{{Resume-like|date=October 2025}} '''Carol Armour''' AM is an Australian researcher specialising in asthma, and an emerita professor of pharmacology at the University of Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2018 |title=Academics recognised for leadership, teaching and research impact |url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/09/25/academics-recognised-for-leadership-teaching-and-research-impact.html |website=The University of Sydney: News}}</ref> She completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy with honours and a PhD (both at the University of Sydney). Her research ranged from cellular level investigations to translation of asthma research into the health system.
Carol was a member of the Australian Respiratory Council's research committee.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Macintosh |first=David |date=2025-05-29 |title=ARC President's Report 2024 |url=https://www.thearc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ARC_AnnualReport2024-web.pdf |access-date=2025-10-30 |work=ARC Annual Report 2024 |pages=4–5}}</ref> She was a NHMRC Research Committee member and Pro Vice Chancellor, Research, at The University of Sydney, before taking up a position as the Executive Director of the Woolcock Institute in 2012 and retiring in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Woolcock farewells its leader |url=https://www.woolcock.org.au/news/the-woolcock-farewells-its-leader |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.woolcock.org.au}}</ref> In 2020, Carol was awarded the prestigious Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers, in recognition of her lifelong passion for mentoring and career development of staff and students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woolcock Institute of Medical Research |url=https://www.woolcock.org.au/our-alumni/professor-emerita-carol-armour-am |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=www.woolcock.org.au}}</ref>
== Honours ==
* 2005 – Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woolcock Institute of Medical Research |url=https://www.woolcock.org.au/our-alumni/professor-emerita-carol-armour-am |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=www.woolcock.org.au}}</ref> * 2007 – Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association medal for research<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honour Board |url=https://www.apsa-online.org/honour-board/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=APSA |language=en-AU}}</ref> * 2019 – Member of the Order of Australia for "significant services to medical education and to asthma management"<ref>{{Cite web |title=4 respiratory medicine experts in 2019 Australia Day Honours List |url=https://thelimbic.com/respiratory/4-respiratory-medicine-experts-in-2019-australia-day-honours-list/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |language=en}}</ref> * 2020 – Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners |url=https://australian.museum/get-involved/eureka-prizes/eureka-prizes-archive/2020-eureka-prizes-winners/australian.museum/get-involved/eureka-prizes/eureka-prizes-archive/2020-eureka-prizes-winners/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=The Australian Museum |language=en}}</ref>
== Research == Armour's research is in basic cellular and molecular studies on the pathophysiology of asthma, as well as using new models of community pharmacy to manage chronic disease.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woolcock Institute of Medical Research |url=https://www.woolcock.org.au/our-alumni/professor-emerita-carol-armour-am |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=www.woolcock.org.au}}</ref> Her investigations span the breadth of asthma research from the cellular mechanisms to the translation of new ways to treat asthma within the health system.
Her work has influenced both scientific understanding and practical management of chronic respiratory disease, and she has played a significant role in shaping research careers and academic leadership at the University of Sydney.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woolcock Institute of Medical Research |url=https://www.woolcock.org.au/our-alumni/professor-emerita-carol-armour-am |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=www.woolcock.org.au}}</ref>
== Selected works ==
