The 2025 Mid-Career Scientist of the Year category recognises outstanding scientists who have completed their highest degree between 5-15 years ago, and has demonstrated excellence in a field of science, scientific research or technology advancement.
In the 24th year of the Premier's Science Awards we celebrate the work of Professor Asha Bowen OAM as our Mid-Career Scientist of the Year winner.
Professor Asha Bowen OAM
Perth Children’s Hospital and The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia
Professor Asha Bowen OAM is a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist at Perth Children’s Hospital and Head of the Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia. She has dedicated her career to reducing the burden of skin infections for Aboriginal children in Australia and is one of the nation’s leading clinician-scientists. She describes her work as spanning bush (remote clinical trials) to bench (laboratory discoveries) to bedside (hospital-based clinical trials) and beyond (clinical guidelines, advocacy, knowledge translation). Her values guide her decisions to make a difference with and for children who are often overlooked.
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