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Margaret Buckingham

Distinguished British developmental biologist. Renowned for her work in myogenesis and cardiogenesis, Buckingham’s research focuses on how undifferentiated cells acquire tissue specificity during embryogenesis.

Rosalind Pitt-Rivers

Prominent British biochemist who made groundbreaking contributions to endocrinology

Kono Yasui

Japanese biologist and cytologist (scientist who studies cells) Kono Yasui became the first Japanese woman to receive a doctoral degree in science in 1927.

Isobel Bennett

Australian marine biologist, particularly renowned as a pioneer of coral reef biology.

Agnes Bankier

Australian geneticist

Mary Russell

British aviator and ornithologist who gained renown not just for her aristocratic status but also for her adventurous spirit and contributions to early aviation.

Florence Merriam Bailey

American ornithologist, naturalist, and author

Dr Mary Logan Reddick

African-American neuroembryologist who earned her Ph.D. from Radcliffe College, Harvard University, in 1944.

Dr Esther Lederberg

American microbiologist who made groundbreaking contributions to bacterial genetics, including discovering the λ bacteriophage and the F fertility factor and developing the replica plating technique.

Hilary Stevenson

Irish food scientist