About Montanna Leveque
I first started tutoring primary school students when I was completing my VCE studies. Helping kids with their learning is important to me, as it wasn’t something that I had access to when I was in school. I would love nothing more than to know that I can provide the help and support that I wish I had back then.
After completing VCE, I headed straight to university and completed my Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at RMIT University in 2017. I then went on to complete my Honours Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences through an industry 40-week placement at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. This part of my tertiary education provided me with real-life workplace experience and the professional skills necessary to succeed in a career in science. I then went on to be a Forensic Toxicologist for the next 3 and a half years serving the State Coroner and Victoria Police.
More recently, I decided to pursue a career closer to what I studied in university, working as a Bioanalytical Chemist developing and performing pharmacokinetic testing for phase I clinical trials. It is a really rewarding opportunity to be at the fore-front of the research and development of new medicinal therapeutics.
There is a lot more to science than just sitting in a lab. Communication in science is the upmost important aspect of this field – without it, science is useless. The communication skills that I have acquired as a scientist will continue to serve me for the rest of my career. I have had the opportunity to travel interstate to give an oral presentation at a conference, as well as holding a large responsibility in the documentation side of being a scientist. I have many years of experience working with medico-legal documents as well as reviewing and writing procedural polices and in depth scientific instructional documents – many skills of which I took with me from VCE English language.
Being a real-life scientist never seemed to be a reality within reach when I was in school. But I was fortunate enough to have the right people in my life to become a successful woman in science. Being able to provide support and pass on skills and knowledge to students now means everything to me. I believe every young person has an unlimited potential – they just need the right support and guidance to overcome the hardships they are facing today.
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