Londa Schiebinger

Londa Schiebinger is the John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science in the History Department at Stanford University and Director of the EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment Project. She previously served as Director of Stanford's Clayman Institute for Gender Research from 2004-2010 and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Professor Schiebinger's research focuses on the gender and science puzzle across three interlocking areas: the history of women's participation in science; gender in the structure of scientific institutions; and the gendering of human knowledge. Her work in the eighteenth-century Atlantic World examines medical experimentation with enslaved populations and the circulation of knowledge, particularly in her books Secret Cures of Slaves and Plants and Empire.

Her recent publications and media features in Science, Nature, and Cell demonstrate how gender analysis improves scientific research, engineering, and AI development. Schiebinger has presented at the European Parliament, United Nations, and numerous international venues including the Gender Summits in Asia Pacific and Tokyo, addressing how inclusive analysis contributes to research and innovation.

• Alexander von Humboldt Research Prize
• John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship
• Multiple honorary doctorates (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Lund University, University of Valencia, University of La Laguna)
• Berlin Falling Walls Breakthrough Winner in Science & Innovation Management (2022)
• Prize in Atlantic History from the American Historical Association (2005)

Schiebinger has advised major international organizations including the United Nations, European Commission, and U.S. National Science Foundation. Her Gendered Innovations project has established research institutes in Seoul, South Korea (2015) and Tokyo, Japan (2022). Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Endowment for the Humanities, and other major funding bodies. Her work has been translated into thirteen languages and featured in prominent media outlets worldwide including The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Nature.