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Svetlana Mojsov: The Woman Behind GLP-1

Svetlana Mojsov discovered the active form of glucagon-like-peptide (GLP-1), which led led to the development of multi-billion dollar blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy. Dr. Mojsov fought for years to bring her name out from the shadows of three men who were getting all the attention.

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Svetlana Mojsov: Hidden GLP-1 Pioneer Turned Nobel Prize Winner

Svetlana Mojsov just won a Nobel Prize for her contribution to the discovery of GLP-1. But the recognition was a long time coming. Dr. Mojsov fought for years to bring her name out from the shadows of three men who were getting all the attention.

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A Pioneer Behind X-ray Crystallography, Isabella Karle

Isabella Karle, a chemist and x-ray crystallographer changed the course of science through her revolutionary, complex discoveries. Why did her husband get all the credit?

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Coming Soon: All the archival and resource materials that we have collected for each of our episode!

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Lost Women of Science Receive Overdue Recognition, Inspire Present-Day Scientists

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December 14, 2023

We Remember with Respect and Gratitude

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Why the ‘Mother of the Atomic Bomb’ Never Won a Nobel Prize

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Lost Women of Science Podcast Reveals the Untold Story of Why Physicist Lise Meitner Was Denied the Nobel Prize for Her Pioneering Work on Splitting the Atom

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Female scientists who worked on A-bomb mostly absent from ‘Oppenheimer’

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Who Was Alessandra Giliani, 14th Century Teen Anatomist?

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Lost Women of the Manhattan Project Press Release

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