Women In STEM

We believe science is for everyone and that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to achieving our goals.

From centering women on our leadership teams and research groups to the HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science Program, promoting gender equity is a core IGI value. We strive to make IGI a place where women and people with diverse gender identities and expressions can thrive and innovate. 

Women Leaders at IGI

Jill Banfield headshot
Jennifer Doudna
Christopher Michel
Headshot of Melinda Kleigman
Peggy Lemaux IGI
Alice Yunsi Refermat headshot
Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Stacia Wyman

Interviews & Multimedia 

Meet our researchers and learn about their fantastic work!

Women in Entrepreneurship 

The HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science Program and the Tory Burch Foundation Fellowship at the IGI are year-long programs, aimed at training fellows to develop their entrepreneurial skills and promote gender equity in the biotech industry.

I’ve found being an entrepreneur in the biotech world incredibly exciting and rewarding. But too few women have the opportunity to become entrepreneurs, even though a lot of the needed innovation today is coming from women researchers. If women have the dream of founding a company based on their research, the barriers that stand in their way need to be removed.

 — Jennifer Doudna

Our Entrepreneurial Fellows

Headshot of Derfogail Delcassian
Lin Du headshot
Jenny Hamilton headshot
Headshot of Kelsey Hern
Veronika Kivenson headshot
Headshot of Yue Clare Lou
Navneet Matharu headshot
Alice Yunsi Refermat headshot
Nabiha Saklayen