Lyn Beazley

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Lynda Dent Beazley BA MA PHD is Western Australia’s Chief Scientist and the first woman to hold the role. She is also one of the world leaders in mapping pathways through the brain and central nervous system, and is the head of the WA Neurotrauma Research Program as well as a Professor of Zoologoy at the University of Western Australia.

Lyn Beazley BA MA PhD

1 Biography
2 Education, Awards and Affiliations
3 Professional
4 Miscellaneous
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

Biography

Beazley was born 3 July 1944, and moved to Australian in 1976.

Education, Awards and Affiliations

Bachelor of Science
Master of Science, Oxford University
PhD, Edinburgh University
Fellow of the Institute of Biologists

Professional

Beazley came to Australia from the UK in 1976 and worked as a Research Fellow at UWA. In 1983 she became the principle research fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). This was a post she would hold for 10 years. In 1994 she became a Professor of Zoology at the University of Western Australia, and, after 30 years of research in this country, in 2006 she became WA’s Chief Scientist.

Current Positions

Western Australia’s Chief Scientist
Professor of Zoology at the University of Western Australia
ScienceNetwork WA’s Ambassadors for Science
Chair of the Premier's Science and Innovation Council (PSIC)
Chief Investigator for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grant
Member of the Transport Infrastructure Advisory Group

Miscellaneous

Committees

Member of the Lotteries Commission Medical Advisory Committee (1996 – 1999)
Member of the Medical Research Council of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (1992 – 1998)
Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Women's and Infants' Research Foundation (1992 – 1998)