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STEM Hero of the Month: Hayat Sindi

Hayat Sindi (born November 6, 1967 in Mecca) is a Saudi Arabian pharmacologist and biotechnology expert. She has been a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador since 2012 and was recognized as one of the ten most influential women in the Arab world in the same year.

At the age of 14, Sindi moved to England, where she graduated in pharmacology from King's College London in 1995. She received her PhD in biotechnology from Newnham College, Cambridge, in 2001. She is also a visiting scholar at Harvard University and has received PopTech fellowships for her contributions to science and social innovation.

Sindi is co-founder of Diagnostics For All, a project developing low-cost diagnostic tools to improve patient care outside of medical infrastructures. As founder and CEO of the i2 Institute, she supports young researchers and raises awareness of scientific topics among women in the Arab world.
She has been awarded the Mekkah Al Mukaramah Prize for Scientific Innovation and honored as an Emerging Explorer by National Geographic. In 2012, Irina Bokova appointed her as a UNESCO Honorary Ambassador for Science. In 2014, she received an award for Leadership in Civil Society from the Clinton Foundation.

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Exciting. Hayat Sindi enjoyed enormous visibility between 2012 and 2014 with appearances at TedXTalks and PopTech. We found a video recording of her during the coronavirus pandemic. However, we couldn't find any information about her current activities, and her institute for supporting young researchers and inventors also appears to be no longer active. 

If you know more about Hayat Sindi and her current activities, please let us know. 

 

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YouTube: The potential of science for social impact | Hayat Sindi | TEDxCERN
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Science could solve many of the existing problems of the world, but there is a gap between research and application. Scientists do not always have the resources needed to link their knowledge with society's needs. Hayat Sindi creates opportunities for scientists to apply their innovations for social impact.
YouTube: Quick takes: Hayat Sindi | PopTech
2009 PopTech Fellow Hayat Sindi co-founded Diagnostics For All to offer point-of-care diagnostic tools micro-fabricated in paper. These technologies allow healthcare workers to monitor the treatment of the 60% of people living beyond the reach of medical infrastructures. Sindi is also an advocate for science education and careers for women in the Middle East.
National Geographics: Explorer Profile: Hayat Sindi, biotechnologist
Dr. Hayat Sindi is working to advance science education—especially among young women from the Middle East—and biotechnology in developing regions.

Hayat Sindi was submitted to us several times for our campaign "We're looking for 100 cool women and girls in science – who are active today." We started this campaign because we realized that we knew fewer "living, cool female scientists" than we thought. 

Photo: Collage Midjourney and portrait photo by Kris Krüg

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