Episode 017 - Asima Chatterjee | Chemist

Alternate Title: Back to Basics (a.k.a. Alkaloids)

Emma tells Emlyn about one of the first Indian women to receive a PhD, Dr. Asima Chatterjee, who studied the organic chemistry of plants, and Emlyn tells Emma about insects that vomit cooperatively! 

Sources

Main Story - Asima Chatterjee

1. Biography of Asima Chatterjee by Julie Banerji for the Indian National Science Academy. http://www.insaindia.res.in/BM/BM32_0709.pdf
2. Biography in Science Reporter by Shri Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/42878/1/SR%2054%2810%29%2048-50.pdf
3. Google Arts and Culture Exhibit. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/rgKiCdKgS8UJIw
4. Biography by S.C. Prakashi. https://www.ias.ac.in/public/Resources/Initiatives/Women_in_Science/Contributors/Chatterjee.pdf
5. Article containing historical info about usage of Rauwolfia plants for medicinal purposes. By Douglas Lobay. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566472/

Women who werk

Nature write-up about paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05853-z

Original Article: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/285/1884/20180466   

Music

“Work” by Rihanna

“Mary Anning” by Artichoke