#ThisLittleGirlIsMe, and she is still a big part of who I am today. From early in my life it was clear that I was headed for a life of learning. I loved books from before I could understand what the…
I grew up in a neighborhood in the south of Buenos Aires City, Argentina. Spending my infancy among my three football fan brothers, I was “expected” to be the goalkeeper only in case they needed me. I soon realized that…
After transferring to a new school because of my father’s work, my academic standing was not comparable to my previous school. But it was OK – I didn’t think much at that time, besides just going with the flow, enjoying…
This little girl has never been told that girls can’t do science. On the contrary, she was encouraged to the maximum by her family and always felt that studying science is something special and very interesting. She always believed that…
My mother is a biologist and I grew up helping her measure and write down data in tables for her experiments, and listening to her explain fascinating phenomena to little children visiting the marine science museum. My mother is also…
This little girl became intrigued by the brain and curious about unraveling the neural mechanism underlying mental health conditions in 6th grade when her best friend suffered from anorexia. She pursued her passion, became a first-generation university student, worked hard,…
As a girl, growing up, I loved reading books and was an introvert. I had a beautiful loving family where my parents told me I could be anything I wanted and allowed me and my sisters all the flexibility we…
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown has been challenging, but being confined at home for such a long time allowed me to reflect on my journey as a woman in science, a mother with young kids, in a traditionally steadfast society….
I am still this smiling but stubborn little girl at 4 years of age. I am the youngest of a large (and loud) family and grew up in a small city with 20,000 inhabitants in South America (Brazil). My mother…
As a molecular biologist, I have a deep interest in understanding how life works at the cellular and molecular levels. I have worked in research projects in the fields of microbiome, cancer, synthetic biology and recoding. I am also interested…
If someone had told me 20 years ago that one day I will be where I am now, I would have laughed. In fact, most of the things I do or am today, I have denied one way or another…
I was born in Tunis, Tunisia. Since my early childhood, I have been fascinated by biology. I fed my curiosity through documentary films, science magazines and science-fiction films. My parents encouraged me by buying me encyclopedias, scientific novels and taking…