Dr. Lila Landowski is a multi-award winning neuroscientist and senior lecturer at the University of Tasmania, and Director of Science and Technology Australia. She is a regular guest expert science communicator for the ABC, a keynote speaker, and is a Fides health ambassador for the World Health Organisation. Her research spans various areas including stroke, nanotechnology, and nerve regeneration, and she has taught in diverse fields such as medicine, nursing, biotechnology and science over the last 15 years.

Lila has a strong personal focus on community health and wellbeing, making the wonderful world of science more accessible to the community through radio, TV, podcasts, public talks and in print and digital media. Her TEDx talk on the secret to learning faster is the #4 TEDx talk in the world since it came out in 2023, and her achievements include receiving the Premier’s Young Achiever of the Year and an AIPS Young Tall Poppy award, as well as being a finalist for the Australian Museum Eureka Award and Young Australian of the Year.

She was featured in the documentary "Catching Opportunity," and has featured in docuseries for the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) and BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Lila was named as one of the ABC Science Show’s Top 100 Scientists, and one of Australia’s top 20 Scientists by the Herald Sun.
A leading voice in STEM and advocacy, Lila holds honorary titles such as “Superstar of STEM,” and has been an ambassador for public school education, a Patron of Science, and was named a “Science superhero” by Australia’s Chief Scientist.