Ceremony

2011 Fellowship program

17 August 2011

The three L’Oréal Fellows for 2011 were announced on 23 August. Here’s where they appeared. Friday 19 August: The three Fellows presented their research to staff at L’Oréal Australia’s Melbourne headquarters. Tuesday 23 August: The Fellows will recieved their 2011 L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellowships at 6pm at a ceremony at Melbourne Exhibition Centre. Wednesday [...]

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Hunting supernovae and dark energy, Finding the first Australians, What it takes to make a human

24 August 2009

Where did we come from; how are we made; and how will it all end?

These fundamental questions are being tackled by the 2009 L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellows who received their Fellowship from Mark Tucker, CEO of L’Oréal Australia, at a ceremony at L’Oréal’s Australian head office in Melbourne on Tuesday 25 August.

The Fellows are:

* Tamara Davis, University of Queensland, Brisbane/University of Copenhagen
* Marnie Blewitt, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
* Zenobia Jacobs, University of Wollongong

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Left-handed plants; nano-safety; fighting viruses

26 August 2008

The 2008 L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellows are: * Amanda Barnard, The University of Melbourne * Angela Moles, The University of New South Wales * Erika Cretney, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne * Natalie Borg, Monash University, Melbourne.

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Could deadly shellfish venoms fight pain and save lives

5 March 2008

The deadly toxins associated with ‘red tide’ algal blooms are being investigated as potential drugs by a New Zealand scientist who’s in Paris this week for the For Women in Science Awards. Auckland University researcher Margaret Brimble finds and recreates rare molecules derived from nature that could act as antimicrobial, anticancer or antiviral drugs. It [...]

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Platypus sex; drugs from shellfish toxins; the secret of ageing; cancer cells cheat death

4 March 2008

Four leading Australian and NZ scientists are in Paris from 5 March for the 10th anniversary of the L’ORÉAL/ UNESCO For Women In Science program.

They’re all available to discuss the latest developments in their research:

* The secret of ageing – telomerase
* How cancer cells cheat death
* How the platypus and wallaby genome are revealing human secrets
* Deadly shellfish toxins that may fight pain and save lives

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Inaugural L’ORÉAL Australia For Women in Science Fellowships

28 August 2007

“Beauty meets science” The world needs science. Science needs women. The inaugural L’ORÉAL Australia For Women In Science Fellowships have been presented to four inspirational early career scientists. “We hope these $20,000 Fellowships will help these women consolidate their careers and rise to leadership positions in science,” says L’ORÉAL Australia managing director Mark Tucker. “The [...]

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