In announcing the award, the IEA noted Lawlor’s commitment to undertaking high-quality impactful epidemiological science to improve reproductive, pregnancy and perinatal heath. Her contributions through an extensive body of work will be acknowledged during the opening session of the World Congress of Epidemiology, 24-27 September 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa.
"Being awarded the Richard Doll Prize is at the same time an honour and humbling - all of my research is team-work and it's humbling to be given a prize for doing a job that I love when that is not the case for so many people. I look forward to meeting many friends and colleagues and making new friends and colleagues in Cape Town in September," she said.