World leading neonatologist Distinguished Professor Jane Harding was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours. But how have her remarkable achievements brought her to this point?

In this public lecture, Dame Jane will give a rare insight into her own career. She'll reflect on her motivations for carrying out research that improves outcomes for newborn babies and their families, and the steps along the way that have led to changes in clinical practice.

Dame Jane will describe her key contributions to fetal and perinatal research and how she got there. For example, our ever growing understanding of the importance of early nutrition for life-long health; the protective effects of antenatal corticosteroids for preterm birth, and the strategies that are helping clinicians manage low blood sugar levels in newborns.

Along the way Dame Jane will touch on the challenges and privileges of a career in academic medicine, as well as the clinical trial participants and families that make her research possible.

You are warmly invited to attend the public lecture and drinks reception in person, or you can join via Zoom. We encourage you to purchase a $10 ticket, if you can, to help towards the cost of this event.

6 pm | Lecture

7 pm | Drinks reception to celebrate Dame Jane's achievement