1. 2 nd annual meeting, Novi Sad (Serbia) 7 th April 2009 "Women in Science" Dr. Marta Hernández Pérez Gender Awareness Group ( ALL VITAL WOMEN) "Women in Science" Dr. Marta Hernández Pérez Gender Awareness Group ( ALL VITAL WOMEN)

2. 2 nd annual meeting, Novi Sad (Serbia) Rosalind Franklin 25 July 1920 -16 April 1958 British biophysicist and x-ray crystallographer King’s College-Birkbeck College She used X-ray diffraction to view DNA James Watson and Francis Crick used Franklin’s data to build 3D models of the structure of DNA (helical structure) after attending one oh her presentations in London. Aaron Klug was her assistant (Nobel Laureate 1982) Completed a model of TMV (tobacco mosaic virus) RNAss in TMV is wound along the inner surface of the hollow virus

3. 2 nd annual meeting, Novi Sad (Serbia) Francoise Barre-Sinoussi July 30, 1947, Paris PhD 1975 (Institut Pasteur (Paris, France) Professor and Director, Regulation of Retroviral Infections Unit, Virology Department, Institut Pasteur. 8 th women (out of 36) to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine 2008 shared with Luc Montagnier, and also Harald zur Hausen (human papilloma virus-cervical cancer-) for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) isolated from lymphocytes and blood of patients (1984) Causes Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (1981) afecting 1% of the population 1 st known human lentivirus detected activity of the retroviral enzyme RT (retrovirus)

4. 2 nd annual meeting, Novi Sad (Serbia) "Women in Science" Worldwide initiatives: –RNA Society celebrates a "Women in Science" dinner at every meeting. –L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards are awarded annually to 5 outstanding female scientists worldwide. One Award Laureate is named from each of five continents: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America. The Laureates receive individual awards of US$ 100,000. Commemorating the International Women’s Day (March 6th), receive the award at a ceremony in Paris. –http://www.awis.org/careers/edfoundation.html –Science/AAAS, in collaboration with the L'Oréal Corporate Foundation, have put together the "Young Women in Science booklet". Stories about young women beginning their scientific careers.

5. 2 nd annual meeting, Novi Sad (Serbia) "Women in Science" Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport 5 April 2009

6. 2 nd annual meeting, Novi Sad (Serbia) "Women in Science"

7. 2 nd annual meeting, Novi Sad (Serbia) "Women in Science" Akiko Kobayashi Tokyo-Japan Athene M. Donald Cambridge-UK Beatriz_Barbuy São Paulo-Brazil Eugenia Kumacheva Toronto-Canada Tebello Nyokong Grahamstown-South Africa 2009

8. 2 nd annual meeting, Novi Sad (Serbia) "Women in Science" 27 women

9. 2 nd annual meeting, Novi Sad (Serbia) "Women in Science" Features: –10 countries –16 PhD –5 principal investigators leading groups –212 articles / 27 women –1 st meeting Brno 23 (9) w /55 (13 m) –2 nd meeting Novi Sad 23 w /46 –officer- –3 PhD women funded by VITAL for doing PhD

10. 2 nd annual meeting, Novi Sad (Serbia) VITAL actions for WiS PRIZE –700-1,000 € and diploma to the senior women scientist publishing the highest impact factor article as last author –700-1,000 € and diploma to the junior women scientist or PhD student publishing the highest impact factor article as first author –In case of same journal or equal corresponding, prize will be shared among authors –VITAL Coordinator and also EC officer likes the idea (coordinator will request authorization from each partner to take 100-150 €/partner budget) Sponsors will be looked for to find extra funding. Suggestions, proposals, … "Women in Science"