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24 Jan 2023
Snapshots of Women in COG: Scientific Excellence During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Book
This book showcases the experiences not just of those interviewed for the monthly Women in COG interview series but also those that have helped to deliver the COG-Train global genomic...
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7 Dec 2022
“I want to be able to push the boundaries all the time”: In conversation with Dr Sam Barrell, CBE
For the last edition of Women in COG, our Associate Director, Dr Katerina Galai, spoke to Dr Sam Barrell about her career as an accomplished healthcare leader, including her leadership...
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17 Nov 2022
“The pandemic allowed me to build a network that I had always dreamed of”: In conversation with Professor Mariana Viegas
During the peak of the pandemic Professor Mariana Viegas (Professor of Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Exact Sciences of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina), saw an opportunity...
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7 Nov 2022
“You don’t have to be a Professor at a top university to contribute”: In conversation with Dame Kate Bingham
Professor Sharon Peacock was in conversation with Dame Kate Bingham for our October Women in COG edition, where they discussed her experiences of leading the UK Vaccine Taskforce, the importance...
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18 Jul 2022
“Never underestimate the importance of building strong relationships” – In conversation with Professor Emma Thomson
Professor Emma Thomson, OBE, is a Professor in Infectious Diseases at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research. We spoke to her during our June Women in COG event...
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21 Apr 2022
“The coverage of our work re-ignited people’s interest in science” – in conversation with Dr Senjuti Saha
For our April Women in COG event, the team hosted a discussion with Dr Senjuti Saha, a molecular microbiologist who is currently Director at the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF)...
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14 Mar 2022
International Women’s Day panel discussion: on building support networks, mentorship and enabling change
To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March, COG-UK hosted a panel discussion with Colby Benari, CEO of In2scienceUK, and Phoebe Reynolds – an alumnus, and now trustee, of their...
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9 Feb 2022
“People say to me all the time ‘you don’t look like a typical scientist’…” – in conversation with Dr Maria Van Kerkhove
To kick off Women in COG in 2022, we speak to Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead at the World Health Organization (WHO), about the inspiration that led her...
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22 Dec 2021
“COVID must not distract us from the fight for equality” – in conversation with Sir Jeremy Farrar
In the final instalment of our Women in COG series for 2021, Professor Sharon Peacock, Executive Director and Chair of COG-UK, and Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust,...
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23 Nov 2021
“An inspirational person who’s touched every life in the country” – in conversation with Dr June Raine
In the latest instalment of our Women in COG series, we caught up with Dr June Raine, Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, to learn more...
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6 Oct 2021
Why Dr Magdalena Skipper left the world of academia and became Editor in Chief of Nature
In the latest instalment of our Women in COG series, we caught up with Magdalena Skipper – Editor in Chief of Nature
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30 Jul 2021
From London Zoo to NHS England – the story of Angela Douglas, Deputy CSO
In the latest instalment of our Women in COG series, we caught up with Angela Douglas – Deputy Chief Scientific Officer for NHS England and NHS Improvement.
