CLiR No. 1 – Women in science & research

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Women participation in medical science, a continuous activity along time. Guillermo Caletti, Ph.D. Head of Clinical Operations at Boehringer Ingelheim for Mexico & Central America

I ntroduction Development of Medical Knowledge and the use of it in new therapeutic areas is a big challenge across the world and requires talents dedicated to identify options to treat unmet medical needs. This knowledge is being developed by Biological Scientist that dedicate their lives and efforts to investigate these new alternatives to treat patients, but the way is plagued by several obstacles including lack of money, lack of support and team spirit, credibility challenged by others due to egocentric perception and, no less important, gender. In this last topic, in a world managed

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by Men, Scientific Women has to double their efforts not just to position their selves as leaders in the field but also simply to get credibility of their investigational results. I would like to dedicate this review to those fantastic and exemplary women who challenge all frontiers and conquer their goals despite the storm faced.


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