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STORIES OF UKRAINIAN WOMEN IN SCIENCE
DURING THE FULL-SCALE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR

The НАУКОВИЦІ (eng. WOMEN IN SCIENCE) project consists of twelve stories and two documentaries about Ukrainian women in science during the full-scale Russian invasion. From August to October, INSCIENCE will be publishing interviews with astrophysicists, biologists, mathematicians, and other scientists. The project also plans to film two documentaries about women in science, in which they will talk about how their research affects people's lives, and why science in Ukraine needs to be supported.

Despite the war, the heroines of the project continue their work: exploring our world — from human DNA to exoplanets, helping girls find their way in STEM, and studying fields of science that may be useful in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.

Tetiana Drevytska

молекулярна фізіологиня

Кандидатка біологічних наук, старша наукова співробітниця інституту фізіології ім.О.О.Богомольця, генетикиня. Досліджує гострий респіраторний дистрес-синдром — ускладнення в легенях, яке супроводжує ковід у найтяжчих хворих.

Olena Kompaniiets

astrophysicist

Olena works at the Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the department of extragalactic astronomy and astroinformatics, researches galaxies with active nuclei. Head of the board of young scientists at the observatory, popularizer of science.

Ганна Кузьо

орнітологиня

Орнітологиня та екологиня, працює в міжнародній природоохоронній організації «Франкфуртський зоологічне товариство», популяризаторка науки та птахоспоглядання

Mariia Pavlovska

marine microbiologist

Master of Science at Uppsala University (Sweden), participant of the seasonal expedition to the Akademik Vernadsky station, SCAR Fellowship recipient in cooperation with the Max Planck Institute of Marine Microbiology (Bremen, Germany)

Olia Maliuta

embryologist

Specializes in IVF, artificial insemination, reproductive medicine, infertility, etc. Populariser of science.

Vira Iefremova

neuroscientist

PhD in Molecular Biomedicine. Vira studies brain development disorders using stem cells at the University of California, Berkeley (USA). Her work will help children with genetic brain diseases that cause frequent epilepsy.

Yuliya Krasylenko

biologist

PhD in biology, cell biologist, researcher of Crimean flora. Co-founder of the Druid Drone project.

The НАУКОВИЦІ (eng. WOMEN IN SCIENCE) project is implemented in the framework of the EU 4 Gender Equality: Together against gender stereotypes and gender-based violence programme, funded by the European Union, implemented jointly by UN Women and UNFPA.

INSCIENCE is a non-governmental organization promoting science and increasing its value for society, business, and institutions through popular science projects. We make Ukrainian scientists and doctors visible and advance the development of critical thinking by promoting a scientific approach to discovering the world.

This announcement was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of UN Women and UNFPA and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.