Play highlights Rosalind Franklin’s contributions to science

A new play depicts Rosalind Franklin’s struggle to be taken seriously as a scientist while performing research integral to the elucidation of the structure of DNA. The play is called Photograph 51,  after the famous X-ray photograph Franklin took that revealed the double-helical structure of DNA. The Association for Women …

Who we are

Women in Genome Sciences (WiGS) is a group of genome scientists at the University of Washington working as an advocacy organization for women in our department and our field.  We strive to ensure our department is encouraging to women in a number of ways: ensuring access to female speakers across diverse fields and career …