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Dr Bec Sheean: Director of Cure Research and Programs, FightMND
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Published 2nd July, 2025.
Dr Bec Sheean is the Director of Research and Programs at FightMND, leading strategy across all funded research and initiatives to accelerate progress against Motor Neurone Disease..
This is Bec's first ever in-depth interview.
It’s time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy.
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Hosted by Vidit Agarwal, Founder of Curiosity Center and The High Flyers Podcast.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity.
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In this inspiring and candid conversation, Dr. Bec Sheean opens up about:
- Grew up in Melbourne with dogs, basketball and a tight-knit family
- Switched from vet science to neuroscience after one summer lab
- PhD on MND, funded by Rotary, sparked her mission
- Faced 9% grant rates, burnout and constant career risk
- Joined FightMND early and helped scale it globally
- Built iconic campaigns with AFL, Bunnings and Big Freeze
- Explains the terrifying reality of MND
- Leads national research, uses AI, runs global roundtables
- Sport shaped her grit—still defends hard on court
- Learning coding, her dog Ruthie, and family
and lots more!
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