Dr Lydia Villa-Komaroff
American trailblazer in the field of molecular biology
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Mary Engle Pennington
Mary Engle Pennington became FDA’s first female lab chief under Harvey Wiley following passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act. Her bacteriological research helped revolutionize the food supply, making more safe, fresh foods available at affordable prices, particularly in newly industrialized areas of the country.
Dr Mattie Rae Spivey Fox
Dr. Mattie Rae Spivey Fox made substantial contributions to the field of trace nutrient investigations and the work of the FDA in regulating food, and thereby advanced the health and well-being of the public.
Ute Roessner
Professor Roessner is one of Australia’s foremost plant scientists and a world leader in the field of metabolomics – the detection and quantification of small molecule metabolites in biological materials.
Dr Ruth Bishop
Professor Ruth Bishop was the first person to discover the virus that causes gastroenteritis in the 1970s.
Enid Michael
Yosemite National Park Ranger & Naturalist, 1921-1942
Dr Judith Resnik
NASA astronaut and biomedical engineer
Dr Flemmie Pansy Kittrell
Globetrotting African-American nutritionist Flemmie P. Kittrell revolutionized early childhood education and illuminated ‘hidden hunger’
Dr Anne Astin
Australian pioneer for women in biochemistry and advocate for rural women
Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
Multidisciplinary artist, educator, and member of the US President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities