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Bonus: Professor Georgina Long on keeping your professional passion alive

Bonus: Professor Georgina Long on keeping your professional passion alive

Season 5 Episode 2 Published 1 year ago
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What do you do when you're told you love your job too much? 

Professor Georgina Long shot to national attention when she was named Australian of the Year. Her research on melanoma - known as Australia’s national cancer - has saved thousands of lives. In this episode, Professor Long joins Helen McCabe to reflect on the whirlwind that’s followed being named co-Australian of the Year, and she opens up about her life as a scientist who’s been told she’s “too passionate” one too many times. 

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