Hi everyone! My name is Maria O’Hanlon and I’m a final year Biology PhD student at the National Horizons Centre, Teesside University (UK), currently researching the roles of mitochondria in Parkinson’s disease, using fruit flies as a model system. It’s …
Chandler’s Path to Teaching
Hi! My name is Chandler McElrath, and I am a third-year PhD student at the Medical College ofWisconsin, Department of Biochemistry. I attended college at Carroll University and graduatedin 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. Science communication is my …
Asia’s Path to Cosmetics
Hi! My name is Asia Noelani Fee, Chemist & Founder of Alchemist Asia. I am a recent graduate from California State University, Channel Islands majoring in Chemistry and specializing in Organic/Medicinal Chemistry How I first became interested in science I …
Hannah’s Path to Patent Engineering
Hi! My name is Hannah and I work as a patent engineer. Patent engineers are very similar to patent scientists, patent professionals, and patent specialists. These titles are sometimes used interchangeably as well. As a patent engineer, I work as …
Sarah’s Path to Neuroscience
Hello world! My name is Sarah and I am a third year PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Department at UConn Health in Farmington, CT. I graduated from the University of Saint Joseph, an all-women university in West Hartford, CT, and …
My Beginnings in Science Outreach
My first experience with science outreach came as a junior in high school. My friends and I loved to go to the Minnesota Zoo, and one of them was volunteering at kids Minnesota Zoo summer day camps. She invited me …
A Weekend on a Boat in Key West
One of the best things living in Miami is how close I am to other tropical places! Key West is just a 3.5 hr drive from Miami, along jaw dropping highway bridges across the Atlantic. The drive alone is worth …
Chicago in 36 Hours
A whirlwind of a weekend vacation! Lots of delicious food & seeing family and friends packed into a tight weekend trip. Here’s what we go up to Friday night – Sunday morning! Friday Night We didn’t get a flight until …
Virtual Conferences, Are They Worth It?
Virtual conferences were rare before the COVID-19 epidemic swept the world. Conferences were always in person, and I’ll bet many of you hadn’t even heard of successful virtual conferences before 2020. I was skeptical when I first heard conferences were …
STEM Outreach: What is it and How to Get Involved
What is STEM Outreach I’m sure many of you have heard about outreach before, and likely done it, in some way shape or form (either because you wanted to, or for some high school or college requirement). Outreach itself means …