Dear Colleagues, 

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

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

Gilda Barabino Awarded the 2024 Carnegie Mellon Dickinson Prize in Science.

Gilda A. Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, has been awarded the 2024 Dickson Prize in Science from Carnegie Mellon University. The annual award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding progress in the field of natural sciences, engineering, computer science, or mathematics in the United States. Read more. (Image via Olin College of Engineering)

New for 2025! AI in Neuroscience.
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. announced the 2025 launch of AI in Neuroscience, a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed research journal dedicated to exploring the application of artificial intelligence (AI) methods to all areas of neuroscience. Editor-in-Chief Esther L. Yuh, PhD, UCSF, will be attending Neuroscience 2024 in Chicago. Read more.

Biochemical Society 2026 Awards open for nominations.
With award categories for all career stages and a streamlined nomination process, don't miss the chance to nominate a peer or colleague for one of their prestigious accolades by November 1st, 2024. Nominations are welcomed across 14 categories, spanning all career stages from early career researchers to senior scientists, educators, industry partners, support staff and teams. Read more.

DoD Commits $500 Million for Women's Health Research, Supports Better Care for All Women.

The Department of Defense (DoD) is working to ensure that research conducted across the Department addresses health disparities faced by women, including conditions that affect women uniquely, disproportionately, or differently. Read more. A pioneering figure in women’s health at the Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure has joined the Office of the First Lady to advance women's health research on a national scale. You can access Dr. Mazure’s recent RFS presentation here.(Image via Yale School of Medicine)

Apply for the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Chemistry June 29 - July 4, 2025.
The Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting brings together about 40 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry and some 600 highly talented undergraduate, master and doctoral students and early-career postdoctoral scientists in the field of Chemistry and closely related disciplines. Read more.

Siebel Scholars Foundation Announces Class of 2025.
Now in its 24th year, the Siebel Scholars program annually recognizes nearly 80 exceptional students from the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering. Read more.

Jill Biden announces $500 million government plan focusing on women’s health at Clinton Global Initiative.

First lady Jill Biden unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States, plans that include spending at least $500 million annually on women’s health research. Read more. (Photo: Dr. Jill Biden via The White House)

Discovery Portal for Women’s Health Research Now Available.
Partnering with the National Library of Medicine, the Office of Research on Women's Health launched a new discovery resource for women’s health research (WHR), called DiscoverWHR. This innovative resource simplifies finding women's health information for patients, caregivers, medical professionals, researchers, and the public. Read more.

Women Entrepreneurs Are Hitting a Funding Wall.
For women starting new businesses, early funding from venture capital firms led by other women is vital. But few are large enough to lead subsequent rounds of financing. Read more.

Yale’s Martha Muñoz receives MacArthur ‘genius’ grant.

Yale evolutionary biologist Martha Muñoz, whose study of the “brakes and motors” of evolution in reptiles, amphibians, and fishes has yielded novel insights into the effects of behavior and biomechanics on how organisms evolve, has been named a 2024 MacArthur fellow. Read more. (Photo courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)