Grand Challenges India, the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), a Government of India enterprise, and WomenLift Health have selected 20 mid-career women scientists to participate in the inaugural 2024 cohort of Women Leadership in STEM (WLS), a part-time leadership development program to enhance the power and influence of women working in STEM fields in India.

Assistant Professor, Amity Universty Punjab

Professor, BITS Pilani

Director, Zuan Design Labs LLP

Project Scientist III, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, CSIR, New Delhi

Scientist E, Indian Council of Medical Research

Assistant Professor, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, UP

Associate Professor, Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani

Scientist C, Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences

Professor, Manipur University

Assistant Professor, College of Food and Dairy Technology, Tamil Nadu Veterinary Animal Sciences University

Assistant Professor, Symbiosis Centre for Waste Resource Management, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune

Lead Researcher, Scigram Technologies Foundation

Additional Professor, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

Associate Professor, Dept. of Design, Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka

Professor and Head, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Professor, IIT Delhi

Head - Biotech / Medtech / Agritech Startups, Startup Incubation and Innovation Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Director Professor & Head, Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

Associate Professor, IISER Tirupati

Director IQAC, Kalinga University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh