September 4, 2024
Vivien Thomas (1910-1985): The Surgical Technician Who Revolutionized Cardiac Surgery
Vivien Theodore Thomas was born on August 29, 1910, in New Iberia, Louisiana. Raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Thomas grew up…
September 4, 2024
Emmett Chappelle (1925-2019): Biochemist and NASA Scientist Who Revolutionized Life Detection
Emmett William Chappelle was born on October 24, 1925, in Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up on a small farm where…
September 4, 2024
Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924-2023): A Trailblazer in Mathematics and Space Science
Evelyn Boyd Granville was born on May 1, 1924, in Washington, D.C. Raised during the Great Depression, she grew up…
September 3, 2024
Mark Dean: Innovator Behind the Personal Computer Revolution
Mark E. Dean was born on March 2, 1957, in Jefferson City, Tennessee. From a young age, Dean showed an…
September 3, 2024
Charles Henry Turner (1867-1923): Pioneering African American Zoologist and Animal Behaviorist
Charles Henry Turner was born on February 3, 1867, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the son of Thomas Turner, a…
September 3, 2024
Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941): A Trailblazer in Cell Biology
Ernest Everett Just was born on August 14, 1883, in Charleston, South Carolina. He was raised by his mother, Mary…
September 3, 2024
Charles Drew (1904-1950): The Pioneer of Blood Plasma Preservation
Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3, 1904, in Washington, D.C. He was the eldest of five children in…
August 15, 2019
Oshiorenayo Agabi : an Adventure of Bioelectronics in Silicon Valley
The Nigerian Oshiorenayo Agabi is successfully pursuing an international career in Silicon Valley in bioelectronics. “Only 6 of the 15…
August 15, 2019
Arielle Kitio, programming to help fight tuberculosis
Arielle Kitio, who is completing her PhD in “Applied Software Engineering” at Yaounde University 1, is studying the epidemiological surveillance…
August 15, 2019
Peter Ngene, Nigerian specialist in nanomaterials in the Netherlands
At 39, Nigerian Peter Ngene is hoping for a renewal of his contract at the University of Utrecht (Netherlands), which…
