As part of the Midsumma Festival, QueersInScience presented a two-part lecture series displaying the amazing work of queer scientists in Australia.
As part of the 2021 Midsumma Festival, QueersInScience presented a two-part lecture series displaying the amazing work of queer scientists in Australia. This year’s series was being held in partnership with Melbourne Museum and the Royal Society of Victoria, supported by the Inspiring Victoria program.
Watch the lectures here and scroll down for speaker bios.
Pronouns: he/him
Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – Talk 1: “A Retirement Postponed by a Virus”
Pronouns: she/her
Doherty Institute / Royal Melbourne Hospital / Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia
Director of Microbiology, Lab Head, Dame Kate Campbell Fellow
Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – Talk 2
Pronouns: they/them
Creative Director of PermaQueer, Queensland, Australia
Ecology Now – Talk 1: “Ancestral biology and designing a connection to your traditional ecological knowledge”
Pronouns: he/him
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Head, Behavioural Ecology Research Group
Ecology Now – Talk 1: “Sex in a changing world”
