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ScientistA Award 2024

Honoring Excellence Among Women in STEM

Janaína Calu Costa, a research fellow affiliated with the International Center of Equity in Health, and currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA, USA, won the ScientistA Award 2024. 


Dr. Janaina Costa earned an MS and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the Federal University of Pelotas, RS, Brazil and since 2015 has been working at the International Center for Equity in Health on research addressing gender and ethnic inequalities in women's and children's health and nutrition. 


The finalists working on different areas of life and medical sciences were chosen through a peer-review process focusing on scientific merit and innovation. The winner and the five honorable mentions were announced in a ceremony at the Brazilian General Consulate in New York. The award ceremony also celebrated the bicentennial year of diplomatic relations between Brazil and the United States. 


The five honorable mentions were Dr. Camila de Souza Silva from Boston Children Hospital, Dr. Stephanie Stransky from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Thais Barros Rodrigues from private biotech company, Dr. Sheila Tiemi Nagamatsu from Yale, and Dr. Ana Beatriz Barletta Ferreira from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

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2024 ScientistA Award Winners

Dr. Janaina Calu Costa, 1st Prize.

  • Institution: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MA
  • Research: Maternal and Child Nutrition. 
  • Impact: Dr. Costa's project focuses on improving health and nutrition for mothers and children worldwide. Informing public health strategies and preventive medicine. Exploring social determinants and cultural norms impacting health.

Dr. Camila de Souza Silva, Outstanding Performance

  •  Institution: Boston Children's H., Harvard Medical School, MA
  • Research: Dr. Silva’s project breaks new ground in understanding Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and cellular biology. 
  • Impact: This work not only offers fresh insights into immune responses and inflammation but also holds the potential to transform our approach to DVT treatment. 

Dr. Stephanie Stransky, Honorable Mention

  • Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
  • Research: Developing New Research Tools for Aging Studies
  • Impact: Dr. Stransky has been working on advanced mass spectrometry methods to explore proteome changes in aging cells. With her colleagues she created a portable incubator for 3D cells, paving the way for personalized medicine applications.

Dr. Thais Barros Rodrigues, Honorable Mention

  • Institution: Nufarm, NC
  • Research: Agriculture 
  • Impact: Dr. Rodrigues current role as the Global Director of Discovery and Pre-development, Biology Portfolio Solutions allows her to have an impact on research and development.

Dr. Sheila Tiemi Nagamatsu, Honorable Mention

  • Institution: Yale School of Medicine, CT
  • Research: Innovation in Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) research
  • Impact: Including underrepresented groups to enrich our understanding and data relevancy. Cross-tissue, multi-omic integration: A groundbreaking approach providing a holistic view of OUD's epigenetic landscape. This work lays the groundwork for transforming OUD research and treatment approaches.

Dr. Ana Beatriz Barletta Ferreira, Honorable Mention

  •  Institution: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, MD
  • Research: Mosquito immune cells:
  • Impact: Identified nine immune cell profiles in Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti using single-cell sequencing. Developed a new method combining in situ hybridization with confocal microscopy. This allows us to see molecular profiles on top of cell shapes. Discovered a new cell type named "megacytes" in Anopheles gambiae, not found in Aedes aegypti. Megacytes are big granulocytes that move to infected areas to fight Plasmodium infections.

Thank you to all applicants! This year, we received 43 amazing applications. Thirty-five candidates met the award requirements. All candidates hold postdoctoral, research associate, instructor, or equivalent position in a research institution in academia or industry in the US.

Qualified candidates were thoroughly assessed by a peer-review process. Each candidate was evaluated by a minimum of three judges.

Evaluations were be based on:

  • Scientific merit
  • The potential impact of the project
  • Candidate's career trajectory

A big thank you to our extensive network of judges from social sciences, health sciences, ecology, genetics, biomedical areas, and more.

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