--- title: Meet The Women Scientists of the TIME 100 description: Here are five of the most influential scientists of our time, who also happen to be female. canonical: https://time.com/3821006/time-100-women-scientists/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-16T11:00:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-07-21T07:15:09.930Z article:section: Health og:title: Meet the Women Scientists of TIME 100 og:description: These five most influential women are pioneers in the field of science and medicine og:url: https://time.com/3821006/time-100-women-scientists/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1beca5f9ba6b6259/6987eb612dce01e4b49e1561/joanne-liu-time-100-2015-leaders-science.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1800 og:image:height: 1013 og:image:alt: Joanne Liu TIME 100 Women Scientists og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meet the Women Scientists of TIME 100 twitter:description: These five most influential women are pioneers in the field of science and medicine twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1beca5f9ba6b6259/6987eb612dce01e4b49e1561/joanne-liu-time-100-2015-leaders-science.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meet the Women Scientists of TIME 100 > Sponsored content. 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[**Dr. Joanne Liu**](http://time.com/3822834/joanne-liu-2015-time-100/), _International president of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)_ Liu and her team at MSF were the first to respond to the Ebola outbreak in Guinea. Liu has become a leader in the outbreak, and has fiercely and publicly criticized the international community for its slow response to the outbreak. [**Emmanuelle Charpentier & Jennifer Doudna**](http://time.com/3822554/emmanuelle-charpentier-jennifer-doudna-2015-time-100/)**,** _Creators of gene-editing technology_Charpentier and Doudna developed a groundbreaking gene-editing technique called CRISPR-Cas9, which allows scientists to add or remove genetic material as they please. The process has major implications for a variety of health problems from HIV to sickle cell anemia to cancer. In theory, CRISPR-Cas9 could be used to edit any human gene. [**Dr. Pardis Sabeti**](http://time.com/3822958/pardis-sabeti-2015-time-100/)**,** _Geneticist who sequenced the Ebola genome from the most recent outbreak_ Sabeti and her team are responsible for quickly sequencing the genome of the Ebola virus that has ravaged Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The task was important, since it determined that the disease was indeed spreading from person to person. Many of her collaborators and fellow researchers died during the outbreak. When she’s out of the lab, Sabeti sings in a rock band. [**Elizabeth Holmes**](http://time.com/3822734/elizabeth-holmes-2015-time-100/)**,** _Health technology entrepreneur_ Holmes is the CEO of Theranos, a blood testing company that has challenged the traditional lab testing model. 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