How a Tamil Refugee Became a Medical Researcher

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Researchers at The Children's Hospital at Westmead say they've discovered babies who die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) have greatly decreased levels of a certain brain protein, known as Orexin, responsible for regulating sleep arousal.

Arunnjah Vivekanandarajah is one of those researchers. She talks to Kulasegaram Sanchayan about the research and her involvement in it.

This interview went to air in 2017.

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