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Today is #InternationalDayOfWomenInScience womeninscienceday.org Here are a small number of the many very awesome #WomenInScience, relevant to #RespEd 1/n
Marie Krogh, a Danish physician & scientist published a series of papers with her husand & collaborator, August, proving the mechanism of diffusion of oxygen across the alveolar-capillary membrane en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Kro… #RespEd #WomeninScience 2/n
Rosalind Franklin, chemist & xray crystallographer, whose work was fundamental to understanding the structure of DNA. Without this we would know almost nothing of CF, viral replication, alpha1antitryspin, lung cancer, LAM.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_… #RespEd #WomeninScience
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Hi! It's Takita here and this is a mini #GlobalScienceShow to celebrate @WomenScienceDay!
I'm excited to share one of my STEM Role Models, Madison Maxey, Founder @loomia_tech.
Rejoin after the break for @Sarah_Cosgriff #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience4SDGs #WomenInScience Portrait: Madison Maxey, Founder of Loomia
As well as founder, Madison “Maddy” Maxey is the Chief Innovation Officer of LOOMIA.

@loomia_tech: "We invented a way to bring electric circuits to everyday fabrics - from car seats to clothing - so innovation engineers can build the next generation of amazing products."
Maddy is taking up space in the future of fabrics and I love it!

She has worked with companies and designers such as @adidas , @Google and @ZacPosenStudio

Her patented invention(s) has also contributed to something we may have all dreamt about, particularly during winter..
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Today is #InternationalDayOfWomenInScience. Here's my story. I hope it might inspire some of you to take up science, or maybe encourage you to support your female relatives in their pursuit of a career in STEM.

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I come from a town in South Wales called Barry. Never heard of it? It's where this show was filmed (pic).

I went to a typical primary and all- female secondary school. No fancy science academy. But I do think an all-female school helped encourage my love of science. (2/n)
My family is not sciencey or particularly academic. My cousin went to university before me to study PE and teaching. I have second cousins that did an art degree and music degree. My mother earned a diploma in Payroll finance with her job. Therein ends the list. (3/n)
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In honor of Black History Month, I want to take some time and research black pioneers in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. Follow this 🧵to see what I learn. #TwitteRx #PharmacyBHM #BlackPharmacists #BlackinPharmacy #BHM Image
Day 1/28: Anna Louise James was born January 19, 1886, to Anna Houston and Willis Samuel James. Her father was enslaved on a Virginia plantation until he escaped at age 16 and headed north to Connecticut on the Underground Railroad. #TwitteRx #PharmacyBHM #BlackPharmacists #BHM Anna Louise James behind th...
Day 1/28: Anna was a diligent student that sought higher education after graduating high school. This drive led her to attend Brooklyn College of Pharmacy where she was the only woman in her class. #TwitteRx #PharmacyBHM #BlackPharmacists #BlackinPharmacy #BHM Portrait of James, probably...
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