The Native Scientist side of Edith Heard
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Edith Heard is the Director General of EMBL, an intergovernmental European science organisation. She also holds a chair to teach the general public about epigenetics, and leads a programme to help scientists fleeing from crisis zones across the globe.
Rafael Galupa, our Blog/News Chief Editor, previously featured less known aspects of Marie Curie’s life that reveal a personality aligned with the values that Native Scientist stands for. This time, Rafael chose to write about a contemporary scientist, Edith Heard, a role model in science, education and diversity: https://native-scientist.medium.com/the-native-scientist-side-of-edith-heard-dff8ec3d53fe?sk=14c55b81ec9599dad1e91018c6e25f80