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This International Women's Month, we celebrate some powerful women researchers who are empowering others in Asia.
Feature of the week
Six women and their pathbreaking research in Asia
In celebration of International Women’s Month, we highlight the inspiring achievements of our fellow female scientists from Asia. 🌟
From advancing drug discovery to safeguarding the Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra, these six remarkable individuals are making impactful difference in their fields:
🇨🇳 Nieng Yan, Life Sciences
🇭🇰 Hairong Lyu, Chemistry
🇮🇩 Farwiza Farhan, Environmental Sustainability
🇮🇳 Purnima Devi Barman, Wildlife Biology
🇻🇳 Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, Medicine
🇸🇬 Bin Liu, Material Sciences
Editorial highlights
 | A growing FemTech market in Asia is empowering women to manage their reproductive health. |
 | As more people in Asia use tech to closely regulate what they eat, personalized nutrition is becoming a new normal in the region. |
 | HEALTH Once thought to rely solely on maternal immunity, fetal immune cells respond to Zika virus in distinct ways. |
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Dhaka University | Bangladesh 🇧🇩 | Life Sciences Haque received the WINGS Women of Discovery Award 2023 for her critical work focusing on conserving sharks and rays. Haque and her team have established the largest regional dataset on diversity, fisheries and trade, discovering highly threatened species of sharks and rays. |  |
Chulalongkorn University | Thailand 🇹🇭 | Physics Bovornratanaraks received the National Outstanding Researcher Awards 2024 from the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) for his contributions in the fields of physical sciences and mathematics. |  |