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Maitreyee Wairagkar nominated for Nature's 'Inspiring Women in Science' award

04/10/2022 01:20 PM | Click to read full article

Maitreyee Wairagkar, a neuroscientist and neuro engineer who is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, has been nominated for ‘Inspiring Women in Science award by the leading scientific journal ‘Nature’ in partnership with Estée Lauder.

She is the only Indian on the list of early career women scientists whose works include developing vaccines for Coronavirus and co-leading the black hole imaging project.

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