Priyanka Joshi, 29, an Indian-origin biochemist has been chosen for her cutting-edge research in the inaugural ‘The Vogue 25’ list released today, which includes artists, activists and executives across different fields. She has been named alongside the likes of actress-turned-royal Meghan Markle, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and bestselling author J K Rowling as the 25 most influential and aspirational women in the UK by Vogue Magazine.

The citation on the young biochemist notes, “Priyanka Joshi had barely completed her PhD when Forbes named her one of the most important young faces in science. A research fellow at Downing College, Cambridge, the 29-year-old sits at the cutting edge of Alzheimer’s research, and has been praised for her ground-breaking work building a ‘library of drug-like molecules to target irregular proteins that cause degenerative brain diseases. With dementia now the leading cause of death for women in England and Wales, her early breakthroughs and research could not be more vital.”

The list features the oldest entry, Brenda Hale, 73 and the youngest, Dua Lipa, 22 in the 25 most influential women list. Baroness hale has made history as the first woman appointed to the Law Commission in 1984 to first female Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 20 years later. At 73, she continues to inspire with her appointment last year as the first female president of the Supreme Court. On the other hand, 22-year-old pop singer Dua Lipa has been the most streamed female artist in Britain last year. In February she became the first woman to receive five nominations in one night and the magazine notes her as a ‘culture definer’.

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