Woman to Woman

"To showcase and bring prominence to the importance of women in the life sciences, inspiring future generations", the Suffrage Science award scheme was founded in 2011 by cell biologist Professor Amanda Fisher and broadcaster, science communicator and journalist Vivienne Parry

Each award in the form of a piece of jewellery, designed by students from Central Saint Martins-UAL, is passed on by the current holder, down the Suffrage Science lineage like a family heirloom, to someone they admire for their scientific achievements and ability to inspire others

This year's recipients are Dr Areej Abuhammad, University of Jordan, Jordan, Dr Prisca Liberali, FMI, Basel, Switzerland, Dr Frederique Magdinier, Marseille Medical Genetics, France, Dr Azahara Oliva, Cornell University, NY, USA, Prof Lynn Rochester, University of Newcastle, UK, Dr Marta Shahbazi, MRC LMB, Cambridge, UK, Dr Monica Shokeen, Washington University School of Medicine, MO, USA, Prof Faraneh Vargha-Khadem, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK, Prof Selina Wray, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK

Find out more about the background of Suffrage Science and see the heirloom handover, which took place on March 7th at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, HERE

Written by Lindsey Goff

Lindsey Goff

Editor-in-Chief

Formerly immunologist for Cancer Research UK, Lindsey has since moved into the field of scientific publishing. She looks after all BPoD editorial matters.

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