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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: 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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#STEMStories: Dr Zoë, Research Scientist, UK
Jul 02, 2020
1. Introduce yourself, who are you what do you do? Hi, I'm Dr Zoë Ayres - I am a research scientist in the water industry. I lead a small research team in the UK, where we work on new technologies to keep our water clean and safe.I also advocate for improving inclusion and diversity in research, specifically improving mental health awareness. 2. How did you arrive at this career (or point in your life/work)? Was it always...
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#STEMStories: Dr Dezerae, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australia
Jun 25, 2020
1. Introduce yourself, who are you what do you do? Hi, I’m Dezerae. I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, where I work on understanding proteostasis – the fundamental machinery that keeps our cells healthy. 2. How did you arrive at this career (or point in your life/work)? Was it always something you knew you wanted to do? When I was young, I wanted to be a...
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#STEMStories: Sofía, Puerto Rican Scientist, Puerto Rico
Jun 18, 2020
1. Introduce yourself, who are you what do you do? I’m Sofía Macchiavelli Girón, a Puerto Ricanscientist. I’m currently PhD Candidate in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I study a disease of potato called silver scurf. My research involves finding innovative ways to manage and study this disease in order to reduce its negative impacts on the local and national...
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