* Armour, C., Bosnic-Anticevich, S., Brillant, M., Burton, D., Emmerton, L., Krass, I., ... & Stewart, K. (2007). [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17251316/ Pharmacy Asthma Care Program (PACP) improves outcomes for patients in the community]. ''Thorax'', ''62''(6), 496-592.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Armour |first1=Carol |last2=Bosnic-Anticevich |first2=Sinthia |last3=Brillant |first3=Martha |last4=Burton |first4=Debbie |last5=Emmerton |first5=Lynne |last6=Krass |first6=Ines |last7=Saini |first7=Bandana |last8=Smith |first8=Lorraine |last9=Stewart |first9=Kay |date=June 2007 |title=Pharmacy Asthma Care Program (PACP) improves outcomes for patients in the community |journal=Thorax |volume=62 |issue=6 |pages=496–502 |doi=10.1136/thx.2006.064709 |issn=0040-6376 |pmc=2117224 |pmid=17251316}}</ref> * Armour, Carol & Lemay, Kate & Saini, Bandana & Reddel, Helen & Bosnic-Anticevich, Sinthia & Smith, Lorraine & Burton, Deborah & Song, Yun & Alles, Marie & Stewart, Kay & Emmerton, Lynne & Krass, Ines. (2011). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51669580_Using_the_Community_Pharmacy_to_Identify_Patients_at_Risk_of_Poor_Asthma_Control_and_Factors_which_Contribute_to_this_Poor_Control Using the Community Pharmacy to Identify Patients at Risk of Poor Asthma Control and Factors which Contribute to this Poor Control.] The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma. 48. 914-22.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Armour |first1=Carol |last2=Lemay |first2=Kate |last3=Saini |first3=Bandana |last4=Reddel |first4=Helen |last5=Bosnic-Anticevich |first5=Sinthia |last6=Smith |first6=Lorraine |last7=Burton |first7=Deborah |last8=Song |first8=Yun |last9=Alles |first9=Marie |last10=Stewart |first10=Kay |last11=Emmerton |first11=Lynne |last12=Krass |first12=Ines |date=September 2011 |title=Using the Community Pharmacy to Identify Patients at Risk of Poor Asthma Control and Factors which Contribute to this Poor Control |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51669580 |journal=Journal of Asthma |volume=48 |issue=9 |pages=914–22 |doi=10.3109/02770903.2011.615431 |pmid=21942306 |via=Research Gate}}</ref> * Armour, Carol & Reddel, Helen & Lemay, Kate & Saini, Bandana & Smith, Lorraine & Bosnic-Anticevich, Sinthia & Song, Yun & Alles, M & Burton, Deborah & Emmerton, Lynne & Stewart, Kay & Krass, Ines. (2012). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233998760_Feasibility_and_Effectiveness_of_an_Evidence-Based_Asthma_Service_in_Australian_Community_Pharmacies_A_Pragmatic_Cluster_Randomized_Trial Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Asthma Service in Australian Community Pharmacies: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial.] The Journal of asthma: official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma. 50.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Armour |first1=Carol |last2=Reddel |first2=Helen |last3=Lemay |first3=Kate |last4=Saini |first4=Bandana |last5=Smith |first5=Lorraine |last6=Bosnic-Anticevich |first6=Sinthia |last7=Song |first7=Yun |last8=Alles |first8=M |last9=Burton |first9=Deborah |last10=Emmerton |first10=Lynne |last11=Stewart |first11=Kay |last12=Krass |first12=Ines |date=December 2012 |title=Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Asthma Service in Australian Community Pharmacies: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233998760 |journal=Journal of Asthma |volume=50 |issue=3 |via=Research Gate}}</ref> * Armour, C. L., Reddel, H. K., Lemay, K. S., Saini, B., Smith, L. D., Bosnic-Anticevich, S. Z., ... & Krass, I. (2013). [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/02770903.2012.754463 Feasibility and effectiveness of an evidence-based asthma service in Australian community pharmacies: a pragmatic cluster randomized trial]. ''Journal of Asthma'', ''50''(3), 302-309.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Armour |first1=Carol L. |last2=Reddel |first2=Helen K. |last3=LeMay |first3=Kate S. |last4=Saini |first4=Bandana |last5=Smith |first5=Lorraine D. |last6=Bosnic-Anticevich |first6=Sinthia Z. |last7=Song |first7=Yun Ju Christine |last8=Alles |first8=M. Chehani |last9=Burton |first9=Deborah L. |last10=Emmerton |first10=Lynne |last11=Stewart |first11=Kay |last12=Krass |first12=Ines |date=April 2013 |title=Feasibility and effectiveness of an evidence-based asthma service in Australian community pharmacies: a pragmatic cluster randomized trial |journal=The Journal of Asthma|volume=50 |issue=3 |pages=302–309 |doi=10.3109/02770903.2012.754463 |issn=1532-4303 |pmid=23270495|hdl=20.500.11937/29980 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
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