Microbiology researcher Dr Laura McCaughey has received the 2020 NSW Tall Poppy of the Year award for her work tackling antimicrobial resistance and communicating science, especially to girls and young women.
Dr Laura McCaughey works in her lab at the UTS Science ithree institute. Photo by Andy Roberts
Dr Laura McCaughey is a high-achieving scientist both in the lab – tackling the global scourge of antimicrobial resistance – and outside it – as a science communicator and role model for women in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine).
Now she can add a new accolade for the breadth of her contribution to science – that of NSW Young Tall Poppy of the Year, awarded by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science.
Dr McCaughey is a postdoctoral research fellow in microbiology at the UTS Faculty of Science ithree institute, in collaboration with the University of Oxford. She is also project manager for Soapbox Science Sydney.
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