Respiratory pharmacologist Professor Carol Armour of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, has been named as the recipient of the 2020 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers
Announced on 24 November as part of an online awards ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions, the annual Eureka Awards are national science awards that honour excellence in research and innovation, leadership, science engagement, and school science.
Professor Armour’s award notes that she has devoted the past 20 years of her academic career to enhancing Australia’s research capacity in asthma at the University of Sydney and the Woolcock Institute, where she is Executive Director.
“Harnessing her passion for mentoring and career development, she has created transformative programs and unique opportunities that are advancing the careers of Australia’s next generation of researchers,” it said.
Professor Armour has worked asthma research at the basic scientific level as well as in clinical research, including work on the cellular mechanisms to the translation of new ways to treat asthma within the health system.