Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan was named the Shoprite Checkers / SABC 2 Woman of the Year 2005 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Thursday 28 July. Chinsamy-Turan is also the winner of the Science and Technology category of the Award. She is a scientist who has earned international acclaim as a professor of palaeobiology and her research on the microstructure of fossil bone has led to a significant advancement in the field and to a better understanding of the biology of a variety of extinct animals.
