For Women in Science L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science 2016 Laureates
Discover our five Laureates from the five continents:
The 2016 Laureate from South Africa, Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, for controlling the spread of HIV.
The 2016 Laureate from Germany, Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier, for reinventing genetic research.
The 2016 Laureate from Argentina, Professor Andrea Gamarnik, for limiting the spread of dengue virus.
The 2016 Laureate from the United States, Professor Jennifer Doudna, for reinventing genetic research.
The independent jury of eminent scientists has recognised the tenacity, the creativity and the intelligence of these five eminent women scientists who bring their transformative science to change the world.
The World needs Science
Science needs Women
Because Women in Science have the Power to change the world