Video portraits of inspiring women in translational medicine
Public perception of science is still dominated by the image of men, and male scientists are interviewed and quoted more frequently in the media than their female colleagues. Therefore, the BIH wants to represent women scientists with its portrait series and illustrate their inspiring contribution to translational research, from basic research to clinical application.
For several years now, we have been accompanying the following scientists to get an insight about their amazing research at the BIH translational research commons (BIH, Charité and Max Delbrück Center). Science is diverse!
Birgit Sawitzki
"For me, being a scientist means really being able to live out my hobby."
Claudia Langenberg
„For me, being a scientist primarily means being open, curious and extremely ambitious.“
Janine Altmüller
„For me, being a scientist means having the most interesting and exciting work I can imagine.“
Olga Geisel
"For me, being a scientist means proposing a hypothesis, testing it, learning from the results, and starting over again."
Christine Goffinet
"For me, being a scientist means generating new data, developing problem solution strategies, and having a job that is rich in variety."
More about Christine Goffinet
Birte Kehr
"For me, being a scientist means pursuing goals nobody has tried to pursue before."
More about Birte Kehr
Angelika Eggert
"For me, being a scientist means being able to execute my own ideas – and the joy to see them work for my patients."
Julia Polansky Biskup
"For me, being a scientist means generating knowledge, making new discoveries and learning from those insights in order to improve people's health."
Annika Fendler
"For me, being a scientist means constantly discovering something new and learning new things all my life."
Dagmar Kainmüller
"For me, being a scientist means trying to solve problems without restrictions or guidelines."
More about Dagmar Kainmüller
Jennifer Kirwan
"For me, being a scientist means the opportunity to have a really diverse and interesting job that excites me every day. "
More about Jennifer Kirwan and her research.
Annette Künkele
"For me, being a scientist means being curious, staying curious, and not being satisfied with existing answers to questions, but actually coming up with, and asking the questions yourself."
Geraldine Rauch
"For me, being a scientist means living research. This means that data itself has no value. Data must be brought to life and we are working to make data actually come to life."
Vera Regitz-Zagrosek
"For me, being a scientist means always being curious, being open to new things, and learning as much as possible."
Petra Ritter
"For me, being a scientist means breaking new ground."
Simone Spuler
"For me, being a scientist means having to work very creatively, but also very hard, and with a lot of freedom."
Ta Thi-Minh Tam
"For me, being a scientist means working with patients, taking the time to read papers, developing new research ideas with colleagues."
Sylvia Thun
"For me, being a scientist means thinking a step further about the demands of society."
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