Forum on Diversity and Excellence in Science hosted by the Gairdner Foundation and L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science

29 October 2019

Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim was an invited speaker and participant in The Gairdner/L’Oréal-UNESCO Forum on Diversity and Excellence in Science which took place at the MaRS Centre on September 30 in Toronto Canada. Professor Abdool Karim participated in a  panel discussion on  “Diversity in STEMM- Stories from the Frontline”  and delivered a keynote address on “Why women in science leadership is critical: lessons from research in preventing HIV in young women.

Photo from (L-R):    Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Dr. Eugenia Duodu and Dr. Janet Smylie.