Dr. Lara Dungan

Dr. Lara Dungan achieved her Phd in Immunology in 2011 and has won multiple awards for her work on experimental immunology and immune diseases including the prestigious ‘The Young Scientist of the Year’ award.

She has furthered her fascination with health and the human body and is currently studying to be a Medical doctor.

Lara has achieved further public recognition outside of academia for her work in science communication at Newstalk where she is also a regular contributor to the award winning radio series ‘Future Proof’ and a producer/presenter of her own series ‘Science is Everywhere’.

She regularly appears on national television and radio to comment, discuss or to explain scientific issues.