Hu Hailan said at the reception held by the Permanent Mission of China to UNESCO on the 21st that the “World Outstanding Women Scientists Award” reflects the purpose of UNESCO, and hopes that more young women can learn about science and love through this award. Science, become one of the women scientists.
Hailan Hu is devoted to the study of the neural coding and regulation mechanisms of social behavior and emotion, especially in the basic and translational research of depression and has achieved creative and systematic results: she and her team discovered the “winner effect” in social competition The brain mechanism of the study; new explanations on the causes of depression, a major disease, have been proposed from the perspective of molecules, cells and systems, and new ideas have been provided for the development of better and safer antidepressant drugs.
The other four scientists awarded the 2022 “World Outstanding Women Scientist Award” are Cuban infectious disease scientist Maria Guzman, Hungarian-American biochemist Katarin Kaurico, and Rwandan public health expert Agnès Vinaguajo and Spanish embryologist Angela Nieto. In addition, UNESCO invited a total of 10 winners of the award in 2020 and 2021 to attend and present their awards. Affected by the new crown epidemic, no offline award ceremony was held in these two years.
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, said at the award ceremony that the world needs science, and science needs women. science musteducateAnd the pivotal moment in your career begins, more and better opening up to women.
The “World Outstanding Women Scientists Award” was jointly established by UNESCO and the French L’Oréal Group in 1998. It is awarded annually to five female scientists from all continents who have made outstanding contributions to scientific progress, aiming to recognize their outstanding achievements. and support their research careers.
