TWELVE WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY CAROLYN BERTOZZI DARLEANE HOFFMAN CHEMICAL BIOLOGIST NUCLEAR CHEMIST MOLECULAR BIOCHEMIST

Bertozzi researches the role of sugars Hoffman was one of the researchers Doudna was a leading figure in the on the surface of cells in diseases such who confirmed the existence of element development of CRISPR gene editing, as cancer, and develops technology to 106, Seaborgium. She also captured and technology that could in future lead to advance biomedical research. analysed elements heavier than uranium. treatments for a range of diseases.

ADA YONATH CAROL ROBINSON TU YOUYOU CRYSTALLOGRAPHER PHYSICAL CHEMIST PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMIST

Yonath’s research on the structure of The first female chemistry professor at Won a in Medicine for her the , which helps cells build both Cambridge and Oxford University. discovery of artemisinin, a compound proteins, won her a Nobel Prize. She also Uses mass spectrometry to reveal the derived from the wormwood plant and worked on modes of action of antibiotics. structure and reactivity of proteins. used as an drug to treat malaria.

SUSAN SOLOMON PRATIBHA GAI LESLEY YELLOWLEES F ATMOSPHERIC CHEMIST MATERIALS CHEMIST INORGANIC CHEMIST Cl C Cl Solomon’s work helped confirm that Gai co-invented a type of microscope that The first female president of the Royal chlorine-containing compounds deplete allows visualisation of reactions at the Society of Chemistry. Her research Cl ozone, and explained why this depletion atomic scale. She chose not to patent it so focuses on electron transfer reactions, was focused over the Earth’s poles. it could be easily used by others. solar energy, and EPR spectroscopy.

PAULA HAMMOND JACQUELINE BARTON POLLY ARNOLD CHEMICAL ENGINEER BIOPHYSICAL CHEMIST ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMIST

Hammond’s research focuses on Barton studies the chemical and physical Arnold’s research focuses on synthetic nanoscale polymers for drug delivery and properties of DNA, and the role of charge chemistry and theories of bonding and other applications. She co-founded the transport chemistry in DNA repair. She has reactivity, with the aim of understanding MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology. received numerous awards for her work. the behaviour of nuclear waste.

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