1000WomeninSTEM
@1000womeninstem.bsky.social
1000 portraits of #womeninscience #womeninSTEM from all horizons, all nationalities and all eras. To give them the visibility they deserve.
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A dedicated account to highlight the #womeninSTEM and to give them the visibility they deserve.
Objective: 1,000 portraits of women scientists from all fields, all nationalities and all time periods.
A dedicated account to highlight the #womeninSTEM and to give them the visibility they deserve.
Objective: 1,000 portraits of women scientists from all fields, all nationalities and all time periods.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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8️⃣8️⃣ Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914-2015) 🇨🇦 #womeninSTEM Canadian pharmacologist and physician, FDA expert who refused marketing authorization for thalidomide in the USA because she felt its safety had not been demonstrated.
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/f...
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/f...
October 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
8️⃣8️⃣ Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914-2015) 🇨🇦 #womeninSTEM Canadian pharmacologist and physician, FDA expert who refused marketing authorization for thalidomide in the USA because she felt its safety had not been demonstrated.
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/f...
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/f...
8️⃣7️⃣ Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social
(1986- ) 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM Expert in phylogenetics and molecular epidemiology, Emma Hodcroft traces the spread of #SARSCoV2 in real time. Co-founder of @pathoplexus.org
www.horizons-mag.ch/2020/05/15/t...
(1986- ) 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM Expert in phylogenetics and molecular epidemiology, Emma Hodcroft traces the spread of #SARSCoV2 in real time. Co-founder of @pathoplexus.org
www.horizons-mag.ch/2020/05/15/t...
May 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
8️⃣7️⃣ Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social
(1986- ) 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM Expert in phylogenetics and molecular epidemiology, Emma Hodcroft traces the spread of #SARSCoV2 in real time. Co-founder of @pathoplexus.org
www.horizons-mag.ch/2020/05/15/t...
(1986- ) 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM Expert in phylogenetics and molecular epidemiology, Emma Hodcroft traces the spread of #SARSCoV2 in real time. Co-founder of @pathoplexus.org
www.horizons-mag.ch/2020/05/15/t...
8️⃣6️⃣ Ruth S. Nussenzweig (1928-2018) #womeninTEM 🇦🇹🇧🇷 Immunologist who paved the way for the development of a malaria vaccine by demonstrating that mice could be protected by immunizing them with attenuated sporozoites.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
May 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
8️⃣6️⃣ Ruth S. Nussenzweig (1928-2018) #womeninTEM 🇦🇹🇧🇷 Immunologist who paved the way for the development of a malaria vaccine by demonstrating that mice could be protected by immunizing them with attenuated sporozoites.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
8️⃣5️⃣ Sunetra Gupta (1965- ) 🇮🇳 #womeninSTEM Professor of theoretical epidemiology at Oxford University’s Department of Zoology. with an interest in malaria, HIV, influenza and bacterial meningitis. She is also a best-selling novelist.
www.sunetragupta.com/biography.asp
www.sunetragupta.com/biography.asp
April 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
8️⃣5️⃣ Sunetra Gupta (1965- ) 🇮🇳 #womeninSTEM Professor of theoretical epidemiology at Oxford University’s Department of Zoology. with an interest in malaria, HIV, influenza and bacterial meningitis. She is also a best-selling novelist.
www.sunetragupta.com/biography.asp
www.sunetragupta.com/biography.asp
8️⃣4️⃣ Patricia DeLeon (1944- ) 🇯🇲 #womeninSTEM Patricia DeLeon is a geneticist widely recognised for her contributions to andrology. She studies how sperm cells lose their motility, a key factor in male infertility.
www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/pa...
www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/pa...
April 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
8️⃣4️⃣ Patricia DeLeon (1944- ) 🇯🇲 #womeninSTEM Patricia DeLeon is a geneticist widely recognised for her contributions to andrology. She studies how sperm cells lose their motility, a key factor in male infertility.
www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/pa...
www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/pa...
8️⃣3️⃣ Céline Bon (1983- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Palaeogeneticist at the French National Museum of Natural History @mnhn.fr , Céline is interested in the interactions between culture and genetic diversity and the role of population movements in cultural transitions.
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April 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
8️⃣3️⃣ Céline Bon (1983- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Palaeogeneticist at the French National Museum of Natural History @mnhn.fr , Céline is interested in the interactions between culture and genetic diversity and the role of population movements in cultural transitions.
youtu.be/xPxwz7qwPSo?...
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8️⃣2️⃣ Mary Hunt (1910-1991) 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM In 1942 Mary Hunt discovered a batch of tainted melons whose mould turned out to be an exceptional strain of Penicillium that produced 200 times more penicillin than Alexander Fleming's strain.
www.sciencehistory.org/stories/disa...
www.sciencehistory.org/stories/disa...
