Women Scientists Elected to the National Academies
Learn more about the research and accomplishments of the women scientists elected to the National Academies.
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Susan Amara, Ph.D.
Dr. Amara is the Scientific Director of the Intramural Research Program at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Dr. Amara is the Scientific Director of the Intramural Research Program at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Yasmine Belkaid, Ph.D.
Dr. Belkaid, an NIH Distinguished Investigator, is a Senior Investigator and Chief of the Mucosal Immunology Section in the Laboratory of…
Dr. Belkaid, an NIH Distinguished Investigator, is a Senior Investigator and Chief of the Mucosal Immunology Section in the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Karen Faith Berman, M.D.
Dr. Berman is a Senior Investigator and Chief of the Section on Integrative Neuroimaging and the Clinical Brain Disorders Branch at the National…
Dr. Berman is a Senior Investigator and Chief of the Section on Integrative Neuroimaging and the Clinical Brain Disorders Branch at the National Institutes of Health.
Naomi Lynn Gerber, M.D.
Dr. Gerber formerly led the NIH Clinical Center’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and is internationally recognized for her research in…
Dr. Gerber formerly led the NIH Clinical Center’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and is internationally recognized for her research in rehab medicine and chronic illness.
Susan Gottesman, Ph.D.
Dr. Gottesman is an NIH Distinguished Investigator and co-chief of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the National Cancer Institute.
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Dr. Gottesman is an NIH Distinguished Investigator and co-chief of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the National Cancer Institute.
Jennifer A. Lippincott-Schwartz, Ph.D.
Dr. Lippincott-Schwartz, chief of the section on organelle biology in NICHD’s Cell Biology and Metabolism Program, uses live-cell imaging…
Dr. Lippincott-Schwartz, chief of the section on organelle biology in NICHD’s Cell Biology and Metabolism Program, uses live-cell imaging techniques to study molecular interactions in cells.
Elizabeth F. Neufeld
Dr. Neufeld became chief of NIDDK’s Genetics and Biochemistry Branch in 1979 and served as deputy director of intramural research, 1981-1983.
Dr. Neufeld became chief of NIDDK’s Genetics and Biochemistry Branch in 1979 and served as deputy director of intramural research, 1981-1983.
Matilda White Riley, Sc.D.
Dr. Riley is credited with founding the Behavioral and Social Research Program at the National Institute on Aging.
Dr. Riley is credited with founding the Behavioral and Social Research Program at the National Institute on Aging.
Maxine Singer, Ph.D.
Dr. Maxine Singer, a molecular biologist and former Chief of NCI’s Laboratory of Biochemistry, is also known for her contributions in solving the…
Dr. Maxine Singer, a molecular biologist and former Chief of NCI’s Laboratory of Biochemistry, is also known for her contributions in solving the genetic code.
Thressa C. Stadtman, Ph.D.
Dr. Stadtman was a biochemist at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute known for making numerous advances in her field.
Dr. Stadtman was a biochemist at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute known for making numerous advances in her field.
Gisela T. Storz, Ph.D.
Dr. Storz is the Associate Scientific Director of the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology of NICHD.
Dr. Storz is the Associate Scientific Director of the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology of NICHD.
Leslie G. Ungerleider, Ph.D.
Dr. Ungerleider is an experimental psychologist and neuroscientist, currently Chief of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition and Chief of the…
Dr. Ungerleider is an experimental psychologist and neuroscientist, currently Chief of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition and Chief of the Section of Neurocircuitry at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Martha Vaughan, M.D.
Dr. Vaughan is an NIH Scientist Emeritus in the Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Dr. Vaughan is an NIH Scientist Emeritus in the Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Sue Wickner, Ph.D.
Dr. Wickner is a Senior Investigator at NCI’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, head of the DNA Molecular Biology Section, and is an NIH…
Dr. Wickner is a Senior Investigator at NCI’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology, head of the DNA Molecular Biology Section, and is an NIH Distinguished Investigator.
Wei Yang, Ph.D.
Dr. Yang is an NIH Distinguished Investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, studying DNA recombination…
Dr. Yang is an NIH Distinguished Investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, studying DNA recombination, repair and replication.
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Diana Bianchi, M.D.
Dr. Bianchi is the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and head of the Prenatal…
Dr. Bianchi is the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and head of the Prenatal Genomics and Therapy Section for the Medical Genetics Branch at NHGRI.
Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D.
Dr. Birnbaum, first female director of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and director of the National Toxicology Program…
Dr. Birnbaum, first female director of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and director of the National Toxicology Program (NTP), is a toxicologist and microbiologist.
Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, Ph.D.
Dr. Brennan is the Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and is a past president of the American Medical Informatics Association.
Dr. Brennan is the Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and is a past president of the American Medical Informatics Association.
Maria C. Freire, Ph.D.
Dr. Freire led the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development from 2001 to 2008 and directed the NIH Office of Technology Transfer from 1995 to 2001…
Dr. Freire led the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development from 2001 to 2008 and directed the NIH Office of Technology Transfer from 1995 to 2001.
Patricia Grady, Ph.D.
Dr. Grady was the Director of the National Institute on Nursing Research and is internationally recognized for her research on stroke.
Dr. Grady was the Director of the National Institute on Nursing Research and is internationally recognized for her research on stroke.
Florence P. Haseltine, M.D.
Dr. Haseltine is the emerita director at the Center for Population Research at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child…
Dr. Haseltine is the emerita director at the Center for Population Research at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Betsy L. Humphreys, M.L.S.
Ms. Humphreys served as the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine and previously directed the Unified Medical Language System…
Ms. Humphreys served as the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine and previously directed the Unified Medical Language System Project.
Elaine S. Jaffe, M.D.
Dr. Jaffe is a Senior Investigator and head of the Hematopathology Section at NCI’s Laboratory of Pathology and has conducted pioneering studies…
Dr. Jaffe is a Senior Investigator and head of the Hematopathology Section at NCI’s Laboratory of Pathology and has conducted pioneering studies related to the classification of malignant lymphomas.
Ruth Kirschstein, M.D.
Dr. Kirschstein was the first female NIH institute director, heading NIGMS from 1974 to 1993, and twice served as acting NIH director.
Dr. Kirschstein was the first female NIH institute director, heading NIGMS from 1974 to 1993, and twice served as acting NIH director.
Story Landis, Ph.D.
Dr. Landis led the NINDS as Director from 2003 to 2014 and was key in fostering a trans-NIH neuroscience research community.
Dr. Landis led the NINDS as Director from 2003 to 2014 and was key in fostering a trans-NIH neuroscience research community.
Jennifer A. Lippincott-Schwartz, Ph.D.
Dr. Lippincott-Schwartz, chief of the section on organelle biology in NICHD’s Cell Biology and Metabolism Program, uses live-cell imaging…
Dr. Lippincott-Schwartz, chief of the section on organelle biology in NICHD’s Cell Biology and Metabolism Program, uses live-cell imaging techniques to study molecular interactions in cells.
Alexa T. McCray, Ph.D.
Dr. McCray is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard and formerly directed the Lister Hall National Center for Biomedical Communications at NIH.
Dr. McCray is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard and formerly directed the Lister Hall National Center for Biomedical Communications at NIH.
Vivian Pinn, M.D.
Dr. Pinn, the first African-American woman to chair an academic pathology department in the U.S., served as first full-time director of the NIH…
Dr. Pinn, the first African-American woman to chair an academic pathology department in the U.S., served as first full-time director of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health.
Judith Rapoport, M.D.
Dr. Rapoport is Chief of the Child Psychiatry Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Dr. Rapoport is Chief of the Child Psychiatry Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Barbara K. Rimer, Dr.P.H.
Dr. Rimer is the first woman to chair the NCI’s National Cancer Advisory Board and was appointed by President Obama to chair the President’s…
Dr. Rimer is the first woman to chair the NCI’s National Cancer Advisory Board and was appointed by President Obama to chair the President’s Cancer Panel in 2011.
Leslie G. Ungerleider, Ph.D.
Dr. Ungerleider is an experimental psychologist and neuroscientist, currently Chief of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition and Chief of the…
Dr. Ungerleider is an experimental psychologist and neuroscientist, currently Chief of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition and Chief of the Section of Neurocircuitry at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Nora Volkow, M.D.
Dr. Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, pioneered imaging techniques that show the effects of drugs on the brain,…
Dr. Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, pioneered imaging techniques that show the effects of drugs on the brain, illustrating that addiction is a disease.
Kathryn Zoon, Ph.D.
Dr. Zoon is a scientist emeritus in the Cytokine Biology Section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…
Dr. Zoon is a scientist emeritus in the Cytokine Biology Section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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