Aileen Plant
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Aileen Joy Plant (died 27 March 2007) was a leading
Born in the Victorian country town of
She worked at
She always sought a balance between policy and research, describing as a professional highlight her role as founding director of the master of applied epidemiology programme at the Australian National University. Its graduates now fill key positions in Australia and internationally.
She was also instrumental in establishing the Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre, of which she was deputy director.
In 2003 the Vietnamese government awarded Aileen the "people's medal for health" for her work leading the World Health Organization's SARS team in Vietnam.
Death
She died, aged 58, in Indonesia.
Legacy
The Australian Science Communicators honoured Professor Plant as its 2007 Unsung Hero of Australian Science for her contributions to medical epidemiology.
External links
- Australian Biosecurity CRC for Emerging Infectious Disease
- WHO EINet
- Science Network WA
- Late Night Live 29 March 2007
- In memoriam Professor Aileen Joy Plant, Curtin University
- Obituary, NSW Public Health Bulletin
- 2007 Winner - Prof Aileen Plant
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