Carol Armour
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Carol Armour AM is an Australian researcher specialising in asthma, and an emerita professor of pharmacology at the University of Sydney.[1] She completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy with honours and a PhD (both at the University of Sydney). Her research ranged from cellular level investigations to translation of asthma research into the health system.
Carol was a member of the Australian Respiratory Council's research committee.[2] She was a NHMRC Research Committee member and Pro Vice Chancellor, Research, at The University of Sydney, before taking up a position as the Executive Director of the Woolcock Institute in 2012 and retiring in 2024.[3] In 2020, Carol was awarded the prestigious Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers, in recognition of her lifelong passion for mentoring and career development of staff and students.[4]
- 2005 – Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society[5]
- 2007 – Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association medal for research[6]
- 2019 – Member of the Order of Australia for "significant services to medical education and to asthma management"[7]
- 2020 – Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers[8]
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