Country: Australia

Professor Frances Šeparović is a biophysical chemist at the University of Melbourne and Foreign Secretary of the Australian Academy of Science. Her research area is the study of molecules in biological membranes, with a focus on peptide antibiotics and toxins. Frances was the first woman professor of chemistry (2005) and Head of School (2010) at Melbourne and the first female chemist elected to the Australian Academy of Science (2012). She was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women (2018) and appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (2019). Frances has served as President of the Biophysical Society (USA); President of Australian New Zealand Society for Magnetic Resonance; General Treasurer of Royal Australian Chemical Institute; and Council member of International Union of Pure & Applied Biophysics. She is a member of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Advisory Committee, and the International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Science Board.

Država: Australija
Kategorija: Znanost
Uvažena profesorica emeritus, Fakultet kemije, Sveučilište u Melbourneu
Ministar vanjskih poslova, Australska akademija znanosti

Profesorica Frances Šeparović je biofizička kemičarka na Sveučilištu u Melbourneu i ministrica vanjskih poslova Australske akademije znanosti. Njezino područje istraživanja je proučavanje molekula u biološkim membranama, s fokusom na peptidne antibiotike i toksine. Frances je bila prva žena profesorica kemije (2005.) i voditeljica škole (2010.) u Melbourneu te prva žena kemičarka izabrana u Australsku akademiju znanosti (2012.). Uvedena je u Victorian Honor Roll of Women (2018.) i imenovana službenicom Reda Australije (2019.). Frances je bila predsjednica Biofizičkog društva (SAD); predsjednik Australsko novozelandskog društva za magnetsku rezonancu; Glavni blagajnik Kraljevskog australskog kemijskog instituta; i član Vijeća Međunarodne unije čiste i primijenjene biofizike. Članica je Savjetodavnog odbora InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) i Znanstvenog odbora Međunarodne unije za čistu i primijenjenu kemiju (IUPAC).

País: Australia
Categoría: Tecnología Científica
Profesora Emérita Distinguida, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Melbourne
Secretaria de Asuntos Exteriores, Academia Australiana de Ciencias

El profesora Frances Šeparović es químico biofísico de la Universidad de Melbourne y secretaria de Asuntos Exteriores de la Academia Australiana de Ciencias. Su área de investigación es el estudio de moléculas en membranas biológicas, con especial atención a antibióticos peptídicos y toxinas. Frances fue la primera profesora de química (2005) y directora de escuela (2010) en Melbourne y la primera química elegida para la Academia Australiana de Ciencias (2012). Fue incluida en el Cuadro de Honor de Mujeres de Victoria (2018) y nombrada Oficial de la Orden de Australia (2019). Frances se ha desempeñado como presidenta de la Sociedad Biofísica (EE.UU.); Presidente de la Sociedad Australiana-Nueva Zelanda de Resonancia Magnética; Tesorero General del Real Instituto Químico Australiano; y miembro del Consejo de la Unión Internacional de Biofísica Pura y Aplicada. Es miembro del Comité Asesor de la Asociación InterAcademia (IAP) y de la Junta Científica de la Unión Internacional de Química Pura y Aplicada (IUPAC).