Auckland University associate professor and microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles has been named 2021 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. Microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles, one of the public faces of the Covid-19 response, has been named New Zealander of the Year. Wiles, an associate professor at Auckland University, received the award from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at a gala dinner at the Cordis hotel in Auckland on Wednesday. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff Dr Siouxsie Wiles, a microbiologist from the University of Auckland, has consistently provided Kiwis with information, breakthroughs and assurances throughout the pandemic. Wiles and her team at Auckland University made bacteria glow in the dark to understand how infectious microbes caused disease, and to find new antibiotics.

Source: Stuff March 31, 2021 10:30 UTC