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Cool podcast from Lost Women of Science on women’s roles in ecological restoration, plus lots of other episodes exploring other fields: ow.ly/kInr50SUVbE. Produced in partnership with PRX and Scientific American.

Heading back to school this week? Lost Women of Science is here to help jumpstart your school year! Check out these episodes to refresh your scientific knowledge and learn about some fascinating women who have been left out of the science textbooks 📚

Ever wondered about the Lost Women of Science origin story? Read our interview with Katie Couric Media to find out why we’re on a mission to tell the stories of as many forgotten, but incredible, female scientists as possible. katiecouric.com/news/social-im…

Now live: Season 5 of Lost Women of Science, hosted by my wife Katie Hafner. It's the remarkable & beautifully told story of Frances Kelsey, the FDA official who bravely blocked Thalidomide's entry into the US, thus saving thousands of kids from terrible harm. lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episod…

New season alert! Chapter One introduces us to our hero, Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey. We join her as a particularly dense New Drug Application lands on her desk. The drug is thalidomide and if she approves it, the results will be catastrophic. lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episod…

Dr. Frances Kelsey was a trailblazing physician and pharmacologist whose work made FDA history. Proud to see this episode of Lost Women of Science shine light on her legacy and the tragedy she courageously prevented. lostwomenofscience.org/frances-kelsey

Chapter Two of The Devil in the Details has just dropped and in it we find Dr. Kelsey under pressure to approve thalidomide. With reports coming from Europe of babies being born without limbs, the fate of America rests on Dr. Kelsey's shoulders lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episod…

Really interesting episode from Lost Women of Science - which shines a light on less well-known #WomeninSTEM

Who doesn't love NPR? We at LWoS sure do! And this week a bit extra as we are featured on their app as a New & Noteworthy podcast. Make sure to check us out on the NPR app and give the new Lost Women of Science series a listen... we think you'll like it as much as NPR does!

Chapter Three is now live and Dr. Kelsey is in the midst of a battle with Big Pharma over thalidomide. As she's asking for proof that the drug is safe during pregnancy, devastating news comes out of Europe from the research of Dr. Widukind Lenz. lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episod…

Join us in Chapter Four of The Devil in the Details as Dr. Frances Kelsey receives a medal from JFK in recognition of her work to prevent thalidomide being approved in America. But, catastrophe hasn't been avoided completely. lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episod…

Decades after FDA medical examiner Frances Oldham Kelsey stopped thalidomide from going on the market in the U.S., the legacy of the drug persists trib.al/Xlw5v61

It's the fifth and final installment of The Devil in the Details, and we're bringing the thalidomide scandal up to the present day with USA Thalidomide Survivors. lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episod…

In her book Wonder Drug, Jennifer Vanderbes explores thalidomide’s secret history in the U.S. This week on Lost Women of Science, we talk to her all about it. Listen here: lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episod…

In honor of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, Lost Women of Science brings you the story of Dr. Dora Richardson, who helped synthesize one of the most important breast cancer treatments, Tamoxifen. Listen now: apple.co/3UokhkN

Have you ever heard of Dora Richardson? Nor had Katie Couric, until introducing this very special two-part series for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Listen in as we tell Dora's story and how she has saved 100000s of lives from breast cancer so far. lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episod…

"...chemist Dora Richardson synthesized a chemical compound that became one of the most important drugs to treat breast cancer: tamoxifen. Although her name is on the original patent...her contributions had been largely lost to history." Lost Women of Science scientificamerican.com/article/the-fo…

Our Senior Managing Producer, Deborah Unger, was delighted to talk to The Good Men Project about our latest season: The Devil in the Details. Here, we tell the story of Dr. Frances Kelsey, the doctor who prevented thalidomide being approved at the U.S. FDA. 🎧lostwomenofscience.org/podcast-episod…

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