Category Archives: Blog

Joseph Sonnabend: Physician, Researcher, Advocate

Joseph Sonnabend treated AIDS patients when stigma was at its peak — advocating for safer...

Betty Berzon: Psychologist, Activist, Pioneer

Betty Berzon transformed psychology from within, helping remove homosexuality from the DSM, building networks of...

Magnus Hirschfeld: Jewish Doctor, LGBT+ Pioneer

Magnus Hirschfeld was one of the earliest voices to argue that sexuality and gender diversity...

Mathilde Krim: Scientist, Activist, Ally

For LGBTQ+ History Month, Jnetics is proud to collaborate with KeshetUK to spotlight pioneers who...

Remembering Ludwig Pick: A Life, A Legacy, A Loss to Science

Among the six million Jewish men, women, and children murdered during the Holocaust were scientists...

Rita Levi-Montalcini: Defying the Nazis to Nobel Glory

For the eighth and final night of Chanukah, meet Rita Levi-Montalcini, whose brilliance knew no...

Sir Ernst Chain: The Biochemist Behind the Antibiotic Revolution

The seventh night of Chanukah brings us to Sir Ernst Chain. By developing penicillin into...

David Reich: The DNA Detective of Human History

The sixth night of Chanukah introduces us to David Reich, the geneticist who is rewriting...

Esther Lederberg: Unlocking the Secrets of Bacteria

For the fifth night of Chanukah, we wish a happy 103rd birthday to Esther Lederberg,...

David de Pomis – The Renaissance Doctor Who Bridged Worlds

The fourth night of Chanukah brings us to physician, philosopher, and scholar, David de Pomis,...