The Aboriginal STEM Student of the Year category recognises Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander undergraduate or postgraduate students who demonstrate excellence in STEM studies.
Now in its 22nd year, the Premier's Science Awards recognises and celebrates the outstanding scientific research and engagement taking place in Western Australia.
Meet the winner for the Aboriginal STEM Student Scientist of the Year category:
Rebecca Famlonga
Murdoch University and Telethon Kids Institute
Rebecca Famlonga is a proud Wadawurrung woman and Senior Research Officer with Telethon Kids Institute, who has lived in Western Australia most of her life. Rebecca commenced a Research Masters with Training at Murdoch University in 2022 after a teaching career of more than 20-years.
Passionate about empowering Aboriginal voices within research, Rebecca’s work aims to co-design community-led skin health interventions with a remote Kimberley community. The knowledge gained will inform public health campaigns to prevent and treat skin sores among children. Left untreated, these can lead to rheumatic heart disease – a lifelong health condition disproportionately affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
