Think Talk: What made COVID-19 different to other pandemics?
Dr Wiles will be zooming in remotely to deliver this talk held in the school library.
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Think Talk: What made COVID-19 different to other pandemics? Dr Siouxsie Wiles
Tuesday 17 May 2022 7:30 - 8:30pm
COVID-19 is the latest pandemic to challenge the world. Yet previous pandemics haven’t caused the world to shut down to the extent that COVID-19 has. So, what’s different this time? Award-winning microbiologist and science communicator Dr Siouxsie Wiles will explain.
About Dr Siouxsie Wiles:
Dr Siouxsie Wiles MNZM studied medical microbiology at the University of Edinburgh, followed by a PhD in microbiology at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Oxford and Edinburgh Napier University. She is currently an associate professor at the University of Auckland. There she heads up the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab where she and her team make nasty bacteria glow in the dark to find new antibiotics and to better understand how bacteria become more infectious. Siouxsie has won numerous awards for both her science and her science communication. In 2017 she published her first book, ‘Antibiotic resistance: the end of modern medicine?’ and in 2019 was appointed a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to microbiology and science communication. When the pandemic arrived, Siouxsie joined forces with Spinoff cartoonist Toby Morris to make the science of COVID-19 clear and understandable. Their award-winning graphics have been translated into multiple languages and adapted by various governments and organisations around the world. Siouxsie was the Supreme Winner of the Stuff Westpac 2020 Women of Influence Award, named by the BBC as one of their 100 influential women of 2020, and in 2021 was named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.
Please register for this talk so we can plan seating for the expected numbers. A small donation on arrival at the door is appreciated.
