May’s WISER Woman is Madhuri Manpadi, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Drury University. Dr. Manpadi’s research involves designing and synthesizing libraries of novel compounds that are screened for anticancer activity. She shares her love of research with her students, stating, “Research provides a creative window for the students to be engaged in a project that will allow them to learn, master and contribute to an area of science. By involving students in research at an early stage in their career, we hope to equip our next generation with curiosity to learn and advance the field of science.” Learn more about her work here. 

Haval Shirwan, PHD, is a Professor of Child Health, and Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, at University of Missouri School of Medicine. The primary focus of Dr. Shirwan's translational research program at is to develop safe and practical immunomodulatory approaches with applications to transplantation, autoimmunity, cancer, and infections. Recently his lab collaborated with Harvard and Georgia Tech to develop a novel diabetes treatment involving transplanting pancreas cells that produce insulin. You can read more about this fascinating research here.