ARC Conversations: Different by Design - Rethinking Treatment Discovery
Why different ways of thinking matter for research - Prof Matt Dalby's journey through collaboration, drug discovery and regenerative medicine.
ARC Public; Social Sciences hub
Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Category: Public lectures, Academic events
Speaker: Professor Matt Dalby
Drawing on his own journey from struggling with conventional learning to building a career around close collaboration, Prof Matt Dalby - co-Director of the Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment at the ARC - will reflect on what it takes to bring together people with different expertise, personalities and ways of thinking - and create environments in which they can thrive. He’ll also share how collaboration across different disciplines is opening up new possibilities for regenerative medicine and developing better non-animal models for research and drug testing.