Dr Senjuti Saha from Child Health Research Foundation and Dr Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury from Dhaka University have been included in the eighth edition of the list published by Singapore-based magazine Asian Scientist.
This year’s list includes researchers and inventors from across a range of scientific disciplines for their groundbreaking achievements to transform our world -- from understanding glacial cycles and structural geology to advancing space exploration.
“Asia’s researchers continue to dream big and serve marginalized communities. Pushing the boundaries of the unknown, the awardees, with the help of their teams, accomplished huge successes,” the Asian Scientist Magazine said in a press release.
Dr Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury has been included in the list for her contribution in the field of sustainability.
Dr Chowdhury is a professor of zoology at the University of Dhaka. She obtained her PhD in zoology (wetland ecology) from the University of Cambridge. She is a board member of the internationally renowned conservation organization WildTeam. WildTeam works to protect the rapidly disappearing natural assets of Bangladesh.
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