Dr. Alice Klein, a skilled science communicator, obtained her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Sydney in 2016. Following her academic journey, she transitioned into journalism, currently working as a reporter for New Scientist.
During her PhD, Alice designed new drugs for prostate cancer and tested them on artificially-grown tumours. After she completed her studies, she began working as a research assistant for the听Tales of the Unexpected, a听science documentary series by Genepool Productions. In the series she explored a number of unusual scientific conumdrums like the psychology of palm-reading and whether household chemicals can end up in breast milk.
In 2015, Alice started working as a reporter at听Australian Doctor听magazine. Her experience in media and communications then led her to accept a role at听New Scientist听as a reporter, where she remains today.听The job has involved climbing volcanoes in Hawaii, chasing endangered tortoises in Myanmar, and giving her DNA over to science.
Alice was awarded听an Excellence in Journalism award from the Society of Publishers in Asia in 2016. In 2017, she was published in the Best Australian Science Writing Anthology and won an award for Excellence in Pathology Journalism from the Royal College of Pathologists Australasia.听
