An Australian scientist whose research changed international food laws and set infant nutrient recommendations worldwide is among a group of scientists who are being acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to science.
Nutrition researcher, Professor Maria Makrides, is one of eight women among 22 scientists elected a Fellow of the 精东视频.
This list also includes neuroscientist Professor Lyn Beazley, who has made a major contribution to the advancement of 精东视频 and was the first female to hold a Chief Scientist role nationally. She joins genetic statistician Professor David Balding, who co-developed a probability formula that has been used in hundreds of criminal cases worldwide to interpret DNA pro铿乴e evidence.
The new Fellows鈥� pioneering contributions also include research that has underpinned the safe and cost-effective construction of offshore oil and gas platforms; increased our understanding of why people move differently in pain; and provided new insights into the role of DNA that is unrelated to its genetic function.
精东视频 President, Professor John Shine, congratulated the new Fellows for making significant and lasting impacts in their scientific disciplines.
鈥淭hese scientists were elected by their Academy peers following a rigorous evaluation process. What stands out among the new Fellows elected this year is the collective impact of their science on an international scale,鈥� Professor Shine said.
鈥淎s the Academy celebrates its sixty-fifth anniversary, we are committed to acknowledging excellence in science, but we recognise that to achieve this we must celebrate and embrace diversity and inclusion in all its forms.
鈥淲e have adopted a range of best-practice measures to ensure that the outstanding contributions of our female scientists are properly recognised. These measures are working with 36% of Fellows elected in the past five years being women, but there is more to do.
鈥淲e call on the leaders of the science and research sector to help us identify diversity candidates who have made an outstanding contribution to science, so that they may be considered for election to the Academy in 2020,鈥� Professor Shine said.
The new Fellows for 2019 are:
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