Listen "Changing Australia: Sam Berkovic and transforming the way we understand and treat epilepsy"
Episode Synopsis
Thousands of Australians live with epilepsy, but the cause of the neurological disorder has not been well understood.In the 1990s, Laureate Professor Sam Berkovic and his collaborators made a discovery that finally gave answers to some families living with the disease.Guest: Laureate Professor Sam Berkovic, esteemed Australian neurologist, Director of the Epilepsy Research Centre at Austin Health, incoming president of the Australian Academy of Science.
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