It’s tiny, but this ‘master organ’ controls your hormones and your health

Research Pulse podcast Season 3 Episode 6    

We speak to endocrinologist Associate Professor Sunita De Sousa, Senior Staff Specialist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. As well as seeing patients, Sunita is passionate about her research to improve diagnosis and care for patients with tumours of the pituitary gland, known as adenomas.

About the researcher

A/Prof Sunita De Sousa is a Staff Specialist in Endocrinology and Genetics at CALHN’s Royal Adelaide Hospital, and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide. She has completed an MSc at the University of London, and fellowships in pituitary endocrinology at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and clinical genetics in the SA Clinical Genetics Service. Her PhD on the genetics and clinical aspects of prolactinomas was awarded the 2020 University of Adelaide Doctoral Research Medal.

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