Yan Ning of the Chinese Academy of Science (receive) the 2024L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award in Paris on May 29, 2024. YanNing, a professor at the School of Life Science at Tsinghua University and founding president of the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation, is the eighth Chinese scientist (win) the award. The (award) were aimed at recognizing the women's pioneering research in life and environmental sciences, and in particular their major contribution dealing with global public health challenges, including cancer, and malaria.
She is also an advocate for gender equality in research and science education. She(organize) an annual forum for female scientists since 2015, and she has (gradual) recruited more female principal investigators in the two research institutions she leads— Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation and Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, where more than half of the managers are women.
In her speech, Yan said, "This recognition is not just a testament to my own efforts, but also a celebration of the countless individuals have supported and inspired me along this remarkable journey." "I have message for all the girls and everyone watching this: it can be (challenge) to be a female scientist, but not to the extent that anyone should be stopped. So, be brave, be (you)!"