Entries by Rochelle Gunn

Inaugural recipients of Forrest Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships announced

December 17, 2021 in /by

The Forrest Research Foundation is proud to announce that Ms Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson and Dr Jo Pollitt have been named inaugural recipients of the Foundation’s Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships. A Fine Arts graduate from The University of Western Australia, Ms Eshraghian-Haakansson has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. For her fellowship Ms Eshraghian-Haakansson will explore […]

Forrest Foundation researchers named finalists in 2021 Premier’s Science Awards

August 4, 2021 in /by

Two outstanding Forrest Foundation researchers have been named finalists in the 2021 Premier’s Science Awards. These prestigious awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding scientific research and engagement taking place in Western Australia. Dr Arman Siahvashi from the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Western Australia and the Future Energy Export CRC has been […]

Eight early-career researchers awarded Prospect Fellowships

June 1, 2021 in /by

The Forrest Foundation has awarded eight Prospect Fellowships to outstanding early-career researchers to enable them to undertake their innovative work in Western Australia. The Forrest Foundation funded 20 Prospect Fellowships over two rounds as an additional investment into Australia’s research community in response to the impact COVID-19 had on research funding.  The Prospect Fellowships provide […]

Vaccine research to help address ‘tsunami of food allergies and eczema’

April 12, 2021 in /by

By Liz McGrath Gladymar (Glady) Perez Chacon’s favourite place in Perth is the City Library. “My quiet time is spent reading, I love the library,” says softly spoken the Venezuelan-born Forrest scholar who’s completing her PhD in Public Health at Curtin University and the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases at the Telethon Kids […]

New Forrest scholars probe mysteries big and very small

January 20, 2021 in /by

The Forrest Research Foundation will inject world-class knowledge into the Western Australian research community,  with six new scholars to conduct their PhD research at the University of Western Australia (UWA), Curtin University and Edith Cowan University (ECU). Professor Paul Johnson, Warden of the Forrest Research Foundation, welcomed the new scholars and the potential discoveries their studies […]

Dr Jessica Buck – one of Australia’s newest Superstars of STEM

December 3, 2020 in /by

Forrest Fellow Dr Jessica Buck has today been named one of Australia’s official Superstars of STEM for her work into childhood brain cancer. Dr Buck’s work aims to find better treatments for kids with cancer. Dr Buck is one of 60 brilliant women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who want to step into the […]