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Elena Aronova

Elena Aronova is Senior Researcher at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, where she earned her Ph.D. for a dissertation on twentieth-century immunology. Her research is on the history of molecular biology and immunology, Russian experimental biology and women in Russian science.

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Varvara Alexandrovna Brilliant-Lerman

Varvara Brilliant-Lerman was a well-known plant physiologist in Russia, whose main works were devoted to the physiology of photosynthesis. She took advantage of the increased ability of women to have careers in science due to the Bolshevik revolution in 1917, teaching at several institutions in Russia. Brilliant continued teaching and researching until her death in 1954.

Raissa L’vovna Berg

Raissa Berg worked was an eminent geneticist until Soviet Russian policies forced her out of her job. Nevertheless, she continued her research at home, eventually discovering “correlative Pleiades” in plants, and later contributed significantly to the reestablishment of the scientific field of genetics in Russia during her brief reinstatement. After emigrating to the United States, Berg remained active until her death in 2006.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Elena Aronova." (Viewed on March 29, 2024) <http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/aronova-elena>.