UNIONDALE, N.Y., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Marquis Who's Who
(MWW), the world's leading biographical publisher, has released the
May edition of the Maker's List to recognize Influencers and
Innovators in STEM. For this month's list, MWW has
reimagined the traditional definition of STEM to highlight Science,
Technology, Education and Medicine. The Maker's List features some
of the most influential individuals in their respective fields,
selected from thousands of professionals across the country.
Spearheaded by Erica Lee, CEO
of MWW and Star Jones,
award-winning media personality, women's and diversity advocate and
executive editor of the MWW Maker's Lists, the selection committee
assembled May's list to spotlight those who have achieved
significant advancement, accomplishment and acumen within the
fields of science, technology, education and medicine.
"For May, we wanted to spotlight the doctors, researchers,
engineers and educators that have continued to go above and beyond
the call of duty throughout this challenging year," said CEO
Erica Lee. "This year has seen such
unprecedented advancements in science and medicine, such as the
COVID-19 vaccine, and we would be remiss to not recognize those who
are breaking barriers in STEM."
"Innovations in the fields of science, technology, education and
medicine have positively impacted nearly every aspect of our world
today, and the potential for significant advancement grows, in
part, by the diversity of backgrounds and thought at the table,"
said Star Jones, executive editor of
the MWW Maker's Lists. "In our version of STEM, we recognize the
influencers and innovators in the fields that have dominated the
front burner conversations this past year. Our STEM Maker's list
represents the diverse, collective imagination of these fields and
the immeasurable potential these Makers have to change our lives
for the better."
Monthly MWW lists are curated by executive editor, Star Jones with an aim to bring into focus the
outstanding thought leaders and change-makers across significant
industries. Thus far, MWW has released the Thought Leaders list in
January, Catalysts for Change for Black History Month in February,
the Women Luminaries list for Women's History Month in
March and the Market Maker's list, highlighting those in business
and finance for April. The Marquis Maker's List selection committee
is comprised of 13 diverse professionals from a variety of
backgrounds in publishing, entertainment, law, business,
journalism, marketing, graphic design, public relations and print
media.
Selected honorees for the Influencers and Innovators in STEM
list include:
- Ayanna Howard, PhD: Dr.
Howard is a roboticist, entrepreneur and educator, and the first
woman to serve as the dean of the College of Engineering at
Ohio State University. She has been
recognized as one of the 'Most Powerful Women Engineers' by
Business Insider and is included in America's Top 50 Women in Tech
by Forbes.
- Barney Graham, MD, PhD:
Dr. Graham is the deputy director of the Vaccine Research Center
and the chief of the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory. His laboratory
partnered with Moderna to develop the vaccine technology to combat
COVID-19. During his research, he found that some virus proteins
change shape after they enter into a person's cells, and this
discovery led to the creation of a better vaccine.
- Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD:
Dr. Nestler is a member of the Hope for Depression Research
Foundation's Task Force and a Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience
at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He serves as chair of the Department
of Neuroscience and director of the Friedman Brain Institute. The
goal of Dr. Nestler's research is to better understand the
molecular mechanisms of addiction and depression based on work in
animal models, using this information to develop improved medical
treatments.
- Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Shanta
Corbett, PhD: Dr. Corbett is an American viral
immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National
Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda,
Maryland. She served as a key player in the development of
the Moderna mRNA vaccine and the Eli Lilly therapeutic monoclonal
antibody treatment, which were the first to enter clinical trials
in the U.S.
- Mark Feinberg, MD, PhD:
Dr. Feinberg is president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine
Initiative, which is working alongside the Scripps Research Institute on creating a vaccine
for HIV based on the mRNA discoveries in Moderna's COVID-19
vaccine.
- Martha S. Jones: Jones is
the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, professor of
history, and a professor at the SNF Agora Institute at The
Johns Hopkins University. She is the
author of "Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote,
and Insisted on Equality for All," published 2020 and selected as
one of Time's 100 must-read books. Jones is at the forefront of
re-establishing a more prominent emphasis on Black women throughout
American historical studies.
