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GEORGINA SWEET AWARDS 2019 CEREMONY

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Pictured: 2016-2019 Georgina Sweet Award winners, committee members, invited speakers and guests.

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2019 Georgina Sweet Awards for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science on Monday 12th October. Similar to previous years we had more than 130 people in attendance to hear presentations from the winners about their research and personal journey in science so far.  Special thank you to Professor Sue Thomas who provided the audience with an engaging keynote address.

Thank you to Westbourne Grammar School and University High School students  for attending, along with guests they were able to experience a special Molecules in Motion Display. This included some Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Molecualr Graphics Visualisation Software of a range of biological systems with experts.

Congratulations again to our 2019 winners; Traude Beilharz (Monash University), Kim-Anh Lê Cao (University of Melbourne) and Sarah Auburn (Menzies School of Health).

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Pictured: 2019 Georgina Sweet Award winners - Sarah Auburn, Traude Beilharz & Kim-Anh Lê Cao.

GEORGINA SWEET AWARDS 2018 CEREMONY

Pictured: 2016-2018 Georgina Sweet Award winners, committee members, invited speakers and guests.

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2018 Georgina Sweet Awards for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science on Monday 8th October. We had more than 130 people in attendance to hear presentations from the winners about their research and personal journey in science so far.  Thank you to Leanne Harvey for her insightful keynote address about the path to leadership and the challenges faced by women along the way. Thank you to Westbourne Grammar School for making a special visit and taking steps to encourage the next generation of female scientists.

Congratulations again to our 2018 winners; Cornelia Landersdorfer (Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences), Ana Traven (Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute) and Aleksandra Filipovska (Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, UWA).

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Pictured above (left to right): Cornelia Landersdorfer (2018 winner), Leann Tilley, Ana Traven (2018 winner), Leanne Harvey (keynote speaker), Deniz (guitarist).
Pictured below: Award attendees in Bio21 atrium after the ceremony.