Women in science: A chemist in Thailand

Women are under-represented in science in the developing world. In this Nature Video we meet Patchanita Thamyongkit, an organic chemist from Thailand. She’s challenged cultural expectations to become a Professor at Bangkok’s biggest scientific establishment, Chulalongkorn University. Patchanita introduces us to her graduate students, her parents and a friend who decided to leave research to become a full-time mum. Read the stories of two more women in science: a physicist in Nigeria and a particle scientist in India http://www.nature.com/news/1.17023