Dr Bonnie Bassler
American molecular biologist
American molecular biologist
Professor of Pharmacology at Flinders University of South Australia whose areas of interest include disorders of brain function and the effects of drugs on the brain.
Australain researcher who has studied diving in platypus and geese, as well as groups of diving ducks, and the comparative physiology and endocrinology of reptiles and Australian native mammals.
Joyce Allan was Australia’s first female conchologist.
Cecily Lydia Fearnley was awarded the Queensland Natural History Award in 2001 and has published several popular books on the flora and fauna of Noosa and surrounding areas.
Australian dietician
Beth Tuffley was at the University of Queensland doing post-graduate work in biochemistry when she was selected as the inaugural winner of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute Masson Award in 1941.
Since 2002 Carol Oliver has held multiple roles at the Australian Centre for Astrobiology (ACA) becoming the Deputy Director in 2012.
American ornithologist, illustrator, and activist in the anti-slavery, temperance, and women’s suffrage movements.
Beryl Splatt worked as a biochemist and metabolist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital from 1923 to 1964 and also demonstrated in clinical biochemistry at the University of Melbourne from 1940 to 1961.