Description: (She was a professor at the University of Geneva and received the Swiss Otto Naegeli Prize in 1961)
Kitty Ponse, a Swiss zoologist and endocrinologist, was renowned for her pioneering research on sex determination and differentiation in amphibians. She received the esteemed Otto Naegeli Prize for her significant contributions to the field and co-founded the prestigious journal Acta Endocrinologica. Ponse's groundbreaking work revolutionized the understanding of reproductive biology, particularly in amphibian species, leaving a lasting legacy that continues to inspire future researchers in the field.