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Brazilian geneticist Mayana Zatz, tracking rare diseases
For 50 years this Brazilian geneticist, founder of the Human Genome Center in Sao Paulo, has been tracking rare genetic disorders that destroy muscles. She and her team have...
Quarraisha Abdool Karim, helping South African women fight AIDS
In South Africa, a country ravaged by AIDS, this epidemiologist of Indian origin has made HIV prevention her daily struggle - in particular on behalf of those women who are most...
French neurobiologist Brigitte Kieffer, unlocking the secrets of the brain
Based in Montreal, this French neurobiologist is a leading specialist of the human brain. Her challenge is to unlock the secrets of our most complex organ with a view to one day...
British physicist Michelle Simmons, the 'quantum queen'
As the era of big data demands ever more powerful computers, this British researcher living in Australia intends to make the first commercially available quantum computer,...