thank you for being loyal listeners to the Coffee Pods series. I've missed you! We will be relaunching in 2022. In the meantime, why not hop across to my new series, Energy Trailblazers, produced in partnership with the Energy Disruptor gang over in Canada, and powered by EY.

We are seeking out incredible global trailblazers who are paving the way for our clean energy future. Think Professor Muhammad Yunus, Seth Godin, Margaret Heffernan, Chris Voss, and loads of super interesting energy experts. With extraordinary entrepreneurialism, dynamic innovations, and system-changing stories, I hope you'll meet me over there. 

We believe conversations about our clean energy future are as relevant around the kitchen and classroom tables as they are around the boardroom and political tables.

Subscribe to Energy Trailblazers here

Subscribe to my bite-sized weekly newsletters here 

Check out my first book 'The Leading Edge'

Thank you for being loyal listeners to the Coffee Pods series. I've missed you! We will be relaunching in 2022. In the meantime, why not hop across to my new series, Energy Trailblazers, produced in partnership with the Energy Disruptor gang over in Canada, and powered by EY.
We are seeking out incredible global trailblazers who are paving the way for our clean energy future. Think <a href="https://www.yunussb.com/prof-muhammad-yunus">Professor Muhammad Yunus</a>, <a href="https://www.sethgodin.com/">Seth Godin</a>, <a href="https://www.mheffernan.com/">Margaret Heffernan</a>, <a href="https://www.blackswanltd.com/our-team/chris-voss">Chris Voss</a>, and loads of super interesting energy experts. With extraordinary entrepreneurialism, dynamic innovations, and system-changing stories, I hope you'll meet me over there.&nbsp;
We believe conversations about our clean energy future are as relevant around the kitchen and classroom tables as they are around the boardroom and political tables.
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<a href="https://mailchi.mp/hollyransom/newsletters">Subscribe to my bite-sized weekly newsletters here</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://linktr.ee/HollyRansom">Check out my first book 'The Leading Edge'</a>

Psst... Coffee-Podders head over here and check out my new Trailblazer series!

Meet Advance Awards Life Sciences Category Finalist, Dr Sandro Demaio.

A public health advocate and sustainable food architect, Dr Alessandro (Sandro) Demaio founded his career using nutrition as a platform for social change. As a recognised global expert and now CEO of VicHealth, Sandro speaks to the three biggest threats for Australians: climate change, obesity and chronic disease. Amplifying the science of his medical background with an art for public presence, Sandro has become a popular figure across broadcast TV, online editorial, news commentary forums and even a cookbook publication. Whether working alongside the Victorian Government at VicHealth, advising the World Health Organisation, co-authoring global reports with UNICEF, co-founding the social movement NCDFREE to engage young leaders from across the world, or founding the biennial festival21, a free event celebrating food and ideas, Sandro is as passionate as he is pragmatic.

A former World Health Organization medical officer who trained and worked at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital, Dr Sandro Demaio’s international perspective has been informed by a decade working across the globe. During his time as CEO of Oslo-based EAT Foundation, he oversaw the launch of the EAT-Lancet Commission; a scientific commission that led to a global conversation around healthy and sustainable diets, including launch events at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and more than 40 other global locations. This report became one of the most discussed pieces of science globally in 2019. Sandro led the Lancet Series on Nutrition and was a central architect in the formation of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition. During the COVID-19 crisis, Sandro has been seconded to assist the COVID-19 Department Incident Management Team as the (part-time) Deputy Public Health Commander.

Meet Advance Awards Life Sciences Category Finalist, Dr Sandro Demaio.
A public health advocate and sustainable food architect, Dr Alessandro (Sandro) Demaio founded his career using nutrition as a platform for social change. As a recognised global expert and now CEO of VicHealth, Sandro speaks to the three biggest threats for Australians: climate change, obesity and chronic disease. Amplifying the science of his medical background with an art for public presence, Sandro has become a popular figure across broadcast TV, online editorial, news commentary forums and even a cookbook publication. Whether working alongside the Victorian Government at VicHealth, advising the World Health Organisation, co-authoring global reports with UNICEF, co-founding the social movement NCDFREE to engage young leaders from across the world, or founding the biennial festival21, a free event celebrating food and ideas, Sandro is as passionate as he is pragmatic.
A former World Health Organization medical officer who trained and worked at Melbourne&rsquo;s Alfred Hospital, Dr Sandro Demaio&rsquo;s international perspective has been informed by a decade working across the globe. During his time as CEO of Oslo-based EAT Foundation, he oversaw the launch of the EAT-Lancet Commission; a scientific commission that led to a global conversation around healthy and sustainable diets, including launch events at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and more than 40 other global locations. This report became one of the most discussed pieces of science globally in 2019. Sandro led the Lancet Series on Nutrition and was a central architect in the formation of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition. During the COVID-19 crisis, Sandro has been seconded to assist the COVID-19 Department Incident Management Team as the (part-time) Deputy Public Health Commander.

Coffee Pod #82 Dr Sandro Demaio

Not only has Dr Rossa Chiu won numerous international awards including the Advance Asia Impact Award 2020, she also has over 485 patents to her name. A specialist in molecular signatures as a chemical pathologist, Rossa moved to Hong Kong immediately after graduating from the University of Queensland to work in her dream job - researching non-invasive prenatal testing procedures, detecting any abnormalities in unborn babies. 

Today, Dr Rossa Chiu is a professor in the department of chemical pathology and Associate Dean for Development at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.  Rossa is determined to detect early cancer, saying "Very often people only learn about their cancer when they start to become unwell". Rossa and her team have translated their learnings from prenatal detection to bring forward the diagnostic timeline for cancer detection in order to save lives via a simple blood test. At any one time, among every one thousand individuals, there are two persons with known cancer, and only fifty percent of cancer patients survive beyond ten years.

How does Australia's leading cancer researcher keep an eye on IP opportunities while changing diagnostic practices? And why does she consider raising her kids to be the most difficult research project yet?

Not only has Dr Rossa Chiu won numerous international awards including the Advance Asia Impact Award 2020, she also has over 485 patents to her name. A specialist in molecular signatures as a chemical pathologist, Rossa moved to Hong Kong immediately after graduating from the University of Queensland to work in her dream job - researching non-invasive prenatal testing procedures, detecting any abnormalities in unborn babies.&nbsp;
Today, Dr Rossa Chiu is a professor in the department of chemical pathology and Associate Dean for Development at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. &nbsp;Rossa is determined to detect early cancer, saying "Very often people only learn about their cancer when they start to become unwell". Rossa and her team have translated their learnings from prenatal detection to bring forward the diagnostic timeline for cancer detection in order to save lives via a simple blood test. At any one time, among every one thousand individuals, there are two persons with known cancer, and only fifty percent of cancer patients survive beyond ten years.
How does Australia's leading cancer researcher keep an eye on IP opportunities while changing diagnostic practices? And why does she consider raising her kids to be the most difficult research project yet?

Coffee Pod #75: From Life as a Scientist to Life on Mars with NASA's Dr Abigail Allwood

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