For those who want to take part in SCSM 2021, what would be a good starting point?
Sofie Chandra (SC) It s important to have a structured training plan and to seek advice from someone that has the expertise or experience to help you with planning one.
Can you share some of your struggles as a female athlete?
SC I think female or not, all athletes struggle with off days, when your body just doesn t seem to co-operate and nothing seems to be working and you feel tired and uninspired.
Your wish for International Women’s Day would be …
SC For good and cooling weather in Singapore so we can have a great run.
Breast cancer researcher Ash Hope triumphs in STEM career, faces gender bias as NRL cheerleader
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Doctoral candidate and scientist Ash Hope at IHMRI in Wollongong.
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Ash Hope is a PhD candidate and breast cancer researcher, as well as a professional cheerleader
She was recently awarded an International Women s Day scholarship after graduating with honours from her biotechnology degree
She wants to inspire women to pursue a career in science while balancing her leisure activities
When the doctoral candidate and breast cancer treatment researcher is not working in a laboratory at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI), she trades her lab coat for her red and white cheerleader costume and pom poms.
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New York Times bestseller
Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady s Guide to Sex, Marriage and Manners is proof. The book is a scandalously honest guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood, detailing countless WTF beliefs about women in the 19th century:
People thought women could only experience an orgasm from sperm.
It was believed that if a woman had sex in any position other than on her back, she would develop fungal growth in her fallopian tubes, which would lead to cancer, and, eventually, death.
Women thought the best way to stay clean was to bathe in ammonia.
Women used to tie meat around their faces to prevent wrinkles.
Huron Digital Pathology Receives CE-IVD Mark for TissueScope iQ Scanner
Huron Digital Pathology has received a CE-IVD mark for its high throughput TissueScope iQ 400 slide whole slide scanner.
The CE mark indicates that the TissueScope iQ scanner complies with the European In Vitro Diagnostic Regulations. With this certification, Huron accelerates its entry into the diagnostic pathology market in Europe and other key geographies globally to help laboratories keep pace with the rising cancer burden.
All three TissueScope scanner models are now CE-IVD and Health Canada certified.