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Dr Jemma Geoghegan wins Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize!

Posted by on 1 June 2022 | Comments

Congratulations to Dr Jemma Geoghegan for being the second woman to win the Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize!
Dr Geoghegan's genomics research has been at the forefront of our battle against COVID-19, and she plans to use the $200,000 prize money to inspire more women to pursue science.
Read more about the award here: 2021 TE PUIAKI KAIPŪTAIAO MAEA MACDIARMID EMERGING SCIENTIST
Read more about her research at Otago here: Fighting COVID and demolishing stereotypes