L’Oréal and UNESCO announced the winners of the ‘For Women in Science’ Award 2017
The prestigious international ‘For Women in Science’ awards have been given jointly by L’Oréal, an international renowned cosmetic company, and UNESCO in Turkey since 2003. Each year 6 young and accomplished female scientists in the field of “Life Sciences” and “Material Sciences” are granted a fellowship of 15.000 USD to support their research. (xtrlarge)
The winners of the 2017 award in the field of material sciences are Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pınar Zeynep Çulfaz Emecen (Middle East Technical University), Assoc. Prof. Dr. İmren Hatay Patir (Selcuk University), and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hilal Demir Kıvrak (Yüzüncü Yıl University). The winners of the 2017 award in the field of life sciences are Assist. Prof. Dr. Duygu Sağ (Dokuz Eylül University), Assist. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Aslıhan Durer (Acıbadem University), Assist. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Koca Çaydaşı (Gebze Technical University). These woman scientists are selected by an independent expert jury of the UNESCO National Commission of Turkey, based on their academic accomplishments and originality, objective and feasibility of their proposed project. (Güncel Kadın)
These women share a passion for science from a young age. One of them was so impressed with the space that she dreamed of being an astronaut, another one was doing experiments by feeding snails in jars and another one was impressed by documentaries that she saw. Their interest is reflected in their success at school. They have overcome their obstacles by working hard. All acquired their undergraduate from universities in Turkey and went abroad to different countries for their doctorate. Some also became mothers during their scientific studies. (Cumhuriyet)
One of the winners of this year’s L’Oreal-UNESCO ‘For Women in Science’ award Asst. Prof. Dr. Duygu SAĞ is a principal investigator at Dokuz Eylül University’s Izmir International Biomedicine and Genome Institute (iBG). Her work on macrophages aims to transforms these immune cells into prime tumor fighting cells, which promises novel cancer therapies. Dr. SAĞ believes that cancer will be completely curable in the future. “Right now, we are getting closer to getting rid of cancer completely by the development of methods such as immunotherapy, targeted medications, and personalized therapies”, says Dr. SAĞ and adds that she is convinced that immunotherapies (treatments utilizing the immune system) will be the main method of cancer treatment in the future. (Hürriyet)
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