Professor Sarah Robertson AO recognised in the 2024 Australia Day honours
Former Director and member of the Robinson Research Institute, Professor Sarah Robertson AO, has been awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to medical research, particularly reproductive biology and immunology and to professional societies.
Professor Robertson鈥檚 career spans more than 30 years which she has devoted to biomedical research and the higher education industry, including authoring more than 230 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers. She is a Professor of Reproductive Immunology and is recognised internationally for her innovative research in reproductive health, infertility and pregnancy.
She has served in numerous professional roles for national and international bodies, including the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.
In addition to a suite of awards during her career, most recently聽Professor Robertson has been awarded the American Society for Reproductive Immunology鈥檚 AJRI Award, the Distinguished Scientist Award from the US Society for Reproductive Investigation and the Mentor Award (Asia-Pacific Region) from the聽International Society for Immunology of Reproduction, where she has been a council member since 2019.