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Adam Nelson (He/Him)

BA/BSc (Hons)

Teaching Areas: Philosophy, Immunology, Genetics and Japanese

adam@jch.unimelb.edu.au

Adam completed his undergraduate degrees in science and arts at
Monash University in 2017 majoring in Immunology and Philosophy and
minoring in Genetics and Japanese. He went on to complete his
honours in immunology in 2018 at the Alfred hospital’s central clinical
school looking at the role of B cells in ryegrass allergies. He is currently
completing his PhD at Melbourne University at the Peter Doherty
Institute for infectious disease and is studying a subset of T cells that
recognise metabolic change in cancer.

Outside the lab Adam enjoys reading, cooking, hiking, swimming,
playing and coaching hockey, and playing the drums.

Aidan Carter (he/they)

Master of International Relations, BA (Hons), Dip.Lang (French), GradCertEd (HigherEd)

Teaching areas: International Relations, Social Science Research
Methods, History, Essay Writing, Sociolinguistics, Italian and French

aidan@jch.unimelb.edu.au

Aidan has degrees in Foreign Languages, International Relations, and
Higher Education from the University of Melbourne, La Trobe University,
and the University for Foreigners of Perugia (Italy). He currently works
for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), is
completing his second master’s degree in Translation and Interpreting
at RMIT, and volunteers at Out For Australia.

He originally hails from rural Victoria (near Daylesford) and moved to
Melbourne to attend university. Following his graduation, he has
worked at Swinburne, La Trobe and the University of Melbourne in
research and teaching roles. His professional experience includes 5
years in colleges as a Resident Tutor, as well as roles as a tour guide,
an English teacher, and an interpreter in Italy.

In his spare time, he enjoys learning languages; travelling the world;
music; and keeping fit through running, swimming, tennis or cycling.

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