Kelly Ramirez

Soil ecologist Kelly Ramirez (PhDEBio) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology. Her research characterizes the diversity and biogeographical patterns of soil microbes across the globe. In November 2016, she co-founded 500 Women Scientists with friend and colleague Jane Zelikova. The organization’s mission is to make science “open, inclusive and accessible, and to be the foremost organization for the transformation of leadership, diversity, and public engagement in science.”