The three L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellows received their awards on Tuesday night at the Melbourne Museum. Here are some photos from the night.
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How does breast cancer start?
Capturing and releasing gases with smart crystals?
Giving malaria a kick in the gut
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Deanna D’Alessandro
University of Sydney
A sponge that filters hot air and captures carbon dioxide
We need better ways of capturing carbon dioxide emissions from power stations and industry. And we won’t be using hydrogen cars until we’ve developed practical ways of carrying enough hydrogen gas in the fuel tank. Deanna D’Alessandro’s understanding of basic chemistry has led her to create new, incredibly absorbent chemicals that could do both these jobs and much more.
It’s all to do with surface area. Working in California and in Sydney she has constructed crystals that are full of minute holes. One teaspoon of the most effective of her chemicals has the surface area of a rugby field. What’s more, the size and shape of the pores can be customised using light. So she believes she can create molecular sponges that will mop up carbon dioxide, hydrogen, or in theory almost any gas – and then release it on cue. Read the full article →
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Rowena Martin
The Australian National University, Canberra/The University of Melbourne
In the 1950s it seemed as if medical science was winning the fight against malaria with the help of the ‘wonder drug’ chloroquine. Over the past half century the drug has saved hundreds of millions of lives.
But now the parasite that causes malaria has fought back. Chloroquine-resistant malaria has become common in developing countries. Rowena Martin is working to understand what happened, and to develop new ways of treating malaria. Read the full article →
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Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Most women in Australia who have breast cancer recover. But many then relapse years later.
Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat wants to know why. If she can solve this mystery, her work will open up opportunities for new drugs and treatments. Her achievements to date suggest that she is well placed to succeed. Read the full article →
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The 2010 L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellowships will be announced on Tuesday, 24 August at the Melbourne Museum.
On Wednesday 25 August, 140 students will meet the 2010 Fellows at a schools forum at the Walter and Eliza Institute for Medical Research. The forum is fully subscribed.
We are now briefing the media on embargo. For further information contact Niall Byrne, niall@scienceinpublic.com.au, 03 9398 1416.
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Applications for the 2010 L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellowships have now closed.
Below is the April bulletin for 2010.
We’re pleased to include progress reports on our 2009 Fellows. As you will read, their work spans the full extent of space and time—from Marnie’s studies on how genes are controlled, through Tamara’s exploration of dark matter in the Universe, to Zenobia’s use of single grains of sand to time Australia’s pre-history.
More below:
L’Oréal Australia Fellowships in 2010
The $20,000 L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellowships are to help early-career women scientists consolidate their careers and rise to leadership positions.
They are awarded to women who have shown excellence in their scientific careers and who have an appropriate research plan that will be assisted by the one-year Fellowship.
The L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellowships are now in their fourth year. They are supported by the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, and are highly competitive.
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Applications for the 2010 L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science fellowships are now closed.
The three $20,000 Fellowships are intended to help early-career women scientists to consolidate their careers and rise to leadership positions in science.
The Fellowships are awarded to women who have shown scientific excellence in their career to date and who have an appropriate research plan that will be assisted by the one-year Fellowship.
The L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellowships are now in their fourth year. They are supported by the Australian Academy of Sciences and the Australian National Commission for UNESCO.
For more information, use the following links:
Selection criteria and nomination form
Applications for the 2010 fellowships are now closed.
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Two outstanding female scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have been awarded research fellowships worth $1.75 million to continue their cancer research.
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In this bulletin:
- 2010 Laureates announced
- Two former Laureates win Nobel Prizes in Medicine and Chemistry
- Prime Minister recognises L’Oréal Fellow with physical sciences prize
- Updates from our 2007 and 2008 Australian Fellows – Tara Telescope in business, and more
- Applying for Australian Fellowships for 2010 Read the full article →
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