BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
From conducting secret lab experiments while hiding from racial persecution during World War II, to holding senior positions at world research institutes, experts in biomedical science, including Nobel Laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini, reflect on diverse lives and careers in neuroscience, genetics, and pathology.
“Developmental Neurobiology and the Natural History of Nerve Growth Factor”, Rita Levi-Montalcini
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LIFE SCIENCES
Renowned voices in the biochemistry, biophysics, and entomology disciplines are featured for their significant influence, including Ada Yonath, the first Israeli woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2009), and May Berenbaum, who edited the Annual Review of Entomology for 21 years.
“A Bright Future for Antibiotics?”, Ada Yonath
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Our notable physical scientists include “the queen of carbon science,” Mildred Dresselhaus, who reflected on a long, successful career motivated by “just enjoying [her] science”1. This collection also features geoscientist and Co-Editor of the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Katherine H. Freeman, as well as Lisa Kaltenegger, an accomplished astronomer searching for planets that could sustain life.
“How to Characterize Habitable Worlds and Signs of Life”, Lisa Kaltenegger
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1Mildred Dresselhaus, in an interview after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Social scientists in our collection explore diverse themes including the role of gender in society; understanding evolution; economics; and political trustworthiness. Our selected experts actively support women in society and science, and their work has had a real-world impact in influencing policy. For example, author Elizabeth Loftus’s work on human memory and the misinformation effect has shaped psychology, psychotherapy, and criminal justice.
“Eavesdropping on Memory”, Elizabeth F. Loftus
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