April 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
8️⃣2️⃣ Mary Hunt (1910-1991) 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM In 1942 Mary Hunt discovered a batch of tainted melons whose mould turned out to be an exceptional strain of Penicillium that produced 200 times more penicillin than Alexander Fleming's strain.
www.sciencehistory.org/stories/disa...
www.sciencehistory.org/stories/disa...
8️⃣1️⃣ June Dalziel Almeida (1930-2007) 🏴 #womeninSTEM Virologist from Scotland, who became a pioneer in the imaging and identification of viruses. In 1966, together with David Tyrrell, she characterised a new type of virus now known as coronavirus. www.bbc.com/news/uk-scot...
March 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
8️⃣1️⃣ June Dalziel Almeida (1930-2007) 🏴 #womeninSTEM Virologist from Scotland, who became a pioneer in the imaging and identification of viruses. In 1966, together with David Tyrrell, she characterised a new type of virus now known as coronavirus. www.bbc.com/news/uk-scot...
8️⃣0️⃣ Narry Kim (1969- ) 🇰🇷 #womeninSTEM Narry Kim is one of South Korea's most eminent researchers. She is internationally recognised for her pioneering work on the biogenesis of microRNAs (small non-coding RNAs).
www.ibiology.org/speakers/v-n...
www.ibiology.org/speakers/v-n...
March 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
8️⃣0️⃣ Narry Kim (1969- ) 🇰🇷 #womeninSTEM Narry Kim is one of South Korea's most eminent researchers. She is internationally recognised for her pioneering work on the biogenesis of microRNAs (small non-coding RNAs).
www.ibiology.org/speakers/v-n...
www.ibiology.org/speakers/v-n...
7️⃣9️⃣ Ida Smedley-MacLean (1877-1944) 🇬🇧 #womeninSTEM The first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society. She made a major contribution to the advancement of other women scientists, while gaining a reputation for her work on the role and synthesis of fatty acids.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Mac...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Mac...
February 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
7️⃣9️⃣ Ida Smedley-MacLean (1877-1944) 🇬🇧 #womeninSTEM The first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society. She made a major contribution to the advancement of other women scientists, while gaining a reputation for her work on the role and synthesis of fatty acids.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Mac...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Mac...
February 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
7️⃣8️⃣ Alexandra Gros (1987- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM @agros.bsky.social Her research focused on the role of hippocampal neurogenesis in learning & memory processes. A tireless fighter against scientific misinformation, now in charge of Communication & Scientific Culture at INSERM
news.cnrs.fr/authors/alex...
news.cnrs.fr/authors/alex...
February 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
7️⃣8️⃣ Alexandra Gros (1987- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM @agros.bsky.social Her research focused on the role of hippocampal neurogenesis in learning & memory processes. A tireless fighter against scientific misinformation, now in charge of Communication & Scientific Culture at INSERM
news.cnrs.fr/authors/alex...
news.cnrs.fr/authors/alex...
7️⃣7️⃣ Jackie Yi-Ru Ying (1966- ) 🇹🇼🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM Executive Director of the Institute of Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore & Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Her research focuses on nanostructured materials for applications in biomaterials.
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February 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
7️⃣7️⃣ Jackie Yi-Ru Ying (1966- ) 🇹🇼🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM Executive Director of the Institute of Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore & Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Her research focuses on nanostructured materials for applications in biomaterials.
www.kff.com/king-faisal-...
www.kff.com/king-faisal-...
7️⃣6️⃣ Louise Eisenhardt (1891-1967) 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM Neuropathologist considered to be one of the leading experts on brain tumour diagnosis. She worked with H. Cushing to set up a tumour registery at Yale University School of Medicine containing more than 2k samples
neurosurgerywins.org/louise-eisen...
neurosurgerywins.org/louise-eisen...
January 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
7️⃣6️⃣ Louise Eisenhardt (1891-1967) 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM Neuropathologist considered to be one of the leading experts on brain tumour diagnosis. She worked with H. Cushing to set up a tumour registery at Yale University School of Medicine containing more than 2k samples
neurosurgerywins.org/louise-eisen...
neurosurgerywins.org/louise-eisen...
7️⃣5️⃣ Jewel Plummer Cobb (1924-2017) 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM American biologist whose crucial research led to the discovery of the effectiveness of the drug methotrexate in treating childhood leukaemia. She served as the 1st female president of California State University, Fullerton
www.jax.org/news-and-ins...
www.jax.org/news-and-ins...
January 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
7️⃣5️⃣ Jewel Plummer Cobb (1924-2017) 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM American biologist whose crucial research led to the discovery of the effectiveness of the drug methotrexate in treating childhood leukaemia. She served as the 1st female president of California State University, Fullerton
www.jax.org/news-and-ins...
www.jax.org/news-and-ins...
7️⃣4️⃣ Shafi Goldwasser (1958- ) 🇮🇱🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM Computer scientist and Professor at MIT. She is recognised for her pioneering contributions in the field of cryptography and computational number theory - 3rd woman to receive the Turing Award in 2012.
www.loreal.com/en/articles/...
www.loreal.com/en/articles/...
