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It’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science! @OxfordChemistry we’ve been speaking to our students, staff, alumnae and friends to celebrate the amazing achievements of women and girls in chemistry, and think to the future. Read on... 🧵#IDWGIS #WomenInChem #WomenInScience 
PhD student @Karen__Clare is helping develop an understanding of how proteins help our bodies respond to low oxygen levels, important for treating diseases like cancer. For her, representation is the key to supporting women and girls in chemistry:
“What interests me most about chemistry is how it can be used to understand biological systems. Science works best when it’s interdisciplinary, and there’s so many places where our knowledge and skills as chemists can help.”
This month, in honor of Black History Month, we wanted to highlight 17 Black chemists you might have missed in class:
Winifred Burks-Houck was an environmental organic chemist and the first woman president of @NOBCChE. During her work at @Livermore_Lab she minimized threats to worker safety and limited the lab’s environmental impact. Learn more about her at ow.ly/UEyh50DnQEo #BlackInSTEM
Charles Drew, better known as the father of the blood bank, found that blood could be preserved longer once the plasma and the red blood cells were separated. A well-timed finding, since WWII was breaking out in Europe. Read more about Drew at ow.ly/CB5e50DnQOL #BlackInSTEM
This month, in honor of Black History Month, we wanted to highlight 17 Black chemists you might have missed in class:
Winifred Burks-Houck was an environmental organic chemist and the first woman president of @NOBCChE. During her work at @Livermore_Lab she minimized threats to worker safety and limited the lab’s environmental impact. Learn more about her at ow.ly/UEyh50DnQEo #BlackInSTEM
Charles Drew, better known as the father of the blood bank, found that blood could be preserved longer once the plasma and the red blood cells were separated. A well-timed finding, since WWII was breaking out in Europe. Read more about Drew at ow.ly/CB5e50DnQOL #BlackInChem
