Person
Finkel, Elizabeth (Ella) (1956 - )
AM
- Born
- 1956
Warsaw, Poland - Occupation
- Biochemist, Journalist and Science broadcaster
Summary
Elizabeth Finkel was ppointed as a Vice Chancellor's Fellow at La Trobe University, Victoria in 2021. She is a science journalist, author and communicator having originally trained as a biochemist.
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She has broadcast on ABC Radio National, and written for publications such as Science, The Lancet, Nature Medicine, The Bulletin, New Scientist, The Age and The Monthly. In 2005, Finkel co-founded the popular science magazine COSMOS, served as Editor in Chief from 2013 to 2018 and she remains its Editor at Large. In 2016, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her science communication work and philanthropy.[1] In 2019, Finkel was awarded a Doctor of Laws honoris causa from Monash University and the Medal of the Australian Society for Medical Research.[2] She now serves as a Vice Chancellor's Fellow at La Trobe University[3] and on advisory committees for La Trobe University Press, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) and the Melbourne Zoo.
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- Finkel, Elizabeth, The Genome Generation (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 2012), 274 pp, https://www.mup.com.au/books/the-genome-generation/9780522860313. Details
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Created: 27 October 2025