Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

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Like every year, Phenomics Australia celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on the 11th of February. This day is an opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. 

We want to thank the amazing women whose expertise and vision make us thrive.

Get to know more about them on our Team’s page.

“A career in science creates incredible opportunities to shape the future.”
Susan PondPhenomics Australia Board Member
‘Inspired by our leading women in Australian Science, creating a better future for all.' 
Karen BrenanAustralian Phenomics Facility | ANU
“Changing the game surrounded by inspirational women scientists who make a difference every day.”
Kaylene SimpsonVCFG | Peter Mac
“Women in biomedical research-we make a world of difference.”
Tina CardamonePathology | University of Melbourne
“Being a woman in science has given me the opportunity to make a difference and improve quality of life for current and future generations.”
Twishi GulatiVCFG | Peter Mac
"Women contributing to the world of CRISPR, MAGEC!"
Lin TaiMAGEC | WEHI
“I'm proud to be a woman scientist working with researchers and clinicians to fight cancer, even if it feels like a small drop in the ocean.”
Jennii LuuVCFG | Peter Mac
“Women are leading the way in many areas of science - imagine what we could achieve if there was equity in terms of research funding and representation at senior levels.”
Carol WickingPhenomics Australia Science Advisor
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Phenomics Australia’s women are enabling Precision Medicine by:

Investing in excellent research infrastructure.
Advocating for the importance of research on knowledge generation, wealth, and positive health outcomes.
Contributing to the strategic growth and development of valuable national research infrastructure.
Innovating on automated 3D and 2D screening platforms.
Enhancing biomedical research outcomes through world-class phenotyping expertise.
Boosting translational research outcomes.
Managing business operations providing service excellence in gene editing.
Driving economic growth supporting excellence and innovation in the Australian research sector.
Providing histopathology, necropsy, and digital slide scanning expertise.
Developing novel molecular biology techniques increasing the efficiency of gene editing workflows.
Driving and implementing novel methods of cellular phenotyping using complex images analysis tools.
Generating disease models to drive the discovery of the molecular basis of disease to benefit the health of all Australians.
Improving methods for sophisticated cellular phenotyping.
Achieving novel target discovery supporting arrayed drug, CRISPR, and RNAi screens.
Promoting Australian critical research infrastructure nationally and internationally.
Empowering and training the next generation of biomedical researchers.
Advancing scientific knowledge and driving better health outcomes through cutting-edge Functional Genomics.
And much more.
Elucidating the fundamental biological processes underpinning disease.

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