Women In Science
Recent Highlights
All Stories for Women In Science
National Geographic's November 2019 issue is first-ever with all-female contributors
Fp Staff •Titled Women: A Century of Change, the November 2019 issue of National Geographic is the first ever since 1888 to have all female contributors
Its high time females are included in science studies urges scientist Rebecca Shanksy
•Medicines in women work differently than on men and it is necessary that studies are conducted to suit both genders.
Meet Katie Bouman, the scientist whose algorithm helped image the first black hole
Kavyan •Katie Bouman led the creation of a new algorithm to produce the first-ever image of a black hole.
Women's Day 2019: Indian science is inching towards #BalanceForBetter despite the none-too-easy path
Tv Padma •Currently, positions like fellowships, lead scientist and professorships are not designed keeping both genders in mind.
Women's Day 2019: Women in health, science and innovation are collaborating globally
•There is much to look forward to when local strengths & determination expand into global efforts.
Bibha Chowdhuri: Unearthing and celebrating a forgotten jewel in Indian science
Dinesh C Sharma •Chowdhuri was the first woman researcher to join TIFR, Mumbai in 1949, where she remained till 1957.
Women in Science: Biochemist Sandhya Visweswariah’s gusto for research and affirmative action
The Life Of Science •Sandhya Visweswariah is internationally recognised as a world expert in gut disease. She chairs two biological research labs at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru and has received several grants, fellowships and awards.
Women in Science: Suhita Nadkarni on studying the brain, making the shift from Physics to Neurobiology
The Life Of Science •Suhita Nadkarni started off as a physicist, but she soon learnt the value of being an insider — using neuroscience rather than physics to understand the brain
Women in Science: Prerna Sharma on uncovering the mysteries of cells with Physics
The Life Of Science •Prerna Sharma on how theory and experiments go hand-in-hand, and the alarmingly low number of Indian women in Physics
Women in Science: Molecular biophysicist R Mahalakshmi on solving the century-old protein-folding problem
The Life Of Science •But how do proteins fold? What decides their structure and what makes them stay folded? Mahalakshmi is one of the many scientists in the world trying to solve the century-old protein-folding problem.