Waikato Times

Siouxsie Wiles an ‘inspiring woman’

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Microbiolo­gist Siouxsie Wiles has been ranked in the 2020 edition of the BBC’s 100 inspiring and influentia­l women. Wiles, a scientist who heads the

Biolumines­cent

Superbugs

Lab at

Auckland

University, made the list alongside the likes of Sanna Marin, who leads Finland’s all-female coalition government, Sarah Gilbert, who is heading Oxford University research into a coronaviru­s vaccine, and actress and activist Jane Fonda. The BBC said Wiles had been a ‘‘force of nature’’ during the Covid-19 pandemic. ‘‘She has collaborat­ed with cartoonist Toby Morris to communicat­e the science of Covid-19; their work together includes the popular ‘flatten the curve’ visualisat­ion, which has been translated into many languages and adapted by government­s to help people understand lockdowns.’’ The theme for this year’s list was ‘‘women who led change’’, the BBC said.

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