Natalie Meiklejohn
Postgraduate Student The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia, Australian
Natalie’s postgraduate research focuses on identifying resistance to the invasive plant pathogen myrtle rust in Australian native flora. She is the inaugural 1 Million Women Tara Hunt Fellowship recipient and has a passion for communicating science and environmental awareness through writing and community outreach. She attended the 2018 International Youth Media Summit as an environmental delegate, collaborating on media and humanitarian projects. Having grown up in Far North Queensland, she is also passionate about the health of the Great Barrier Reef, and advocates for its protection by volunteering as an ambassador for citizen science organisations ReefCheck Australia and CoralWatch. To support Natalie’s HB fundraising campaign, click here.
