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Wanda Díaz-Merced, PhD

Wanda Díaz-Merced, PhD

An astronomer best known for using sonification to turn large data sets into audible sound.

Temple Grandin, PhD

Temple Grandin, PhD

A prominent proponent for the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior

Rebecca Jackson, MD

Rebecca Jackson, MD

A medical researcher, medical practitioner and professor of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism

Edwin G. Krebs, MD

Edwin G. Krebs, MD

A hearing-impaired American biochemist that descried reversible phosphorylation as part of protein regulation

Florence B. Seibert, PhD

Florence B. Seibert, PhD

An American biochemist best known for isolating a pure form of tuberculin, which led to development of a test for tuberculosis

Odette L. Shotwell, PhD

Odette L. Shotwell, PhD

An organic chemist known for her contributions to natural products chemistry of antibiotics and insecticides

Caroline M. Solomon, PhD

Caroline M. Solomon, PhD

An American academic whose teaching focuses on bringing deaf and hard-of-hearing students into the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

Geerat J. Vermeij, PhD

Geerat J. Vermeij, PhD

A Dutch-born evolutionary biologist and paleontologist

Roger Arliner Young, PhD

Roger Arliner Young, PhD

The first African American woman to receive a doctorate degree in zoology