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#STEMStories: Dr. Nikki, PhD in Neuroscience, England
Aug 04, 2020
1. Introduce yourself, who are you what do you do? Hi, I’m Dr. Nikki Buckner. I recently completed my PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Bristol, UK.During my PhD, I used molecular biology to study what happens inside brain cells which die in neurodegenerative illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease. I now work for the NHS (the National Health Service in the UK), in a Clinical Genetics Laboratory. I am a Genetic...
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#STEMStories: Joyonna, Scientist, USA
Aug 01, 2020
1. Introduce yourself, who are you, and what do you do? Hi! I am Dr. Joyonna Gamble-George. I earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Biology with Honors in Mathematics from Xavier University of Louisiana, a Master of Health Administration from the University of South Florida College of Public Health, and a PhD in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University. During my doctoral studies at Vanderbilt University, I became an...
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#STEMStories: Yasha, Chemistry PhD Student, USA
Jul 23, 2020
1. Introduce yourself, who are you what do you do? Hi! I’m Yasha Duggal, a chemistry PhD student at Penn State University. I study how bacteria talk with each other and their environment through small molecules. 2. How did you arrive at this career (or point in your life/work)? Was it always something you knew you wanted to do? This was not something I always wanted to do! When I started college I was a premed and...
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#STEMStories: Tara-Lyn, Evolutionary Biologist, Australia
Jul 16, 2020
1. Introduce yourself, who are you what do you do? I am an evolutionary biologist currently completing a PhD; I work in experimental evolutionary ecology, using fruit flies. That means I design experiments to see how evolution might drive changes we see in flies. Right now, I am giving flies different combinations of diets and monitoring their fitness and the fitness of their offspring. 2. How did you arrive at this career (or...
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#STEMStories: Seema, Open Source Contributor, India
Jul 14, 2020
1. Introduce yourself, who are you what do you do? I am Seema Saharan, currently a Project Contributor at Student CodeIn. I am in my final year of BTech in Computer Science and Engineering. Apart from this, I am working on some side projects, exploring new technology every day. I was recently a speaker at Cloud Community Days on the topic of “ The World of Containers with Podman, Buildah, Skopeo ”. I have been...
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#STEMStories: Dr Sofia, Scientist, Germany
Jul 09, 2020
1. Introduce yourself, who are you what do you do? I’m Sofia. I head a small research team at the MDC in Berlin that use computational methods and high-throughput sequencing to understand health and disease, especially how interactions between human host and gut microbiota interact to affect this. 2. How did you arrive at this career (or point in your life/work)? Was it always something you knew you wanted to do? I...
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