Allison Joy Haywood

Allison Joy Haywood is a planktonologist from New Zealand.[1]

Haywood completed her doctorate degree at the University of Auckland, focusing on molecular systematics. Her thesis project aimed to rapidly identify toxic algae which can cause serious food poisoning.[2]

In 2001, while working at the Cawthron Institute in Nelson, New Zealand, Haywood successfully applied for a fellowship from the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science.[3] She was the first recipient of such an award or fellowship from the Southern Hemisphere.[2] Haywood used the fellowship to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in the United States.[1] Her post-doctoral work was at the Florida Marine Institute.[2]

References
  1. "The 2001 L'Oréal - Unesco Awards Go To Women In Science From Around The World - L'Oréal Group". www.loreal.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. "Young Women in Science". Views from the Bay. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. "Marine biologist's award funds research in Spain". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-02-20.


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