Ten women under 30 years old in healthcare made the annual Forbes "30 Under 30" list honoring young professionals focused on "saving lives and creating a more equitable future." Here's a look at five of them.
1. Dr. Dina Radenkovic
Dr. Radenkovic co-founded startup Gameto, a company focused on technology and therapeutics to study and treat diseases of the female reproductive system. She is a physician with a medical degree from the University College of London.
2. Amira Barkal, MD, PhD
Dr. Barkal is principal founder of Pheast Therapeutics, a cancer immunotherapy company. In March, she received a Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award for her work while she was a student in Stanford (Calif.) University's graduate program in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine.
3. Alison Burklund, PhD
Dr. Burklund co-founded molecular diagnostics company Nanopath. She co-founded the company with Amogha Tadimety, PhD, "to translate technologies from their academic research towards improving health worldwide."
4. Giovanna Abramo
Ms. Abramo co-founded Plenna, a women's health technology platform. She is also co-CEO of the company, which serves patients in Latin America.
5. Jessica Chao
Ms. Chao is co-founder of LingoHealth, a company focused on digital health for immigrants. She also serves as CEO of the company, which was founded in 2021.