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Dr Fiona Rawle

FiRawle

Since this @nytimes article chose to only highlight the work of male scientists working on #COVID19, here are some of the outstanding #WomeninSTEM scientists doing amazing work.

ht @jenheemstra @AcademicChatter #AcademicChatter 1/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/world/europe/scientists-coronavirus-heroes.html

The Rising Heroes of the Coronavirus Era? Nations’ Top Nerds

Scientists in Europe are becoming household names, fulfilling societies’ emotional and practical need for the truth.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/world/europe/scientists-coronavirus-heroes.html

Dr. Samira Mubareka, microbiologist & infectious disease physician @Sunnybrook, & Dr. Karen Mossman, Professor of Pathology & Molecular Medicine @McMasterU, were a core part of the team that isolated #COVID19. Dr. Mossman also received $780,000 grant to study pathogenesis. 2/

Dr. Joanne Lemieux @profLemieux, a Professor of Biochemistry from @UAlberta, received a $700,000 grant to synthesize, study and evaluate potential drugs for #COVID19. 3/

#WomeninSTEM

Dr. Marceline Côté @MCoteLab from @uOttawa received a $400,000 grant to study repurposing existing drugs for quick testing of #COVID19 antivirals.

Dr. Allison McGeer from @SinaiHealth received $490,000 to study the rIsk of air & surface contamination. 4/

Dr. Natalie Prystajecky from @UBC received a $1,000,000 grant to study how next gen data could be used to respond quickly to emerging pathogens. 5/

#WomeninSTEM

Dr. Kelley Lee @profplum8 from @SFU received a grant for $500,000 to study noncompliance & how to improve global coordinator of the response to #COVID19 response.

Dr. @JParsonsLeigh from @DalhousieU received $400,000 grant to study socio-cultural implications of COVID-19 6/

And let's also add the outstanding Chief Medical Officers that are keeping the public informed:

Canada's Dr. Theresa Tam
Ontario's Dr. Barbara Yaffe
New Brunswick's Dr. Jennifer Russell
Alberta's Dr. Deena Hinshaw
BC's Dr. Bonnie Henry

#WomeninSTEM

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Newfoundland & Labrador's Dr. Janice Fitzgerald
PEI's Dr. Heather Morrison
Vancouver's Dr. Patricia Daly
Toronto's Dr. Eileen de Villa
Ottawa's Dr. Vera Etches

#WomeninSTEM

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This is just a start. There are so many outstanding #WomeninSTEM working on #COVID19 right now, as well as other non-virology aspects of this pandemic. Please add their names! /end

cc @jesswade

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