1. Fiona Wood

2. Outline the Areas in Which They are
Currently Working
• Plastic surgery.
• Director of Western Australia Burns Service and
Royal Perth Hospital – burns unit.
• Since saving around 30 people from the Bali
Bombings, she has assisted in medical response for
burns victims.
• Invented “spray-on” skin for burns victims.

3. Information About Their Research
• “Spray-on” skin.
– Still being developed.
– Used to take 21 days to produce enough cells to cover
burns, her method only took 5 days.
– Scarring was reduced when skin was available within 10
days.
• Stem cell influence in burn healing.
– Healing burn wounds contain bone marrow.

4. Information About Their Research
• Genetics of scarring.
– Samples of DNA are being collected to identify genetics
of scar outcomes.
• Keloid scars.
– Can come from insect bites, acne, burns, etc.
– There is current research on treatment to prevent these
scars, including:
• Standard treatment with an injection.
• An anti-calcium drug.

5. How does Their Work Impact Society
and/or the Environment?
• Her work increased the knowledge of other
scientists especially in the areas of:
– Tissue engineering.
– Skin culturing.
• New methods are being developed from her own.
• Able to help more burns victims recover in an
efficient way.

6. Barry Marshall

7. Outline the Areas in Which They are
Currently Working
• Medicine, microbiology.
– Professor of Clinical Microbiology at University of
Western Australia.
• Working on linking Heliobacter pylori infection and
stomach cancer.
• Continuing research of Influenza.
• Research of Cytomegalovirus.

8. Information About Their Research
• Cytomegalovirus.
– Double stranded DNA virus.
– Studies of the gene function.
– Effects of genetic variations in virus immune evasion.
• Environmental pathogens.
– Working on a tropical bacteria infection from Northern
Australia and Southeast Asia.
– Genotyping for bacterial infections.

9. Information About Their Research
• Heliobacter pylori infection.
– Has proved that this bacteria causes most stomach
ulcers.
– Some patients may not be cured with ‘over-the-counter’
drugs.

10. How does Their Work Impact Society
and/or the Environment?
• Knowledge of bacterial pathogens in the:
– Intestine.
– Environment.
• Knowledge of Heliobacter pylori.
– New vaccines and treatments being developed over
time.
• New research of Cytomegalovirus from other
scientists.