January 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
7️⃣4️⃣ Shafi Goldwasser (1958- ) 🇮🇱🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM Computer scientist and Professor at MIT. She is recognised for her pioneering contributions in the field of cryptography and computational number theory - 3rd woman to receive the Turing Award in 2012.
www.loreal.com/en/articles/...
www.loreal.com/en/articles/...
7️⃣3️⃣ Laura Eme @lauraeme.bsky.social
(1984- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Evolutionary biologist that studies the genomic diversity of micro-organisms in order to reconstruct the history of life. She helped to identify a new group of organisms, the Asgard archaea.
emelaura.com
(1984- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Evolutionary biologist that studies the genomic diversity of micro-organisms in order to reconstruct the history of life. She helped to identify a new group of organisms, the Asgard archaea.
emelaura.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
7️⃣3️⃣ Laura Eme @lauraeme.bsky.social
(1984- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Evolutionary biologist that studies the genomic diversity of micro-organisms in order to reconstruct the history of life. She helped to identify a new group of organisms, the Asgard archaea.
emelaura.com
(1984- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Evolutionary biologist that studies the genomic diversity of micro-organisms in order to reconstruct the history of life. She helped to identify a new group of organisms, the Asgard archaea.
emelaura.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
7️⃣2️⃣ María Blasco Marhuenda (1965- ) 🇪🇸 #womeninSTEM Spanish molecular biologist and currently the Director of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO). She is a specialist in the study of telomeres - the ends of chromosomes - and telomerase.
www.worldwomanfoundation.com/news/could-a...
www.worldwomanfoundation.com/news/could-a...
January 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
7️⃣2️⃣ María Blasco Marhuenda (1965- ) 🇪🇸 #womeninSTEM Spanish molecular biologist and currently the Director of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO). She is a specialist in the study of telomeres - the ends of chromosomes - and telomerase.
www.worldwomanfoundation.com/news/could-a...
www.worldwomanfoundation.com/news/could-a...
7️⃣1️⃣ Jean Marian Purdy (1945-1985) 🇬🇧 #womeninSTEM Pioneer of fertility treatment. On 25/07/1978, the world learned of the birth of the 1st IVF baby: Louise Brown. Jean Purdy was part of the team that contributed to this success, but her name has been forgotten.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
January 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
7️⃣1️⃣ Jean Marian Purdy (1945-1985) 🇬🇧 #womeninSTEM Pioneer of fertility treatment. On 25/07/1978, the world learned of the birth of the 1st IVF baby: Louise Brown. Jean Purdy was part of the team that contributed to this success, but her name has been forgotten.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
7️⃣0️⃣ Suzanne Eaton (1959-2019) 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM World-renowned developmental biologist, pioneer in quantitative approaches to tissue morphogenesis in Drosophila. Tragically murdered in 2019.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
7️⃣0️⃣ Suzanne Eaton (1959-2019) 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM World-renowned developmental biologist, pioneer in quantitative approaches to tissue morphogenesis in Drosophila. Tragically murdered in 2019.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
6️⃣9️⃣ Olga Ladyzhenskaya (1922-2004) 🇷🇺 #womeninSTEM Russian mathematician who worked on partial differential equations, fluid dynamics and the finite difference method for the Navier-Stokes equations.
massivesci.com/articles/olg...
massivesci.com/articles/olg...
January 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
6️⃣9️⃣ Olga Ladyzhenskaya (1922-2004) 🇷🇺 #womeninSTEM Russian mathematician who worked on partial differential equations, fluid dynamics and the finite difference method for the Navier-Stokes equations.
massivesci.com/articles/olg...
massivesci.com/articles/olg...
6️⃣8️⃣ Nicole Le Douarin (1930- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Developmental biologist, she made a major contribution to our understanding of the formation of the neural crest by creating chick-quail chimeras. The 1st woman who became perpetual secretary of the Académie des sciences.
embryo.asu.edu/pages/nicole...
embryo.asu.edu/pages/nicole...
January 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
6️⃣8️⃣ Nicole Le Douarin (1930- ) 🇫🇷 #womeninSTEM Developmental biologist, she made a major contribution to our understanding of the formation of the neural crest by creating chick-quail chimeras. The 1st woman who became perpetual secretary of the Académie des sciences.
embryo.asu.edu/pages/nicole...
embryo.asu.edu/pages/nicole...
6️⃣7️⃣ Rose Dieng Kuntz (1956-2008) 🇸🇳 #womeninSTEM Senegalese scientist specialising in artificial intelligence, the first African woman to enter the Ecole Polytechnique in 1976. She worked at INRIA on knowledge sharing on the web.
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
January 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
6️⃣7️⃣ Rose Dieng Kuntz (1956-2008) 🇸🇳 #womeninSTEM Senegalese scientist specialising in artificial intelligence, the first African woman to enter the Ecole Polytechnique in 1976. She worked at INRIA on knowledge sharing on the web.
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...