Ms Capková decided to study chemistry and physical chemistry at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia after discovering her innate curiosity for science. “Successful women scientists and role models can have such a positive impact on young women scientists and on girls who are thinking about a scientific career”, she says. student Dominika Capková praises the efforts of her supervisor, an inspiring woman scientist, in establishing a stimulating workplace and enabling opportunities to launch her scientific career. “My advice to young girls and women scientists is to trust your gut, believe in yourself and that what you do can change society and science.”

It requires, apart from passion, a lot of work, patience, engagement and perseverance”. “I have never felt discriminated against as a woman in science.” However, she also notes that “A career in research is not easy. She is participating in the SPS project “EnZIL”, which aims to create a new, efficient, competitive, feasible technology for the decontamination of chemical warfare agents (CWA) from the environment.ĭr Ghouili’s experience as a young scientist in her field has been mostly positive. She currently works as a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Clinical Biology at the National Institute of Neurology in Tunis, Tunisia.

in Neuroscience and has nearly two years of experience as a university instructor and researcher. “I feel really fortunate to be surrounded by such women scientists who are incredible sources of inspiration and support,” she says.ĭr Ghouili holds a Ph.D. Dr Ikram Ghouili credits her supervisors - women scientists with extraordinary skills and strong values - for motivating her in her career.

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