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Nina Chhita

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020

“Science” and “art” are often portrayed as “opposites” but Nina Chhita brings them together, producing beautiful illustrations to draw attention […]

Roberta Colman

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

Biochemist Roberta (Bobbie) F. Colman (1938-2019) passed away at the end of 2019, and while you might have missed the […]

Lizabeth Allison

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

If you want to learn about molecular biology, Dr. Lizabeth Allison is a good person to turn to – she […]

Rosalind Franklin

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

Rosalind Elsie Franklin was born in London, England July 25, 1920 and despite a tragically short life (she died in […]

Christina Koch

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020

Astronaut and electrical engineer Christina Koch went for a dramatic finish to 2019 – on December 28, her 289th day […]

Molly Gale Hammell

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

This WiSE Wednesday we honor the 2019 WiSE faculty mentor awardee, computational biologist and Associate Professor Dr. Molly Gale Hammell […]

Lucy Wills

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019

In the early 1920s, hematologist Lucy Wills studied a blood disorder called prenatal macrocytic anemia, which was causing impoverished pregnant […]

Virginia Man-Yee Lee

November 6, 2019November 9, 2019

If you watched the Breakthrough Prize (sometimes called the “Oscars for scientists”) last weekend – Dr. Virginia Man-Yee Lee likely […]

Ilona Banga

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019

Ilona Banga was a Hungarian biochemist who co-discovered actomyosin – the actin/myosin combo that allows muscles to contract so you […]

Malika Jeffries-EL

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019

Dr. Malika Jeffries-EL is a Professor of Chemistry at Boston University, performing exciting work developing organic semiconductors. Semiconductors are a […]

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