Women in Science: Genetics

72.8K

views

130

authors

18

articles

Women in Science: Genetics

72.8K

views

130

authors

18

articles

Editorial

03 October 2022

Editorial: Women in science: Genetics

Jaira Ferreira de Vasconcellos

,

Malak Abedalthagafi

,

Silvia Calo

,

Rana Dajani

, 3 more and

Aparna Vasanthakumar

2,225 views

0 citations

Editors

9

Rana Dajani

Hashemite University

Zodwa Dlamini

Pan African Cancer Research Institute (PACRI)

Aparna Vasanthakumar

AbbVie (United States)

Deepika Polineni

University of Kansas Medical Center

Silvia Calo

Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Jaira Ferreira de Vasconcellos

James Madison University

Malak Abedalthagafi

Emory University

Bertha Hidalgo

University of Alabama at Birmingham

CARINE LE GOFF

Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)

Impact

About

We are proud to launch the Research Topic Women in Science: Genetics to promote international women in genetics research.

The proportion of women and men in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at undergraduate levels remains unequal in some parts of the world. Moreover, there is a lack of representation of women in senior positions in research. According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) data in 2016, less than 30% of researchers in STEM are women. Furthermore, COVID-19 has been particularly difficult for researchers who also have responsibilities as a carer, of which up to 80% are women, which has led to a decrease in publications amongst women authors.

Female researchers have been crucial to scientific advances, although they have often gone unacknowledged. There is a need for tools and resources that advance women’s involvement in research and platforms that showcase their achievements, innovation and creativity. This Research Topic aims to promote interdisciplinarity and worldwide representation, welcoming opinions on challenges/issues/advances pertaining to genetics research.

This Research Topic would like to highlight female contributions to Genetics and will therefore welcome:

- Perspectives on a specific field of Genetics research inspired, started or sparked by a woman
- Articles celebrating outstanding female researchers and their contributions to Genetics
- Ethics in Genetics research
- Research on sex differences in human genetics
- Science is interdisciplinary and we need to adopt this approach more than ever. In that spirit we welcome articles that share an innovative interdisciplinary approach to genetics and other fields.
- Submissions are encouraged from minority groups and we aim to have a global representation.
- We emphasize articles on science and communication, science and diplomacy.

We strongly encourage the submission of manuscripts where the lead and/or corresponding author is female, and we recommend early career researchers to team up with senior female colleagues. However, we will welcome the submission of any article within the scope above irrespective of gender.

The Topic Editors declare no financial interest. This Research Topic is kindly supported by the Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology in the Arab World.

We are proud to launch the Research Topic Women in Science: Genetics to promote international women in genetics research.

The proportion of women and men in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at undergraduate levels remains unequal in some parts of the world. Moreover, there is a lack of representation of women in senior positions in research. According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) data in 2016, less than 30% of researchers in STEM are women. Furthermore, COVID-19 has been particularly difficult for researchers who also have responsibilities as a carer, of which up to 80% are women, which has led to a decrease in publications amongst women authors.

Female researchers have been crucial to scientific advances, although they have often gone unacknowledged. There is a need for tools and resources that advance women’s involvement in research and platforms that showcase their achievements, innovation and creativity. This Research Topic aims to promote interdisciplinarity and worldwide representation, welcoming opinions on challenges/issues/advances pertaining to genetics research.

This Research Topic would like to highlight female contributions to Genetics and will therefore welcome:

- Perspectives on a specific field of Genetics research inspired, started or sparked by a woman
- Articles celebrating outstanding female researchers and their contributions to Genetics
- Ethics in Genetics research
- Research on sex differences in human genetics
- Science is interdisciplinary and we need to adopt this approach more than ever. In that spirit we welcome articles that share an innovative interdisciplinary approach to genetics and other fields.
- Submissions are encouraged from minority groups and we aim to have a global representation.
- We emphasize articles on science and communication, science and diplomacy.

We strongly encourage the submission of manuscripts where the lead and/or corresponding author is female, and we recommend early career researchers to team up with senior female colleagues. However, we will welcome the submission of any article within the scope above irrespective of gender.

The Topic Editors declare no financial interest. This Research Topic is kindly supported by the Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology in the Arab World.

Download ebook

PDF

EPUB

Share

Editors

Rana Dajani

Hashemite University

Zodwa Dlamini

Pan African Cancer Research Institute (PACRI)

Aparna Vasanthakumar

AbbVie (United States)

Deepika Polineni

University of Kansas Medical Center

Silvia Calo

Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Jaira Ferreira de Vasconcellos

James Madison University

Malak Abedalthagafi

Emory University

Bertha Hidalgo

University of Alabama at Birmingham

CARINE LE GOFF

Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)

Impact

72,827 Total views

47,108 Article views

20,877 Article downloads

4,842 Topic views

Published In

Frontiers in Genetics

Neurogenomics, Toxicogenomics, Statistical Genetics and Methodology, Epigenomics and Epigenetics, Evolutionary and Population Genetics, Computational Genomics, RNA, Genomic Assay Technology, Genetics of Aging, Genetics of Common and Rare Diseases, ELSI in Science and Genetics, Human and Medical Genomics

Frontiers in Pharmacology

ELSI in Science and Genetics

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Neurogenomics

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Epigenomics and Epigenetics

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Evolutionary and Population Genetics

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Genetics of Common and Rare Diseases

Frontiers in Neurology

Neurogenomics

Frontiers in Plant Science

Evolutionary and Population Genetics, Computational Genomics

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Computational Genomics, Genomic Assay Technology, ELSI in Science and Genetics

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

RNA

Frontiers in Toxicology

Toxicogenomics

Frontiers in Environmental Science

Toxicogenomics

About Frontiers Research Topics

With their unique mixes of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author.

Suggest a topic