An ‘heirloom’ piece of jewellery has been bestowed to Griffith Research Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD) Director Professor Jennifer Martin AC to honour her inspiring achievements in the field.
Professor Martin was among eleven leading female scientists from around the world – and the only one from Australia – to be awarded the hand-crafted scientific heirlooms by their peers at the fifth Suffrage Science Awards for Life Sciences, held at the Academy of Medical Sciences in London.
The awards celebrate women in science and encourage others to enter science and reach senior leadership roles.
The scientific ‘heirloom’ jewellery piece, to be bestowed to Professor Martin. Credit: MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences
The 11 awardees were chosen by the previous award holders for their scientific achievements and ability to inspire others. The awards themselves are items of jewellery, inspired by the Suffrage movement, and are passed on as heirlooms from one female scientist to
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