THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN NATURALISTS’ CLUB
Presents

** THE 2009 SERVENTY MEMORIAL LECTURE **

WA: a Cornucopia of Biological Wonders
By Professor Lyn Beazley

Currently a Professor in Zoology at the University of Western Australia, Professor Beazley is a highly sought after speaker who is interested in practically anything and she has an overwhelming aspiration to involve our future generations in the joys that science can bring through education, translation and communication. Graduating from Oxford University, she completed her doctorate at Edinburgh. She returned to Perth in 1976 and built up an internationally renowned research team that has focused on recovery from brain damage.

Her research has also changed clinical practice in the treatment of infants at risk of pre-term delivery. Of great interest also is her research into colour vision in Australian animals, especially marsupials. A Fellow of the Institute of Biologists, Professor Beazley has served on numerous peak bodies advising State and Federal Governments, particularly in complex areas such as stem cell research. Internationally she has served on a panel assessing research performance for the Swedish Research Council and is a member of the Education Committee of the International Brain Research Organisation. She was a Trustee of the Western Australian Museum from 1999 until 2007 and was appointed Chief Scientist of WA in December 2006, which is an enormous honour for a scientist.

The Serventy Memorial was established in 1989 as a memorial to the contribution by the Serventy family to the Western Australian Naturalists’ Club with the aim of assisting and encouraging young people in the study of natural history.  The Serventy Memorial Lecture is the major fund-raising activity to provide for the Serventy Memorial Prizes for students.

Date: Wednesday, 11 March AT 7.30 PM

Venue: Alexander Library, Lecture Theatre, Perth (Close to public transport and convenient parking underneath)

Cost: Adults $15, Students $10 

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