ABOUT

Helping researchers build sustainable, competitive medical research programs

through strategic approaches to funding, positioning, and visibility.

I'm Trish Dwight, a PhD-qualified cancer biologist and medical science communicator.

I help researchers build sustainable, competitive, and fundable research programs through strategic approaches to funding, positioning, and visibility.

This includes clarifying and communicating research in ways that resonate with the audiences that matter whether that's funders, reviewers, health professionals, policymakers, patients, carers, or the broader public.

Who I work with

I work with medical researchers - across Australia - at all stages of their careers:

  • Early-career and emerging researchers developing their research programs and trajectory

  • Established investigators and research leaders seeking to strengthen competitiveness and demonstrate impact

  • Individuals, teams and institutes seeking more coherent, visible, and strategically positioned research

How I help

I work alongside researchers to:

  • Implement strategies that will help build sustainable research programs

  • Position research for funding success, impact, and career progression

  • Strengthen grant applications within a broader program of work

  • Translate complex ideas into clear, targeted communication

  • Increase visibility and engagement beyond specialist audiences

Evidence of impact

Researchers I’ve worked with have achieved:

  • Success in major Australian funding schemes (NHMRC, MRFF, CINSW)

  • Academic promotion, including to professorial level

  • Publication in international peer-reviewed journals

  • Increased visibility across digital media channels

Experience and expertise

I'm a PhD-qualified cancer biologist (University of Sydney) with over 20 years of experience spanning academia and the pharmaceutical industry.

Academic research experience:

  • Author of 50 peer-reviewed publications

  • Reviewer for international scientific journals

  • Reviewer for national research funding schemes

  • Presented at national and international conferences

  • Recipient of national and international funding, including NHMRC

This provides a deep understanding of how research is conducted, assessed, and communicated within competitive environments.

Pharmaceutical industry experience:

  • Development of regulatory materials, including protocols, clinical study reports, and clinical trial registry summaries

  • Development of commercialisation materials, including manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations

More information on my experience, publications and funding can be found on LinkedIn and ORCID.

Are you ready to build a more sustainable and competitive research program and communicate your research in ways that resonate with the audiences that matter?