Women in science: Perspectives from Ludwig leaders
This special report on Women in Science celebrates the women leaders of Ludwig Cancer Research with profiles of eight outstanding scientists and their thoughts on gender-related issues and the advancement of women in biomedical research.
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Sangeeta Bhatia
The Ludwig MIT investigator on the importance of childlike curiosity to a scientific career, her long-standing advocacy for women as scientists and entrepreneurs and making science fit her life—not the other way around.
Joan Brugge
The Ludwig Harvard Co-director on the risky moves she made over the course of her career, the challenges of balancing lab and family and the rewards of creating a model for collaborative science at the Ludwig Harvard Center.
Nancy Davidson
The Ludwig Board Member on being prepared to say “yes,” good mentors and lessons in life and leadership that shaped her career and fueled her success as a breast cancer clinician, researcher and leader.
Johanna Joyce
The Ludwig Lausanne Member on her good luck in teachers and mentors, the dire need for childcare and technical support programs for researchers starting families and stanching the flow of young scientists out of academia.
Xin Lu
The Ludwig Oxford Director on the improbable start of her career, its steep trajectory, the mentors who helped make it possible and the lessons she learned on persistence and scientific freedom that she passes on to trainees.
Crystal Mackall
The Ludwig Stanford investigator on what drew her into a life of research, failure as an “essential experience on the path to success” and the need for mentoring programs for young researchers.
Juanita Merchant
The Ludwig Scientific Advisor on how, against daunting odds, she forged a rewarding career as a physician-researcher and what she discovered along the way about leadership, family and scientific success.
Eileen White
The Ludwig Princeton Associate Director and Member on the defining scientific moments of her career, the solace of family and value of speaking up—both for yourself and for other women researchers.