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LK Connect WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH 2021 LK Connect WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH 2021 Join us for this livestreamed, worldwide event with an outstanding panel of Loreto Kirribilli Ex-Students. An evening to profile the work of our Loreto Kirribilli scientists around the Globe, highlighting new frontiers in research and the impact of applied science based professions in developing countries. WOMEN IN SCIENCE AROUND THE GLOBE Facilitator HELEN DALLEY (‘74) SYDNEY Helen is a well-respected television journalist, interviewer and podcaster, a Walkley Award winner with several decades’ experience on the Nine Network for 20 years, and more than a decade with Sky News Australia, Sky News Business and APAC. IRAQ SYDNEY OXFORD SYDNEY THERESE REBECCA DR BRIANNA DR SALLY POWELL (‘80) SCRENCI (‘13) HEAZLEWOOD (‘02) IOANNIDES (Eyers ‘00) Therese is a Rebecca is a founding Brianna is an academic Sally is a doctor who physiotherapist working Scientist of Vow, a cultivated in the Department of specialises in Public Health for the International meat start-up company in Chemistry at the University Medicine and Population Committee of the Red Sydney working in cellular of Oxford, researching how Child Health, currently Cross (ICRC) in Iraq. agriculture. chemical reactions occur working with NSW Health on Therese has worked with under cold and controlled the public response to the teams in North Korea, conditions. Brianna is an COVID-19 pandemic. Sally Myanmar and Iraq delivering award recipient of the works in public health, in prosthetic limbs, orthotics, Institute of Physics Henry both research and practice, physiotherapy and other Moseley Medal and a to improve the health rehabilitation services to European Research Council of Australian and New people with disabilities. (ERC) grant (worth $3.2 mil). Zealand children through population measures. Livestreamed on Wednesday 24 March 2021 from 7pm - 8.15pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) To register for this event please click here WOMEN IN SCIENCE AROUND THE GLOBE biographies Facilitator SYDNEY HELEN DALLEY (‘74) Helen Dalley is a well-respected television journalist, Helen is a Non-Executive Director of Aurora interviewer, podcaster, and a Walkley Award winner Education Foundation, a national not-for-profit with several decades ‘experience on the Nine whose purpose is to transform the lives of Network, and more than a decade with Sky News Indigenous students by investing in potential and Australia, Sky News Business and APAC. She currently inspiring excellence through education at the sits on the Walkley’s Advisory Board. highest level. Helen created and hosts the podcast series, ‘Build it. Helen is a Patron of Healthy Bones Australia (formerly They’ll Come’, focusing on Australian entrepreneurs Osteoporosis Australia), the leading Australian and how they built their empire from scratch. organisation devoted to public health information. Helen hosted several national primetime political, Helen is a Governor of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance business and news programs on Sky News. She also Research Foundation, a major body actively co-anchored coverage of several Federal Election supporting best-practice international/domestic campaigns. research into Cerebral Palsy. At the Nine TV Network, Helen was a senior reporter and occasional host on the Sunday Program for 16 years. Helen was also a founding member of Channel 9’s Business Sunday as a reporter and was host of A Current Affair Summer Edition and TODAY on Saturday. Livestreamed on Wednesday 24 March 2021 from 7pm - 8.15pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) To register for this event please click here For further information about LK Connect please contact The Development Office MENTORING & NETWORKING PROGRAM Phone +61 2 9957 4722 or email [email protected] WOMEN IN SCIENCE AROUND THE GLOBE biographies Speakers IRAQ SYDNEY THERESE REBECCA POWELL (‘80) SCRENCI (‘13) Therese worked as a physiotherapist in NSW Rebecca is a passionate scientist working in cellular Health services including the Spinal Outreach agriculture. After completing a Bachelor of Science Service in Royal Rehabilitation, Ryde in private (Majoring in Biotechnology) with honours and practice as well as in the U.K and South Africa. gaining some experience in biopharmaceuticals, she fostered her interest in the wellbeing of animals and In 2014, Therese commenced work as a her knowledge of biotechnology to form the perfect Physiotherapist/Health Delegate with the combination of both. In 2019, Rebecca was part of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) the founding science team at Vow, a cultivated meat working with teams in North Korea, Myanmar start-up company in Sydney. Cultivated meat takes and Iraq. the whole animal out of the equation to address Therese works with a team in delivering prosthetic food security, wildlife conservation, ecological limbs, orthotics, physiotherapy and other balance and sustainability. rehabilitation services to people with disabilities. Her next position will be in Yemen. Livestreamed on Wednesday 24 March 2021 from 7pm - 8.15pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) To register for this event please click here For further information about LK Connect please contact The Development Office MENTORING & NETWORKING PROGRAM Phone +61 2 9957 4722 or email [email protected] WOMEN IN SCIENCE AROUND THE GLOBE biographies OXFORD SYDNEY DR BRIANNA DR SALLY HEAZLEWOOD (‘02) IOANNIDES (Eyers ‘00) Brianna is an academic in the Department of Sally has a PhD in Medicine (University of Otago) Chemistry at the University of Oxford, previously and now specialises in Public Health Medicine completing her undergraduate degree and PhD at and Population Child Health working in the area the University of Sydney. Brianna then moved to the of communicable diseases with a special interest US for a postdoctoral position, before taking up a in improving the health of Australian and New series of fellowships at Oxford: a Royal Commission Zealand children through population measures. for the Exhibition of 1851 Research Fellowship, a Sally is currently completing her training with the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship and her Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Australasian current Engineering Physical Sciences Research Faculty of Public Health Medicine) while working for Council (EPSRC) Fellowship. NSW Health on the Public Health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brianna’s research looks at how chemical reactions occur under cold and controlled conditions. Brianna Sally has previously worked at the National Centre was recently awarded the Institute of Physics Henry for Immunisation Research and Surveillance and Moseley Medal and notably awarded a European authored the national handbook on vaccine Research Council (ERC) grant worth $3.2 million. hesitancy. Sally was the Population Child Health Brianna’s research aims to improve how well we Co-Lead of BestSTART-SWS, a translational paediatric understand the competing chemical reactions research unit based at Liverpool Hospital. occurring in the atmosphere. Livestreamed on Wednesday 24 March 2021 from 7pm - 8.15pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) To register for this event please click here For further information about LK Connect please contact The Development Office MENTORING & NETWORKING PROGRAM Phone +61 2 9957 4722 or email [email protected].
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