Professor Asha Bowen is an Australian Paediatric Infectious Diseases clinician-scientist and a leading voice and advocate for children's health and well-being. She is a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist at Perth Children's Hospital formerly Head of Department, and Head of the Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention team at The Kids Research Institute. She was the former Program Head of the End Rheumatic Heart Disease (END RHD) program (2022-2023) at the Telethon Kids Institute. Bowen leads a large body of skin health research in partnership with healthcare workers and community in the Kimberley while expanding her team and work to understand skin health in urban Aboriginal children better. She has been widely acknowledged and awarded for her contributions towards improving the health and well-being of Australian children, and addressing existing health inequities faced by First Nations Australian children and their families. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic she contributed her knowledge and expertise to clinical research, guideline development and on several national and public health committees. She has published widely in the area of paediatric infectious diseases and is a recognized expert in the field who regularly contributes to popular Australian media sources such as ''The Conversation''. Asha has received numerous accolades including Frank Fenner Award for the Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases (2022) and the Eureka Award for Emerging Leader in Science (2020).
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