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Carolyn Greider is a molecular biologist. In 2009 she received The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her chromosome research. Greider currently serves as director of and professor at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. ... See more

Michelle Albert is a cardiologist who specializes in cancer research at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is the president of the Association of Black Cardiologists as well as president-elect of the American Heart Association. ... See more

Seeing a world champion athlete prioritize her mental health on the biggest stage is a monumental moment. Simone Biles - you are an inspiration!

Did you catch some familiar faces on Mass Appeal on WWLP earlier this week? Executive Director, Suzanne Parker, and Program Facilitator, Lyric Dixon, spoke with Alanna Flood about our Eureka! program! Check it out 👇

https://www.wwlp.com/massappeal/girls-inc-of-the-valley-offering-in-person-virtual-workshops-for-eureka-2021-summer-program/ ... See more

Jocelyn Bell Burnell is an astrophysicist and author from Northern Ireland. In 1967 she discovered the first radio pulsars. This discovery is said to have "changed astronomy forever”. The discovery was awarded the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics but despite being the first person to discover pulsars, she was not a recipient of the award. ... See more

Patrice Harris is a psychiatrist and is known as a leader in organized medicine. She was elected the 174th president of the American Medical Association in June of 2019, becoming the first Black woman to be elected for this position. ... See more

Nanette Wegner is a cardiologist and professor at Emory University School of Medicine. She was one of the first doctors to research heart disease in women and in 2007, she contributed to the Guidelines for Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Women. ... See more

Dr. Cheryl Pegus is a cardiologist with a masters in public health. In addition to serving as the first chief medical officer at Walgreens, she is the co-founder of New Beat, an initiative that advocates for women and minorities in the healthcare field. She also was a pioneer in the development of Pfizer’s clinical trials for its COVID vaccine. ... See more

Yesterday, our friends at @umass set up the coolest fossil workshop at Heritage Park in Holyoke for our scholars!

They studied fossils from various eras, sketched them in their paleontology notebooks, and even mapped out the age of Earth based on the fossils.

#eureka #girlsinc #girlsincvalley #westernma #westernmass #umass #STEM #fossils #womeninstem #palentology #holyoke #chicopee #springfield #massachusetts ... See more