Professor Jennifer Martin nowadays concerns herself with the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant infections and finding new approaches to combat them.
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The highly regarded research scientist will pursue a research strategy that is “values-based” from next March when she starts her new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) role at the University of Wollongong.
“My vision is for a research strategy based that encompasses the values that I hold dear: excellence, respect, integrity and collegiality,” Prof Martin said.
“In a high-performing research organisation like UOW we expect to recruit and retain researchers of the highest calibre, and that means providing the support and opportunity for early-career, mid-career and senior researchers to pursue excellence.
“I also want to bring an element of entrepreneurship and innovation into everything that we do, and I am excited about the opportunity to engage with industry, government and the community.
“UOW is outward-looking and agile with a great vision for the future. I am delighted to be inheriting very strong foundations in Research and Innovation, and will be looking to build upon those.”
The current director of Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery at Griffiths University, added she was looking forward to working across different disciplines.
Prof Martin was made a Companion of the Order of Australia earlier this year for “eminent service to scientific research, particularly in the field of biochemistry and protein crystallography applied to drug-resistant bacteria, as a role model, and as an advocate for gender equality in science”.
She is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, current president of the Asian Crystallography Association and a member of the Executive for the International Union of Crystallography.
Prof Martin was also a founding member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Steering Committee, that established the Athena SWAN pilot to address gender equity in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine.
UOW Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings welcomed the appointment.
“We are delighted to have someone of Professor Martin’s calibre join the university. After an impressive career as researcher, she has made a seamless transition from the laboratory to leadership roles,” Professor Wellings said.
Agron Latifi
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
