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![12 Trailblazing Women in Health, Medicine, and Science](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/517cd35d-7fd2-425f-8ecf-fa2845050d9d/AIHGlassCeiling.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=2127%2C0%2C3241%2C3240&w=290)
Since 2014, Aspen Ideas: Health has welcomed over 700 inspiring women leaders to our stages to share their bold approaches to better health. In honor of Women's History Month, we're taking a look back at some of the many highlights. From medical researchers and clinicians to entrepreneurs and activists, meet 12 change makers who are breaking barriers to reimagine a healthi...
![Is Space the Next Frontier of Health Research?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d5a7e21c-d240-4dd3-930a-b5b60ea852bf/AIHDonoviel.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=5010%2C0%2C6754%2C6750&w=290)
For health researchers, space is proving to be a unique laboratory to explore stem cells, pharmaceuticals, 3D bioprinting, food science, and more. TRISH's Dorit Donoviel, an Aspen Ideas: Health 2023 speaker, explains how collaboration and open science can help advance these "out-of-this-world" discoveries for all mankind.
![The Dangers of Our Bias Towards Beauty](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/3195523f-473e-4b4f-bce3-fabe86aa3c97/AIFSpeakerGuestBlogs7.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=809%2C0%2C2161%2C2160&w=290)
Neurologist Anjan Chatterjee explains why humans evolved to enjoy beauty, how sociocultural contexts shape our aesthetic preferences, and the "beauty is good" stereotype.
![Making an Investment in Health Equity](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/ffce6cb9-a6f1-4cbb-87bf-b980fd473e1b/iStock-641867112.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1287%2C0%2C3745%2C3745&w=290)
Hospitals and health systems have a critical role to play in turning health equity talk into action. Learn how the field is using strategic investments to drive innovative solutions forward. Presented by the American Hospital Association.
![Driving Healthcare Innovation in a Pandemic](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/4c982896-b485-42fb-b0f8-be85ef4b8dd3/Digital-Option2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=143%2C0%2C915%2C916&w=290)
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry had to quickly adapt to confront the rapidly evolving challenges facing its patients, customers, and employees. Learn how three key decisions enabled Merck & Co. to accelerate innovation in 2020 and why these lessons will be critical to future success in addressing the most pressing healthcare challenges.
![Women Who Are Making History](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullc69dd155-6882-4928-8496-cf1ffeddf00f/48126911543_2e10fb52d7_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=934%2C0%2C2658%2C2660&w=290)
Women's History Month is an opportunity to honor the indelible contributions women have made in societies around the world. But don't wait until remarkable women are in history books to celebrate them! Learn about contemporary women making their mark on the world.
![Bringing the Benefits of Genomics to More People, More Quickly](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullac2c5696-3b12-43e1-bf0b-2d27a0d7af6b/AdobeStock_249097444.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C3999%2C4000&w=290)
What would happen if genetic sequencing were standard care for undiagnosed diseases? And how can we ensure that the future of genomics benefits everyone, not just the one percent?
![The Hospital is Too Loud](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulla2d8fe6c-8eaf-4d81-96af-044f99f4445c/AdobeStock_236300577.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C3000%2C3000&w=290)
Musician Yoko Sen remembered listening to the beeping and the chaos when she was in the hospital and wondering if those were the last sounds she would ever hear.
![The Danger of Mistrust in Healthcare](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/7cb930ee-c79d-44f6-941a-39f2df252a18/AdobeStock_224173873.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=844%2C0%2C2701%2C2700&w=290)
![Understanding the Genetics Revolution](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/b51be0a7-babc-422f-a00e-1c8333b51495/DNA_card.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=270%2C0%2C350%2C350&w=290)
![I Built a Superpower to Treat My Son's Diabetes](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null3c47f354-a25f-4b6e-ac1e-c501e0121969/27863140016_1d1dc4cdbd_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=89%2C0%2C1067%2C1067&w=290)