From hunting for exoplanets throughout the galaxy to tackling public health threats across the Asia-Pacific region, the 2018 Alumni Award Finalists showcase the rich diversity of Griffith’s Science alumni.
Outstanding Alumnus Award Finalist
Professor Alan Cowman
As a young boy, Professor Alan Cowman was mad about science.
As the current Deputy Director and Head of Infection and Immunity at The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), the Griffith University graduate gets to live and breathe his lifelong passion while working towards saving lives from malaria.
Since graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science with Honours under his belt, Professor Cowman has been an integral part of the WEHI laboratory and its focus on malaria, a disease that is responsible for more than 400,000 deaths a year around the world, and aims to develop a vaccine and new treatments.
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award Finalist
Dr Jessie Christiansen has always been a starry-eyed dreamer; she helped start her high school’s first astronomy club.
That early passion for astrophysics
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