The gender gap in STEAM is still very prevalent in our world today. However, in this blog, I want to take this opportunity and show appreciation to some of those women who achieved incredible accomplishments in the STEAM fields.
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna
- These two women invented DNA manipulation with the CRISPR system. Using these gene technology tools, it can contribute to helping change aspects of DNA, which has contributions in cancer therapies and work on curing inherited diseases. There is enormous power in this genetic tool, and research about this will lead to groundbreaking medical innovations. They were also the first women to receive a Nobel Prize that was given solely just to two women.
You can read a more in-depth commentary of their research here.
Nimmi Ramanujam, Ph.D
- Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and Director of Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies. Works on developing imaging and therapeutic tools for cancer, with a specific focus on women technologies. She also has several global initiatives that makes an impact in the fields of health and education, including WISH (Women-Inspired Strategies for Health) and The Invisible Organ.
You can read more about her truly inspiring works on this page.
Nancy Allbritton (M.D/Ph.D)
- Dean of the College of Engineering at University of Washington. Co-founded four start-up companies, and 43 pending patents. She received multiple excellence in teaching awards and advised or trained more than 75 students in total.
- Works on the study and analysis of single-cells aimed at improving disease treatments, macular degeneration, and HIV. Her work in the fields of bioengineering with focusing on creating specialized treatments combining biology and engineering is truly revoluntionary to read.
You can read more about her research and works to biology and medicine here.
Carla Pugh (M.D, Ph.D)
- Carla Pugh is a professor of surgery at Stanford University. She has received multiple awards including the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
- Her research mainly focuses on the uses of motion and sensors for “measuring medical training performance,” in order words to educate medical students with hands-on performance training. Over two hundred nursing and medical schools are using her sensor enabled tools in their education. In 2021, she also became a part of the National Academy of Medicine for her pioneering work in these fields.
To learn more about her, you can visit her profile.
Sources: 1 – You can find and learn more about women in science and engineering on this website.
