Who is the Singing Scientist?

Dr Catriona Vi Nguyen-Robertson (she/her) is a singing scientist: she sings in the laboratory and contemplates immunology in the shower. She trained as an immunologist at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, studying infectious diseases and skin allergies.

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Catriona is now an enthusiastic and multi-award-winning science communicator and educator. You can often catch her singing and dancing around Museums Victoria as a Learning Facilitator. She is also a Lecturer in Science Communication at The University of Melbourne, where she teaches the next generation of scientific researchers how to convey complex information. She is also the Executive Officer of the Inspiring Victoria Board and coordinates National Science Week in Victoria. She regularly engages with science mentoring and outreach programs, such as Skype a Scientist, Pint of Science, In2Science, and STEMpals – sharing science online, on radio, and in schools across Australia and beyond.

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In addition to her work, Catriona is an advocate for diversity and inclusion in STEM. She is a member of the QueersInScience national board, hosts the Science Queeries show on JOY (and co-hosts JOY Breakfast on Tuesdays), and was listed among Out for Australia’s 30 Under 30 in 2022. She is passionate about lifting up women in STEM as a STEM Sisters Ambassador and volunteer for the Vietnamese Museum Australia. She continues to share the joys of science with everyone – because science is for everyone.