Monash University,
Melbourne, Vic., Australia
About Monash University
Monash University was established in 1958. Since the first students began their studies at the foundation campus in 1961, Monash has grown to become Australia’s largest university, enrolling more than 62,000 students. Monash has an ever-growing global alumni network, today totalling more than 270,000 graduates. There are six Australian campuses, international campuses in Malaysia and South Africa, an education and research centre in Italy, a joint-research academy with the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, and the Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou, China).
Monash is ranked in the top one percent of world universities according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013-2014, and is one of only seven Australian universities in the top 150 of the Academic Rankings of World Universities 2014 by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
The Australian arm of BioEYES is run through the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, specifically via the School of Biomedical Science and the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI).
About The Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI)
ARMI is a globally-oriented research organisation of excellence committed to revolutionary discoveries and therapeutic strategies that lead to restoring health and normal function, repairing damaged tissues and regenerating the aging body.
The School of Biomedical Science houses some of the world's leading experts on research into cancer, cardiovascular disease, development and stem cells, drug discovery, immunology and infection, metabolism and obesity, neuroscience, and structural biology. Together, School of Biomedical Science and ARMI work to uphold Monash University’s commitment to outstanding education, through undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, and more recently though our outreach education via BioEYES.
Our Staff
Sharon Flecknoe, Senior Lecturer
Renee Rogers, Lecturer
Laura Reid, Outreach Education Coordinator
Contact BioEYES Australia
Laura Reid
Outreach Education Coordinator
Biomedicine Discovery Institute
Monash University
23 Innovation Way
Clayton, VIC 3800
Australia
laura.reid@monash.edu
+61 3 9902 0399
Visit the BioEYES Australia website
Meet the staff of BioEYES Australia
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Dr. Sharon Flecknoe
Manager BioEYES Australia,
Early Years Bioscience Coordinator
School of Biomedical Sciences
Monash University
Victoria 3800
Australia
+61 3 9905 1547
sharon.flecknoe@monash.eduEver since I can remember, I wanted to be a teacher! Somewhere along the way, I fell in love with biology and strayed from my original career trajectory to immerse myself in science. I completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Monash University in Australia, and then continued on to do an Honours year and doctoral studies in Physiology. My research was fascinating: looking at how the fetus grows and develops before it is born. I continued on to do a post-doctoral research position, but during this time became more and more excited about teaching and subsequently enrolled in a Diploma of Education. I am now employed as a lecturer at Monash University, a position which I enjoy! I am surrounded by colleagues who are performing cutting-edge research and I am able to pass this knowledge and enthusiasm on to students. That’s why I love BioEYES! What an amazing opportunity to be able to take real science out to students in the classroom! I love seeing students engage and reignite their sense of wonderment. I believe that being involved in BioEYES, whether it is as a student, teacher or outreach educator, makes you appreciate the amazing science that is inherent in nature. It definitely has for me!
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Laura Reid
Outreach Education Coordinator
Monash University
Victoria 3800
Australia
+61 3 9902 0399
laura.reid@monash.eduScience is something that I have always had a deep passion for, but more specifically in how the human body works. It was my past sporting experience that led me into this desire to study the human body, and so I continued my science studies to University. I completed a Bachelor of Science at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia with a major in physiology. The next year I undertook a Graduate Diploma of Education in Secondary Teaching. This degree opened my eyes even more to the satisfaction and reward that came with educating students. It was this combination of science and teaching that made me realise that I found my perfect career! Since starting with BioEYES I have developed a true love for science education. I want my passion for science to excite and motivate students to enquire and investigate all that science has to offer, and BioEYES is a fantastic way of showing how extraordinary and amazing science and biology is.