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    1. Senior scientist, Dr. Cynthia Gilmour, is the Director of the Microbial Ecology Lab at the Smithsonians Environmental Research Center where studies microbes that produce methylmercury in order to reduce the risk of mercury pollution. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Cynthia Gilmour

      • Date: February 25, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Senior scientist, Dr. Cynthia Gilmour, is the Director of the Microbial Ecology Lab at the Smithsonian's Environmental Research Center where studies microbes that produce methylmercury in order to reduce the risk of mercury pollution. #Groundbreaker

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    3. Biological anthropologist Dr. Habiba Chirchir, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, researches the evolution of human and non-human primate bone density patterns to ascertain whether there are unique patterns of trabecular bone density among closely related species. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Habiba Chirchir

      • Date: May 20, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Biological anthropologist Dr. Habiba Chirchir, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, researches the evolution of human and non-human primate bone density patterns to ascertain whether there are unique patterns of trabecular bone density among closely related species. #Groundbreaker

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    5. Dr. Jennifer Whitten, postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies of the National Air & Space Museum, studies radar data to understand the surface geology of Venus, Mars, and the Moon. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Jennifer Whitten

      • Date: July 8, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Dr. Jennifer Whitten, postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies of the National Air & Space Museum, studies radar data to understand the surface geology of Venus, Mars, and the Moon. #Groundbreaker

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    7. Biologist and curator of mammals at the National Museum of Natural History, Viola Shelly Schantz was one of the founding members of the American Society of Mammalogists and one of the premier mammalogists of her day. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Viola Shelly Schantz

      • Date: August 26, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Biologist and curator of mammals at the National Museum of Natural History, Viola Shelly Schantz was one of the founding members of the American Society of Mammalogists and one of the premier mammalogists of her day. #Groundbreaker

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    9. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Dr. Rachel Page studies predator/prey interactions, the sensory and cognitive ecology of foraging, and the effect of eavesdroppers on the evolution of their sexually advertising prey. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Rachel Page

      • Date: February 11, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Rachel Page studies predator/prey interactions, the sensory and cognitive ecology of foraging, and the effect of eavesdroppers on the evolution of their sexually advertising prey. #Groundbreaker

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    11. Materials scientist Dr. Odile Madden, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, studies the role of polymer-plasticizer interaction in plastic degradation and the characterization and reverse engineering of historic plastic artifacts. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Odile Madden

      • Date: January 27, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Materials scientist Dr. Odile Madden, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, studies the role of polymer-plasticizer interaction in plastic degradation and the characterization and reverse engineering of historic plastic artifacts. #Groundbreaker

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    13. Molecular biologist Dr. Oris Sanjur, Associate Director for Science Administration at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, was selected as 1 of the 10 pioneering Women in Science in Panama, and advocates for science and education as essential elements for the development of the country. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Oris Sanjur

      • Date: February 17, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Molecular biologist Dr. Oris Sanjur, Associate Director for Science Administration at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, was selected as 1 of the 10 pioneering Women in Science in Panama, and advocates for science and education as essential elements for the development of the country. #Groundbreaker

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    15. Dr. Pepi Fabbiano is Senior Astrophysicist, High Energy Astrophysics Division, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. She studies normal galaxies and their different X-ray emission components; XRB populations; hot ISM and mass measurements of early-type galaxies; and the connection between galaxy environment and nuclear activity. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Pepi Fabbiano

      • Date: February 4, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Dr. Pepi Fabbiano is Senior Astrophysicist, High Energy Astrophysics Division, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. She studies normal galaxies and their different X-ray emission components; XRB populations; hot ISM and mass measurements of early-type galaxies; and the connection between galaxy environment and nuclear activity. #Groundbreaker

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    17. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Rachel Collin, Evolutionary Biologist and Director of their Bocas Del Toro Research Station, studies the evolution of marine gastropods (snails) and oversees multiple disciplines of marine biology at the Collin Lab in Bocas del Toro. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Rachel Collin

      • Date: April 8, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: The Smithsonian Tropical Research Center's Dr. Rachel Collin, Evolutionary Biologist and Director of their Bocas Del Toro Research Station, studies the evolution of marine gastropods (snails) and oversees multiple disciplines of marine biology at the Collin Lab in Bocas del Toro. #Groundbreaker

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    19. Biologist and ichthyologist Ida May Mellen (1877-1970) was an expert on fish diseases and worked at the New York Aquarium, 1916-1929. She wrote numerous books and articles about marine biology.

      Women In Science Wednesday: Ida May Mellen

      • Date: November 5, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A weekly feature highlighting group groundbreaking women in science.

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    21. Biologist Dr. Annette Aiello, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, manages the Institute's insect collections and researches the strategies insects use to thrive in tropical environments. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Annette Aiello

      • Date: May 27, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Biologist Dr. Annette Aiello, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, manages the Institute's insect collections and researches the strategies insects use to thrive in tropical environments. #Groundbreaker

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    23. Dr. Cara Santelli, research geologist at the Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, studies the impact of microbial activity on mineral formation, rock-weathering processes, and remediation of contaminated environments. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Cara Santelli

      • Date: July 15, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Dr. Cara Santelli, research geologist at the Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, studies the impact of microbial activity on mineral formation, rock-weathering processes, and remediation of contaminated environments. #Groundbreaker

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