Chinese-American virologist and molecular biologist whose pioneering work reshaped our understanding of HIV/AIDS. She was a trailblazer who made history by successfully cloning HIV and unveiling its genetic intricacies, a significant leap forward in confirming HIV as the root cause of AIDS.
Temple Grandin is an accomplished American scholar and expert in animal behavior.
African-American woman whose cancer cells became a major part of medical history.
The first Japanese woman to earn a Western medicine degree, from the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in the USA.
New Zealand nurse who served overseas during WWI
New Zealand health and welfare worker
New Zealand nursing pioneer
New Zealand community activist
Sarah Stewart was a Mexican-American researcher renowned for her pioneering work in viral oncology research. She was the first to demonstrate the transmission of cancer-causing viruses from one animal to another.
Amparo Poch y Gascón was a significant Spanish figure in the fields of anarchism, pacifism, medicine, and activism during the Spanish Civil War.