- The seven scientists in the Tokyo Olympics
1. Anna Kiesenhofer (Austria) won the cycling route, without a professional coach. She has a doctorate in mathematics from the Technical University of Vienna and the University of Cambridge, UK. She works in research and teaching at the Technical University of Lausanne, in Switzerland.
2. Hadia Hosny (Egypt) finished an impressive career in badmington, but has two gigantic additions: she is a professor at the British University of Egypt, she has a master's degree in biomedicine from the University of Bath, UK, and a doctorate in pharmacology from University of Cairo and has researched and published articles on an anti-inflammatory drug used for various diseases. And she's a congresswoman in her country.
3. Charlotte Hym (France), debuted in the "street skateboarding", when she gets off the board she is a doctor in neuroscience and her current job is to investigate the effect of the mother's voice on the development of motor skills in newborns.
4. Gabby Thomas (United States) was a bronze medalist in the 200 meters of athletics and is already a legend in the discipline for being the third fastest woman in history in that specialty.
Gabby studied Neurobiology and Global Health at Harvard University, is pursuing a master's degree in epidemiology and health management at the University of Texas at Austin, and her work focuses on the investigation of racial inequality in access to health services in USA
5. Louise Shanahan (Ireland) was preparing for Paris 2024 but managed to qualify for Tokyo in the 800 meters of athletics.
She is a graduate of Quantum Physics from the University of Cork, Ireland, and is pursuing her PhD at the University of Cambridge, England. She studies and develops devices to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment.
6. Nadine Apetz (Germany) is the first German boxer in an Olympics.
Nadine has a master's degree in Neuroscience from the University of Bremen and hopes to complete a doctorate at Cologne University Hospital.
Apetz is studying a technique called deep brain stimulation, which involves applying electrical or electromagnetic currents to certain areas of the "gray matter" of the brain: the goal, to help Parkinson's patients.
7. Andrea Murez (Israel) is a swimmer who participated in 50, 100 and 200 meters freestyle and 4x100 mixed relays.
she is also a biologist at the Stanford University, US.
*Courtesy: BBC*
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