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There are several areas of pathology practice, related either to the methods used to test tissue samples or to the type of diseases being investigated.

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Meet Jenny Newton, relief laboratory scientist based at Belmont
1st November, 2025
Jenny Newton is a laboratory scientist with more than 35 years of experience in pathology. This year, she moved into NSW Health Pathology’s Hunter R...
Meet Stacey Richards, Senior Scientist at our Forensic Toxicology Laboratory
1st November, 2025
Stacey has always been curious with a desire to know “why”, which led her to study chemistry, majoring in forensic science. She has worked in the ...
Meet Susy Mathew, a Microbiology Scientist at Royal Prince Alfred
1st November, 2025
As a Microbiology Scientist at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA) laboratory, Susy’s work involves the detection, identification and anal...
From elite sports to essential science – meet Brooke Williams at our Kempsey laboratory
31st October, 2025
Brooke worked for more than a decade as a sports massage therapist for elite athletes and sporting teams in Queensland, but says relocating to her hom...
NSW Health Pathology now at Hawkesbury District Hospital
23rd October, 2025
The Hawkesbury community will continue to have access to high quality healthcare, with the transition of Hawkesbury District Hospital pathology servic...
Meet Sandra O’Toole – Breast Cancer Researcher and Pathologist
9th October, 2025
Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October is the perfect time to shine a spotlight on Professor Sandra O’Toole, who is working ahead of the curve to ...
Biobank receives global recognition for being a leader in laboratory sustainability
26th September, 2025
Congratulations to the team at the NSW Health Statewide Biobank, who won the Government Sector Biorepository Award in the 2025 International Freezer C...
New drug study reveals promising results for hard-to-treat fungal infections
9th September, 2025
NSW Health Pathology clinician-researcher Professor Sharon Chen has led an international clinical trial of a new drug that could bring hope to patient...
Leading Chemical Pathologist retires after four decades of service
28th August, 2025
Dr Margaret Janu is calling time on a pathology career spanning more than four decades – where she’s cared for patients at Concord Hospital, led t...
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NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.

Aboriginal Workforce Development Closing the Gap
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