Category: Scientists with Disabilities Highlights

Hamied Haroon

“Your enthusiasm and academic abilities are what matter, regardless of physical impairment.” Haroon was born in Manchester, UK in the 1970s. As a child, Haroon was diagnosed with Charcot Marie Tooth Disease—a condition in which the body’s peripheral nerves deteriorate. Haroon was placed in a separate school for children with disabilities but quickly outperformed the …

Mary Temple Grandin

“Make the environment work for you not against you. Never leave up to willpower and self-discipline what you can do with the environment.” Temple Grandin was born in 1947 in Boston, MA. At the age of 2, Grandin was diagnosed with “brain damage” and recommended to be institutionalized. Fortunately, her family had the resources to …

Sang-Mook Lee

“When I was injured, I didn’t go through denial, depression. I just thought, ‘I must go back to work.’” Sang-Mook Lee is a was born on Oct. 18, 1962 in Seoul, South Korea and is a marine geophysics professor at Seoul National University. Lee obtained his B.S. in Oceanography at Seoul National University and his …

Sir John Cornforth

“In a world where it is so easy to neglect, deny, corrupt and suppress the truth, the scientist may find his discipline severe.” – Sir John Cornforth

John Dennehy

“I don’t listen to other people, which served me well.” – John Dennehy