Margaret Brimble facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Dame Margaret Brimble
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Brimble at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018
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Margaret Anne MacMillan
20 August 1961 Auckland, New Zealand
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| Education | Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland (BSc, MSc) University of Southampton (PhD) |
| Awards | Rutherford Medal (2012) L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2007) Hector Memorial Medal (2012) |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
| Thesis | Salinomycin : the bis-spiroacetal moiety (1985) |
Dame Margaret Anne Brimble is a very important chemist from New Zealand. She studies how to make new medicines and understand natural chemicals. Her work includes looking into poisons from shellfish and finding ways to help people who have had brain injuries.
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Early Life and School Days
Margaret Brimble was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 20, 1961. Her grandmother really encouraged her to love learning and education.
She went to Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland from 1972 to 1978. She was the top student in her final year there! After high school, she studied chemistry at the University of Auckland. She earned her first degree in 1982 and a master's degree in 1983.
She then received a special scholarship to study for her PhD in organic chemistry. She did this at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
What She Does as a Scientist
Today, Dame Margaret Brimble is a professor at the University of Auckland. She holds a special position called the Chair of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry. This means she leads research and teaches about how to make new chemical compounds, especially for medicines.
She is also a main researcher at the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery. Here, she works on discovering new molecules that can help treat diseases.
Her research often focuses on creating new molecules that are similar to natural ones. These can be used to develop new drugs. For example, she has worked on compounds that might help reduce the effects of traumatic brain injury.
Awards and Special Honours
Dame Margaret Brimble has received many important awards for her amazing work in chemistry.
- She was the first person from New Zealand to win the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science. This award celebrates women scientists from around the world.
- She was also the second woman ever to receive the Rutherford Medal. This is one of the highest science awards in New Zealand.
- In 2018, she became a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). This is a very old and respected group of top scientists in the world.
- She has also received special honours from New Zealand itself. She was made a "Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit" in 2019. This is a high honour for her services to science.
Some other awards she has received include:
- The Marsden Medal in 2016.
- The Hector Memorial Medal in 2012.
- The Ernest Guenther Award in Chemistry of Natural Products in 2023.
Personal Life
In 1981, Margaret married Mark Timothy Brimble.
Images for kids
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Brimble at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018
See also
In Spanish: Margaret Brimble para niños
