Siouxsie Wiles an ‘inspiring woman’
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.