Natalka Suchowerska

Australia

Biography

A/Prof Natalka Suchowerska is working at the junction of research, the clinic and academia. In medical physics her area of expertise is in the use of ionising radiation in medicine. Recently her team have embarked on a new research programme developing the 3D printing of PAEK scaffolds and their bio-functionalization for bone replacement. She is an awarding-winning physicist, reviewer for several prestigious international journals in the fields of Medicine and Physics, presents at international conferences and was the Scientific co-chair (Physics) of the inaugural ESTRO meets ASIA conference 2018. Natalka holds positions on several national and international committees. Her team was the first to establish three classes of bystander response following therapeutic irradiation, for which they were awarded the Roberts Prize for the best paper in PMB 2007. Natalka has led and developed many successful research collaborations, secured patents and in 2016 was nominated in the Top 100 Women of Influence sponsored by the Australian Financial Review in the category of Innovation. For 2021, A/Prof Natalka Suchowerska is honoured to be awarded ESTRO Honorary Membership for contribution to innovation in medical physics and in realising multidisciplinary and international collaborations.