# Five women scientists win L'Oréal-UNESCO awards

> Vox celebrates postdoctoral researchers whose work spans bioengineering, astronomy and immunology.
- Title: Five women scientists win L'Oréal-UNESCO awards · Vox
- Summary: Vox celebrates postdoctoral researchers whose work spans bioengineering, astronomy and immunology. Vox is co-hosting an event on October twenty-second to…
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- Source: Vox — https://vox.com/press-room/507068/introducing-the-2026-loreal-usa-for-women-in-science-awardees
- Author: Claire White
- Published: 2026-10-21T21:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: l'oréal-unesco for women in science, women scientists, postdoctoral research, bioengineering, astronomy, immunology, vox, news, culture
## Vox hosts awards ceremony for women scientists
On October twenty-second, Vox co-hosts a panel and reception honoring the two thousand twenty-six L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award recipients, the second year celebrating this group of scientists.
## Five postdoctoral researchers recognised
The program recognises five women postdoctoral scientists whose research ranges from bioengineering to astronomy. Dr. Danielle Stevens at UC Berkeley uses artificial intelligence to engineer disease-resistant crops by targeting plant immune receptors, aiming to cut…
## Three more award winners and their work
Dr.Anna Romanov at MIT integrates bioengineering and immunology to reveal how B-cells evolve for vaccine development.Dr.Katherine Lagerstrom at Princeton studies how human-driven change reshapes animal microbiomes and antibiotic resistance.Dr.
## Final awardee and documentary premieres
Dr. Tana Pottorf at Ohio State University investigates immune cells after spinal cord injury to develop therapies that improve recovery. At the event, Vox Media Creative premieres five short documentaries exploring these scientists' groundbreaking work.
## Key takeaway

Vox is co-hosting an event on October twenty-second to honor five women postdoctoral scientists receiving two thousand twenty-six L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science awards for research in disease-resistant crops, vaccines, animal microbiomes, exoplanet imaging and spinal cord injury treatment.