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Twelve outstanding articles have been shortlisted for this year’s Max Perutz Science Writing Award, the MRC’s annual writing competition. The shortlist includes our DPhil student Magda Mareckova (pictured).
Antoniya Georgieva
BSc (Hons) PhD Antoniya Georgieva - Associate Professor, Group Lead - Oxford Labour Monitoring
Obichi Obiajunwa
Obichi Obiajunwa - International Module Co-Lead for the Innovation in Women’s Health module of the MSc in Global Women’s Health
Rizwana Roomaney
Rizwana Roomaney - International Co-Lead for the Menstrual Disorders Module of the MSc in Global Women’s Health
Alex Mutombo Baleka
Alex Mutombo Baleka - International Co-Lead for the Women and Cancer: the Global Picture Module of the MSc in Global Women’s Health
Kusum Thupa
Kusum Thupa - International Co-Lead for the Advocacy, Leadership, Policy & Practice for Women & Girls Module of the MSc in Global Women’s Health
Angela Baschieri
Angela Baschieri - International Module Co-Lead for the Women’s Health: Climate, Conflict and Migration of the MSc in Global Women’s Health
Janina Jochim
Janina Jochim - Co-Lead for the Advocacy, Leadership, Policy & Practice for Women & Girls Module in the Global Women's Health MSc
Geetha Desai
Geetha Desai - International Co-Lead for the Women’s Mental Health Module of the MSc in Global Women’s Health
Engelbert Luchuo
MD, PhD, MSc (Bioethics), MBA, MPH, FAAS. Engelbert Luchuo - Deputy Director for the MSc in Global Women's Health
Kazem Rahimi
FRCP, DM, MSc, FESC Kazem Rahimi - Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Population Health
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