News
& Partner
Updates on the Activities of The STEM fatale Initiative


STEM fatale published diversity, equity and inclusion Essay in the Journal of Cell Science
How does bias influence the career progression of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)? We are thinking about this question a lot and

STEM fatale scientists at the Austrian Girls Day
The Girls Day is an annual event initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education, Research and Science (BMBWF) and aims to inform girls about educational

Award Ceremony of our Creativity Contest
The summary reflecting of the award ceremony is written in German given the event was held in German language. Am 30. März 2022 fand im

STEM fatale at “Women in STEAM Career Talk” by the Austrian Embassy Manila
Nicole Amberg has been invited to give a career talk at the “Women in STEAM Careers Webinar Series- Women in STEM Leadership: Leaders for a

Nicole Amberg invited for a talk at Sorority meeting
The Sorority.Verein for cross-industry networking and career advancement of women in Austria sees itself as an independent, solidary, intersectional network, accessible to everyone regardless of

Nicole Amberg invited to host „Diversity“ Panel Discussion in London
At this year‘s Next Generation CAR TCR summit in London, Nicole Amberg was invited to kick off the meeting with an excellent panel of women

Nicole Amberg receives FWF funding for an innovative science communication project
Nicole Amberg receives funding of € 49,873.95 from the Austrian Science Fund FWF for the realization of her project “Brain Research Experience – 3D animation

STEM fatale goes WOMAN in Science
The November 2021 issue of the Austrian magazine WOMAN highlights The STEM fatale Initiative co-founder Nicole Amberg as a successful woman in science. Nicole and

Our Contributions to #thislittlegirlisme Empowerment
Successful women share their stories. On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl, celebrated each year on 11 October, the Singapore arm of

Nicole Amberg invited to a Panel Discussion at the Austrian Embassy in Berlin
According to the United Nations, almost 30% of all researchers worldwide are women. At the same time, many women pioneers areignored in traditional historiography. Based

We celebrate one year of STEM fatale
Anniversaries are great opportunities for reflection. We are very proud to have established an initiative of growing interest, participants and reputation. When looking back

STEM fatale talk at international „Horizons in Molecular Biology“ Symposium 2021
Our Initiative was invited to present their activities and results at the international PhD Symposium „Horizons in Molecular Biology“, organized by the MSc/PhD students of

STEM fatale co-founders featured imLAND
As vocal STEM women in Austria, two of The STEM fatale Initiative co-founders, Communications expert Lisa Cichocki and Scientist Nicole Amberg, were interviewed by imLAND.

Mojtaba R. Tavakoli featured in Podcast “Science on Trial and Error”
Our team member Mojtaba is featured in the latest episode of the Podcast “Science on Trial and Error” by IST Austria PhD student Kasia Kuzmicz-Kowalska.

Sister Project “Wissen schafft’s” selected for “Future Wings Challenge”
Our sister project “Wissen schafft’s”, co-started by The STEM fatale Initiative co-founder Nicole Amberg together with international scientist colleagues Cerag Yahya, Stefania Tavano, Laura Burnett,

STEM fatale Team part of the ”WoMen in Science” Photo Exhibition
Our co-founder Nicole Amberg was invited to contribute to the photo exhibition “WoMen in Science: Change the world!” produced by IST Austria. The concept is

Interview of Nicole Amberg in the Podcast “Science on Trial and Error”
The STEM fatale Initiative co-founder Nicole Amberg has been a guest in the “Science on Trial and Error” Podcast by Kasia Kuzmicz-Kowalska. Nicole spoke about

Mojtab Tavakoli awarded with ÖAW DOC fellowship
We are very proud of our team member Mojtaba Tavakoli for being awarded with the prestigious DOC fellowship provided by the Austrian Academy of Science

New England BioLabs new Sponsoring Partner for our Career Guide
March 2021 New England Biolabs (NEB) is a recognized world leader in the discovery, development and commercialization of reagents for genomic research. NEB ismotivated by

Greeting Words from our Supporters
Every month, we are collecting greeting words from successful women, who support the goals of The STEM fatale Initiative. Please find the most recent collection

The STEM fatale Initiative founder Nicole Amberg featured by the platform „Frauendomäne“
March 01, 2021 The professional platform“Frauendomäne” aims to strengthen the visibility of women in work-related environments. Today, they have chosen to highlight The STEM fatale

STEM fatale Strategy Paper 2021-2022
February 2021: The STEM fatale Initiative releases their strategy paper on their activities for the next two years, including future goals derived from the

STEM fatale now official partner of VFF-MINT
January 2021 The trademark “STEM fatale” (and with it The STEM fatale Initiative) now became official partners of the association VFF-MINT. VFF-MINT stands for “Verein

Aglaja Kopf featured in Der Standard Geistesblitz
The STEM fatale Initiative member Aglaja Kopf was interviewed for the article series “Geistesblitz” by Der Standard. In this science communication series, she is sharing

Update on survey results: preliminary data from 205 participants
Dec 30, 2020: We had the honor to present our preliminary survey results from 140 participants at an internal seminar at IST Austria in November

Gender equality & diversity section at University Vienna acknowledges The STEM Fatale Initiative as scientific network
The University Vienna provides students and the public with a list of networking groups for female scientists. We are very happy to be recognized as

Interview at Radio FM4
You want to learn more about who we are and what we are doing? Listen to our interview on English radio FM4 and find out

The STEM fatale Initiative welcomes two new team members
Oct, 2020: We are humbled by all the support and positive feedback we are receiving and very happy to welcome our two new team members

We have participated in the virtual EMBO | EMBL | HHMI Conference on Gender Roles and their Impact in Academia
Oct 13-15 2020: We have presented a poster on the preliminary survey results from the first 80 participants at the virtual EMBO | EMBL |

Aglaja Kopf wins ÖGMBT PhD Thesis Award 2020
In her PhD thesis, The STEM fatale Initiative member Aglaja Kopf from the research group of Michael Sixt at the Institute of Science and Technology

The STEM fatale Initiative receives the NFB wissen schaf[f]t zukunft award in the category “call for concept” provided by the Province of Lower Austria
Sept 30, 2020: We are honored and proud to announce that the NFB by the Province of Lower Austria awarded The STEM fatale Initiative with