Fifteen women researchers receive UNESCO-L’Oréal For Women in Science International Fellowships
This year’s International Fellowships have been awarded to:
- Fina Kurreeman (Mauritius). Research project: Study of genes specifically associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Host Institution: Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, USA).
- Nonhlanhla Dlamani (South Africa). Research project: African traditional medicine used in the treatment of Kaposi’s sarcoma. Host Institution: University of Florida (Gainesville, USA).
- Joan Munissi (Tanzania). Research Project: Antimicrobial compounds isolated from cultures of Tanzanian marine-derived fungi. Host Institution: University of Göttingen (Germany).
- Marie Abboud (Lebanon). Research Project: Non-invasive optical methods for the study of biological structures. Host Institution: Université de Bretagne Occidentale (Brest, France).
- Khadijetou Lekweiry (Mauritania). Research Project: Transmission of malaria in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. Host Institution: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (Dakar, Senegal).
- Rima AlBesharat (Syria). Research Project: Characterization of local probiotic bacteria for use in functional food products. Host Institution: Technische Universitat München (Germany).
- Jingyi Shi (China). Research Project: Genetics of acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer of white blood cells. Host Institution: The Institute of Cancer Research (Sutton, Surrey, UK).
- Yean Yean Chan (Malaysia). Research Project: Electrochemical DNA biosensors for molecular diagnosis of infectious disease. Host Institution: University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia).
- Ishrat Bano (Pakistan). Research Project: Development of magnetic nanoparticles for use in drug delivery. Host Institution: University of Cambridge (UK).
- Mareike Posner (Germany). Research Project: Study of the resistance of enzyme structures within organisms adapted to extreme conditions. Host Institution: Centre of Extremophile Research, University of Bath (UK).
- Lydia Lynch (Ireland). Research Project: The human omentum as an immunological tool. Host Institution: Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (Boston, USA).
- Ivana Pešic (Serbia). Research Project: Study and identification of urine proteins, a tool for the diagnosis and prognosis of renal disease. Host Institution: Georg-August University (Göttingen, Germany).
- Paula Villar (Argentina). Research Project: Development of a computer-based model of the heart in 3D. Host Institution: Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (Spain).
- Berta Gonzalez Frankenberger (Mexico). Research Project: Development of speech and voice processing in neonates and premature babies. Host Institutions: Sainte-Justine University Medical Center (Montreal, Canada) and Amiens University Hospital (France).
- Cecilia Gonzales Marin (Peru). Research Project: Association between oral infections and medical complications in pregnant women. Host Institution: Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry (London, UK).
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