- Michelle Egger: Egger is
the co-founder and CEO of BIOMILQ, a startup that creates formula
breastmilk, which has the same nutritional benefits as regular
breastmilk through the culture of human mammary cells. BIOMILQ has
raised $3.5 million for its patented
technology that enables families a wider range of options for
sustainable feeding for newborns.
- Nancy Brown: Brown is the
chief executive officer of the American Heart Association (AHA).
The Association works tirelessly to help people achieve longer,
healthier lives and equitable health care in the U.S. and around
the world. Under Brown's leadership since 2008, the Association
established the first-ever definition of "cardiovascular health"
and just announced its bold 2030 global aspiration: "Together with
global and local collaborators, we will equitably increase
worldwide healthy life expectancy from 64 to at least 67, by
2030."
- Reshma Saujani: Saujani
is the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, an international
nonprofit that works to close the gender gap in technology and
change the image of what a computer programmer looks like and does.
Girls Who Code has reached more than 500 million people throughout
the world and 450,000 girls through its in-person programming.
- Roni and Oren Frank: The
Franks are married co-founders of Talkspace, an app that began as a
group therapy platform, but evolved into a company that offers
online psychotherapy from licensed therapists. During the COVID-19
pandemic, the company has seen a significant uptick in the demand
for psychotherapy and even offered a free month of therapy services
to medical workers.
- Wendy Kopp: Kopp is the
CEO and co-founder of Teach for All, a global network of
independent organizations working to develop collective leadership
to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their
potential. She is also the founder of Teach for America, which has
been a successful source of long-term leadership for expanding
opportunities for children in the U.S. for 24 years.
In addition to the Influencers and Innovators in STEM list,
MWW has also released the Asian American and Pacific Island
Americans of Influence list to celebrate millions of immigrants
who take part in Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month. In the wake of anti-Asian sentiment and violence in
the United States directed at
those of Asian heritage, MWW made selections based on the
significant social, cultural, educational and technological impact
they have on American society.
Honorees include:
- Aarti Kohli: Kohli is the
executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law
Caucus, the first organization in the country to represent and
promote the legal and civil rights of API communities. She has led
the organization through significant growth from a $2.5 to $8 million
annual budget.
- Angela Hwang: Hwang is
the group president of the Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group, where
she organizes 26,000 colleagues and is responsible for bringing
more than 600 innovative medicines and products to patients. In
2020, more than 420 million people benefited from a Pfizer
Biopharma medicine or vaccine to improve their health or save their
lives.
- Christopher Rim: Rim is
the founder and CEO of Command Education, a premier education and
admissions consultancy headquartered in New York City that works to spark curiosity in
students and provide them with the opportunity to develop their
passions and successfully navigate the college application process.
In 2019, People Magazine called Command Education the "nation's
leader in college admissions consulting."
- Eric S. Yuan: Yuan is the
CEO and founder of Zoom Video Communications. In 2019, Zoom became
a public company and Yuan became a billionaire. Yuan's wealth has
increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as Zoom has been an
instrumental tool in the adoption of remote work by many businesses
and school systems. He was named Time Magazine's 2020
Businessperson of the Year and featured in Time's 100 Most
Influential People of 2020.
- Kristina Wong: Wong is a
performance artist, comedian and writer, bringing attention to
anti-Asian racism and campaigns for essential services for the
homeless. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, she has led more than
600 volunteers to make and distribute thousands of homemade masks
to frontline workers and vulnerable populations through the Auntie
Sewing Squad. She is also the creator of Radical Cram School, an
award-winning digital series featuring lessons and conversations
with Asian American youth to explore Asian American history and
identity.
