2010

2010 fellow wins Inaugural Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize

26 October 2011

The winner of the Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize, for her lung cancer research, is Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat, from Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI). Having unravelled key information on how and why breast stem cells contribute to the progression of breast cancer, she is now turning to the challenge of lung cancer.

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Five years of L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellows

23 August 2011

2011 marks the fifth year that L’Oréal Australia will award its For Women in Science Fellowships to Australian early-career female scientists. Since its inception in 2007, the Fellowships, worth $20,000 each, have been awarded to 14 outstanding female scientists who have used the award to increase their impact in their chosen field of science, provide [...]

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Applications for 2011 have now closed

2 May 2011

Thank-you to all those who took the time to apply for the fellowships.

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Nominations, Fellows Update and WiSE Summit

14 March 2011

March Bulletin

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How life survives in unlikely places, gender barriers and more – L’Oréal For Women In Science update

22 November 2010

In this bulletin: Finding life in extreme physical environments: expatriate Australian Professor Jillian Banfield among the five Laureates announced for 2011 L’Oréal Australian Fellows win 2010 Eureka Prizes Recent US survey shows that gender is still a major barrier for women in science Applying for Australian Fellowships for 2011

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The L’Oréal Foundation and the UNESCO recognise five exceptional women scientists with the 2011 For Women In Science awards

11 November 2010

Australian professor Jillian Banfield honoured as the 2011 Laureate for North America November 11, 2010: Professor Ahmed Zewail, President of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Jury, today announced the five Laureates of the 2011 program.  Each year, five outstanding women scientists – one per region – are honoured for the contributions of their [...]

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2010 award ceremony photos

26 August 2010

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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2010 Fellows announced

24 August 2010

How does breast cancer start? Capturing and releasing gases with smart crystals? Giving malaria a kick in the gut

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Fighting back against malaria

24 August 2010

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 [...]

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Mopping up gases

24 August 2010

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 [...]

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