Alison Pound

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alison Pound was born on the 18th of May 1951. Her early life was spent in a country town where she completed grade 12 on the 14th November 1968. During high school Pound developed a keen interest in biological science and went on to study this at the University of Queensland. She graduated top of her class with a GPA of 6.99 (Out of a possible 7) with the only reason she did not receive a 7 being her unwillingness to kill insects for an experimental investigation. Upon completion of her university degree she went on to work in a laboratory environment, during this time she expanded her interest and knowledge in biology further. During her time at this laboratory, as part of her job she fed mosquitos, Pound has been quoted as saying

‘the breed of mosquitos I was feeding were gentle and did not leave any marks’

Pound is against all forms of animal cruelty and objects vehemently to the killing of animals for use in the laboratory. Tiring of work in the lab she applied for a position as a teacher, hoping in this role she would be able to fuel students knowledge and interest in the subject. She was successful in this application and began her teaching career at Ingham State High School. In 1993 she was appointed to Wavell State High School as the senior Biology co-ordinator and has served in this role from 1993 – current. Recently her efforts have been recognized with Pound winning the Peter Doherty Postgraduate International Professional Development Award. Pound has written articles for the Bright Minds magazine and has continued to develop her skills and knowledge over the years. Her intended use of the award prize is to travel to the United States and stud Biotechnology.

[edit] References