irina podgorny, ph.d (b. 1963 quilmes) is an argentine anthropologist, a historian of science at the national university of la plata, permanent staff at conicet, professor ad honorem and director of the archive of history and photographs at the natural science facility and museum of the national university of la plata, and winner of the bernardo houssay award. she has held numerous professorships and scholarships and has worked for conicet since 2013.