The full Influencers and Innovators in STEM list is organized
alphabetically below by first name:
- Aaron J. Buckland, MD
- Amanda Lefton
- Angel Rich
- Anthony S. Fauci, MD
- Ayanna Howard, PhD
- Barney Graham, MD, PhD
- Betsy Congdon
- Betty A. Rosa, EdD
- Bill Nelson
- Chanda Prescod-Weinstein,
PhD
- Christopher Emdin, PhD
- Cornel West, PhD
- David S. Johnson, PhD, MBA
- Doug Melton, PhD
- Drew Weissman, MD, PhD
- Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD
- G. Byron Brooks, EE, MD and
Michael Gorton
- Jean Desravines
- Jennifer A. Doudna, PhD
- Jill Biden, EdD
- Joe English
- Kathryn Finney
- Kimberly Bryant
- Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Corbett, PhD
- Lawrence Richard Glassman,
MD
- Leah Juelke
- Lloyd H. Dean
- Mark Feinberg, MD, PhD
- Martha S. Jones
- Melissa Connelly
- Meredith Whittaker
- Michael S. Regan
- Michael S. Snyder, MD
- Michelle Egger
- Michio Kaku
- Miguel Cardona, EdD
- Mike Shannon
- Nancy Brown
- Nevan Krogan, PhD
- Nina Tandon, PhD
- Rachel Levine, MD
- Ramon Tallaj, MD
- Rebecca "Becky" Pringle
- Regina "Gina" McCarthy
- Reginald Ware
- Reshma Saujani
- Rochelle Walensky, MD
- Rodney Robinson
- Roni and Oren Frank
- Salman Khan
- Shirley Ann Jackson, PhD
- Steve Jurczyk
- Susan R. Bailey, MD
- Tim Canham
- Tim Cook
- Ursula Burns
- Vivek Murthy, MD
- Wadiya "Diya" Wynn
- Wendy Kopp
- Xavier Becerra
The full Asian American and Pacific Island Americans of
Influence list is organized alphabetically below by first name:
- Aarti Kohli
- Amanda N. Nguyen
- Amy Tan
- Ana Iwataki and Miya Iwataki
- Anderson .Paak
- Andrea Jung
- Andrew Yang
- Angela Hwang
- Anita Lo
- Awkwafina (Nora Lum)
- Chanel Miller
- Chrissy Teigen
- Christine Sun Kim
- Christopher Rim
- Cynthia Choi
- David D. Ho, MD
- David Miyashiro
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
- Ellen K. Pao
- Eric Thich Vi Ly
- Eric S. Yuan
- Erika Lee
- Frank H. Wu
- Huge Ma
- Jeannie Mai
- Jeremy Shu-How Lin
- Jerry Yang
- Jon M. Chu
- Justin Kan
- Kamala Harris
- Kristina Wong
- Ladda Tammy Duckworth
- Lisa Ling
- Lucy Liu
- Madalene Xuan-Trang Mielke
- Mazie Hirono
- Mia Mingus
- Michelle Au, MD, MPH
- Padma Lakshmi
- Perry Chen
- Reshma Saujani
- Ro Khanna
- Roy Choi
- Russell Jeung, PhD
- Satya Nadella
- Steve Aoki
- Stewart Kwoh
- Sumita Mitra, PhD
- Taylor Rapp
- Christina Tchen
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Lists seek to highlight, celebrate and recognize those people whose
ideas, philosophies, positions, example or standards, talents,
gifts or aptitude, discoveries, innovations or breakthroughs have
the ability to influence, affect and transform. The selection
committee for the Marquis Maker's Lists is comprised of 13 diverse
professionals from a variety of backgrounds in publishing,
entertainment, law, business, journalism, marketing, graphic
design, public relations, and print media. Committee members
conduct extensive independent research and analyses to vet
candidates relevant to each month's Maker's List theme. The
committee meets routinely to thoughtfully dialogue through
individual nominations to determine eligibility for inclusion.
Thereafter, a thorough and objective ranking system is utilized and
applied by the committee and tabulated by the executive director to
confirm, authenticate and finalize each list.
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