The WiSTEM²D Scholars Award Program

The Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Program winners have big ideas—and an even bigger drive to inspire other women studying science, technology, engineering, math, manufacturing and design to pursue their dreams, too.

Garnering more than 650 applications from 40 countries, the Company recognizes female researchers for their groundbreaking work in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design (STEM2D). Each recipient will receive $150,000 in funding and three years of mentorship from Johnson & Johnson to investigate optimizing cancer immunotherapy, reducing health and climate impacts of plastic, promoting off-grid production of fresh water, advancing urogynecological health, and improving hand function through assistive technologies.

They’re the winners of the second annual Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM²D Scholars Award, thanks to such amazing innovations as tattoos that can monitor changes in your metabolism. Meet them and their groundbreaking work.

A foldable, 3-D printed robot that can serve as a heart stent. Using artificial intelligence to help detect cancer. Seeking out life on other planets. These are just some of the areas of fascinating research that this year’s winners of the Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM²D Scholars Award are focused on in their labs across the country.

Meet the six inaugural winners of the Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM²D (WiSTEM²D) Scholars Award, which supports women at significant points in their research careers in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design (STEM²D). The women each will receive a total of $150,000 in funding and three years of mentorship from Johnson & Johnson leaders as well as members of the award’s Advisory Board.