I grew up in India, Kenya, and all over the United States – never staying anywhere for more than a few years! My childhood was dynamic and full of adventure. It taught me to appreciate the diversity of our world and the common threads that tie our global community together. When your life changes so…Continue Reading Humans of STEM #7 Dr. Ritu Raman, Biohybrid Engineer
“I was very privileged to grow up in a community that valued education to its highest regard. My high school of 4,000 students had a lot of funding for music education and state-of-the-art science laboratories, so I was extremely fortunate to have opportunities that I know a lot of other kids in the greater Los…Continue Reading Humans of STEM #6 Dr. Kat Bay, Assistant Professor
“I grew up in El Paso, TX and moved to San Diego, CA when I was 16. I was always really savvy with technology and I vividly remember playing Mavis Beacon typing games all the time. I really wanted to be in a field where I could excel using my skills and where they would…Continue Reading Humans of STEM #5 Bridgette Page, MSHI, IT Consultant
“I am the oldest of three girls of immigrants from Jamaica, West Indies. I grew up in the Bronx, New York in a middle-class neighborhood. I attended an all-girls school for high school and a Catholic school for my early childhood education. My parents also believed in the importance of education and emphasized attending college, regardless of what myfuture career goals would be. …Continue Reading Humans of STEM #4 Dr. Camille Clare, M.D. Attending Physician
“I grew up in the Philippines. My mom had me when she was 16. I don’t remember much of my early childhood, but from what I do remember, it wasn’t good. My dad left for California when I was 3, then my mom fell into drug addiction and we were sent to live with my aunt when I was 4. I moved to LA when I was 14, and it was rough. …Continue Reading Humans of STEM #3 Jasmin Arabit, Pharmaceutical Sciences Ph.D. Student
“I really like being an engineer, but one bad thing is that it is a very homogenous group. For example, whenever I attend meetings or conferences, and even in the workplace, there’s not many women who I can interact with or who share the same interests as me. I grew up in Sweden in a medium-sized…Continue Reading Humans of STEM #2 Lisa Rooth, Industrial Design Engineer
“As a kid, I always had a very strong relationship with my grandparents, and I remember my grandmother who is a very conventional woman telling me not to “run with the boys, because girls don’t run and get dirty.” or not to be “too curious. because men don’t like curious and nosy women”. But growing…Continue Reading Humans of STEM #1 Dr. Sarah Bommel, Ph.D. Microbiologist