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Huryn DM, Bolognesi ML, Young WB. Medicinal Chemistry: Where Are All the Women?. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2017;8(9):900-902doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00321.
Huryn, D. M., Bolognesi, M. L., & Young, W. B. (2017). Medicinal Chemistry: Where Are All the Women?. ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 8(9), 900-902. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00321
Huryn, Donna M, et al. "Medicinal Chemistry: Where Are All the Women?." ACS medicinal chemistry letters vol. 8,9 (2017): 900-902. doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00321
Huryn DM, Bolognesi ML, Young WB. Medicinal Chemistry: Where Are All the Women?. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2017 Aug 25;8(9):900-902. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00321. eCollection 2017 Sep 14. PMID: 28947931; PMCID: PMC5601382.
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ACS Med Chem Lett. 2017 Aug 25;8(9):900-902. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00321. eCollection 2017 Sep 14.

Medicinal Chemistry: Where Are All the Women?.

ACS medicinal chemistry letters

Donna M Huryn, Maria Laura Bolognesi, Wendy B Young

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 United States.
  2. Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
  3. Discovery Chemistry, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080, United States.

PMID: 28947931 PMCID: PMC5601382 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00321

Abstract

A review of multiple parameters including membership in professional organizations, corresponding authorship of medicinal chemistry journal articles, and representation in professional and leadership positions reveals that the percentage of women who participate in professional medicinal chemistry activities is less than 20%. These surrogate demographics are consistent across organizations, regions in the world and the various parameters evaluated, and parallel statistics compiled on the broader participation of women in all STEM fields. As in other STEM fields, a leaky pipeline is also evident. Suggestions for how to encourage and support women in medicinal chemistry in order to provide a more balanced representation are provided.

Keywords: Medicinal chemistry; careers; leaky pipeline; women in STEM; women in science

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