Pioneer in maize genetics
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock is one of the most famous women scientists, and a pioneer in maize genetics.
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Women in Science
While women are generally underrepresented in the sciences, women are well represented in our project at all levels.
Women on our project
Read how some of our women team members got into the field of science.
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Postdoctoral Associates
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In the news
Saruhashi Prize
Keiko Torii wins the Saruhashi Prize
The University of Washington professor of biology and chief editor of The Arabidopsis Book won the Japanese prize for female natural scientists for her work on cell–cell communication and stomatal development in plants.
Other important women in science
- Mae Jemison Physician and astronaut
- Grace Hopper Computer scientist and U.S. Navy admiral
- Chien-Shiung Wu Experimental physicist
- Marie Curie Physicist
- Vera Rubin Astronomer
- Rosalind Franklin Chemist