Professor Sharon Lewin awarded Outstanding Female Researcher 2022

Professor Sharon Lewin, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Doherty Institute, has been awarded the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences' Outstanding Female Researcher Medal for 2022.

Professor Sharon Lewin, Head of Department of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Doherty Institute. Professor Sharon Lewin, Head of Department of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Doherty Institute.

Professor Lewin has been recognised with this award for her global leadership in the search for a cure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as well as her contribution to the COVID-19 pandemic response.