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Engineering Equity Through Innovation | Prof Ramanujam, Professor of Cancer Pharmacology and Global Health, Duke University
Season 7
Episode 244
Published 3 months, 1 week ago
Description
From reluctant engineer to global changemaker, Nimmi Ramanujam bridges art, science, and empathy to revolutionize women’s health. Her groundbreaking innovations — from the Pocket Colposcope to the Trisol therapy — are transforming cancer care, advancing inclusion, and inspiring a new era of purpose-driven engineering.
00:35- About Prof Ramanujam
Nirmala (Nimmi) Ramanujam is the Robert W. Carr Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Cancer Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and Global Health at Duke University.
She founded the Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies(GWHT) in 2013 to reshape women’s health through technology innovation.