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Women in Science Forum

06/06/2012

From the Lab to the Layman

On May 24, Prof. Ingrid Scheffer gave a speech in Melbourne at the inaugural SOBR (Student Of Brain Research) networking dinner. She discussed the importance of communicating science to a wider non-scientific audience. It is an issue for scientists, as for many other professional groups, to work with the media and to feel confident enough to talk about themselves in a more engaging way.

Women in Science Forum

07/05/2012

by admin Same Author (14)

Brain Prize Winners 2012 Karen Steel and Christine Petit

The Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation has announced that The Brain Prize 2012 is jointly awarded to Christine Petit and Karen Steel: ‘for their unique, world-leading contributions to our understanding of the genetic regulation of the development and functioning of the ear, and for elucidating the causes of many of the hundreds of inherited forms of deafness’.

L’Oréal-Unesco AWARDS

28/03/2012

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Who is Frances Ashcroft?

In 1984, Frances Ashcroft discovered a protein (a tiny pore called an ion channel) that acted as the link between blood-glucose levels and insulin secretion. As a result, people with a rare inherited form of diabetes can now relieve their symptoms simply by taking an existing drug in pill form, rather than by daily insulin injections. The drug has improved their blood glucose control and so reduced the risk of diabetic complications, such as blindness and kidney disease. She is now studying why 25% of patients with this disease also have neurological problems, and continues to explore what goes wrong with insulin secretion in type 2 diabetes, which affects 336 million people worldwide.

Science for a better future

10/03/2012

by Naama Geva-Zatorsky Same Author (1)

At Table Together

The human body is a tight micro-cosmos of co-existence of human and bacterial cells. As soon as an infant is born it gains its first microbe inhabitants through the mother's genital tract, followed by additional habitants acquired by its further exposure to the outside world. Surprisingly, there are ten times more bacterial cells than human cells in our body.

Women in Science Forum

07/02/2012

by Abby Tabor (Mysciencework) Same Author (12)

World Cancer Day: Toward a Better Understanding of Breast Cancer Risk

February 4^th marked World Cancer Day, a time to increase awareness and unity in the fight against this disease, responsible for 13% of all deaths worldwide in 2008. Breast cancer, in particular, kills more women than any other type, but research into diverse aspects of the disease continues to progress. Here, we take the opportunity to look at recent advances in understanding breast cancer risk and, from there, to controlling this disease.

L’Oréal-Unesco AWARDS

29/12/2011

by Abby Tabor (Mysciencework) Same Author (12)

Great Science of 2011: Three laureates cast their vote

With the end of 2011, another year of science has drawn to a close. For the last 12 months, the world of research has been churning away productively, making it almost impossible to say which discoveries will have the most significant impact, in the near future or down the road. Nevertheless, three laureates of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program have chosen the work from the past year that struck them the most, and tell us why.

Women in Science Forum

06/12/2011

by Marisa Alonso Nunez Same Author (3)

Giving people the chance to take part in Science funding : the SciFund challenge

It’s obvious that the economic crisis we are suffering is affecting science. We are seeing science budgets shrink quite quickly all around the world. We are seeing scientists struggling to find money to do their research. We are seeing a decrease in the trust of governments and institutions in research. And this is going to last for a while. But it is in moments like this that creative ideas arise.

Women in Science Forum

31/10/2011

by Abby Tabor (Mysciencework) Same Author (12)

Giving Thanks for a Revolution in Immunology

Professor Rashika El Ridi (Egypt. Cairo), 2010 laureate of the L’Oréal-UNESCO program For Women in Science, is well aware of the great advances in immunology that have made her own research possible. She observes the impact on her own work, and expresses gratitude for this knowledge, which she hopes will help to improve the health of millions.

Science for a better future

19/10/2011

by Abby Tabor (Mysciencework) Same Author (12)

Expanding Ever Faster: The Discovery that Changed the Fate of the Universe

An astonishing result that amazed the world of astronomy, the discovery that the expansion of the universe is increasing in speed is today recognized as a major contribution to science. Astronomers Beatriz Barbuy (Brazil. São Paulo) and Silvia Torres-Peimbert (Mexico. Mexico City) both laureates of the L’Oréal-UNESCO program “For Women in Science”, reflect on the importance of this work.

Women in Science Forum

30/09/2011

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Responding to the challenge of HIV

Leen Mathys (K.U. Leuven) takes the challenge to find new strategies to prevent replication of the AIDS virus. This virus has developed resistance to all existing antiretroviral drugs, so the challenge remains daunting. Leen is one of the 3 new fellows of L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Belgium 2011 programme.