Dear Colleagues, 

I am pleased to include another issue of RFS Briefings with some timely and encouraging updates on women in science.

RFS Awards in Science Recognize Outstanding Contributions from Women and Minorities

We are thrilled to announce a new publication honoring the scientists receiving the 3rd Annual Rosalind Franklin Society Awards in Science!

In partnership with Mary Ann Liebert Inc., we launched this prestigious annual award in 2021. It recognizes the best paper by a woman or underrepresented minority in science in each of the publisher’s 100 peer-reviewed journals. Our goal is to highlight the important contributions of these scientists and provide role models and mentors for younger scientists following in their footsteps. Read more.

Anthology of the RFS Awards in Science 2023 

The anthology includes a biography of each winner and an abstract of their selected work. A total of $100,000 has been allocated for these award winners. The book is a remarkable compendium of research in science, engineering, and medicine that has been accomplished by outstanding investigators who, early in their careers, were not considered “real” scientists, engineers, or medical researchers because they did not fit the stereotypical scientist, engineer, or physician role.

Please continue to share important news and opportunities with us so that we may share it with you and others who are committed to supporting the careers of exceptional women in science.

Stay safe and sound,

 Karla Signature

Karla Shepard Rubinger
Executive Director
Rosalind Franklin Society
www.rosalindfranklinsociety.org


Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM) Announces Dr. Elizabeth Garner as Strategic Advisor to The WHAM Research Collaborative.

Dr. Elizabeth Garner brings an impressive background in scientific research and innovation. She is the immediate past president of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) and was formerly Chief Scientific Officer at Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Read more. Image credit: WHAM

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund announces 2024 Career Awards at the Scientific Interface.
This year, 12 young scientists will receive awards of $560,000 each over five years to support their transition from postdoctoral training into independent faculty positions. Read more.

OMRF receives $3 million to study anti-aging supplement.

An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has received a $3 million grant to explore a pathway to better heart health as we age. Ann Chiao, Ph.D., studies a coenzyme called NAD+, which is found in cells throughout our bodies. Read more. Image: Ann Chiao, PhD, OMRF.

Announcing the 2024 Winners of the McNulty Prize.
The McNulty Foundation and the Aspen Institute announced the 2024 John P. McNulty Prize winners––courageous leaders tackling critical issues, from environmental injustice and disaster recovery, to addressing a national crisis of leadership and education. Each of their organizations will receive $150,000 in support of their exceptional efforts. Read more.

HHMI Invests Over $300 Million in 26 New Investigators.

HHMI, a member of the Rosalind Franklin Society, Council of Academic Institutions, just announced its new crop of 26 investigators for 2024. 10 of the 26 are women. Great to see Sam Sternberg and Vijay Sankaran included. Read more.

What Kamala Harris’s historic bid for the US presidency means for science.
The daughter of a scientist and a supporter of diversity in STEM, Harris as a potential candidate has stirred optimism among scientists. Here, Nature talks to policy analysts and researchers about what a potential Harris administration might mean for science, health, and the environment. Read more.

The 2025 Mirzayan Fellowship application is now open!
Launched in 1997, the Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program is a full-time, hands-on training and educational program that provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation. Read more.

Kathleen Maletic Neuzil: new Fogarty International Center leader.

Kathleen Maletic Neuzil is the new Director of the Fogarty International Center at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD. “I would say having both my parents have serious illnesses and dying when I was young, watching them suffer definitely influenced my desire to go into medicine”, she says. Read more. Image: Dr. Neuzil, Fogarty International Center at NIH.

“It's actively harmful for a platform like HPCwire to publish lists completely erasing women's contributions over the years.”
Chris Dwan was an RFS speaker, and you can watch his presentation here. He recently wrote a post on LinkedIn: “HPCwire just released a list of "luminaries who have made HPC what it is today." They honored both the living and the dead, starting with Seymour Cray and ending with Jensen Huang of Nvidia, 17 people in all. It's remarkable to me that despite the large numbers and vague rules - magazine founder Tom Tabor couldn't think of even one woman who should make his list. Not even one.” Read more.

Apply for the BII and Science Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women’s Health! 
The prize seeks to recognize researchers who have developed innovative advances with translational potential to impact women’s health. Read more.


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