A career in lactation biology

This introduction summarizes some of the contributions made by woman in the field of lactation biology and endocrine regulation of lactation. In particular, it highlights the career of Dr. Karen Plaut, who at the time of writing this introduction was Dean of the College of Agriculture at Purdue University. She was a trailblazer for women in lactation biology following in the footsteps on some influential women in the field. She describes some of the accomplishments made by women in the field and some of the opportunities for the future.

Health management during COVID-19 pandemic-contribution of women health informaticians, medical physicists and veterinarians from Bangladesh and Malaysia during the world crisis

This article aims to highlight some of the contributions from Bangladeshi and Malaysian women scientists in the fields of health informatics, medical physics and biomedical engineering, and veterinary science in combating the COVID-19 world crisis. The status of COVID-19 situations in Bangladesh and Malaysia in respect to global scenario, some relevant government policies, lessons learnt from previous pandemics, socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, the impact on healthcare system and health management approaches taken by individual/institutional research group led by women scientists during the COVID-19 pandemic have been discussed and demonstrated in this article. These promising activities and initiatives will eventually motivate other women in science and extend their roles from laboratory to society in more aspects.