Congratulations to Prof Jenny Graves on receipt of the prestigious Ruby-Payne-Scott Medal from the Australian Academy of Science. This medal is a premier career award that recognises female researchers of the highest standing in the physical or biological sciences. It is one of the most prestigious career awards of the Academy and honours Ruby Payne-Scott’s pioneering contribution to radiophysics and radio astronomy.

In her lecture, Jenny provided a stimulating overview of her work on chromosomal evolution and sex determination in vertebrates. Needless to say, our model species Pogona vitticeps, featured prominently, from our discovery of sex microchromosomes in this species the identification of a promising candidate sex determining gene and its unusual mode of action.

You can view her presentation on the Academy website and navigate through the pogona research here.

Well done Jenny!!