Month: January 2024
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Sharing a Love of Electrical Engineering With Her Students
“As a young girl, I always knew I wanted to be a scientist,” Dr. Tania Roy shares as she sits in her Duke Engineering office located next to state-of-the-art research equipment. The path to achieving her dream took her to many places and unique research opportunities. After completing her bachelor’s in India, she found herself…
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International Experience Shaped Epidemiologist’s Career Path
In the complex world of scientific exploration, definitive answers often prove elusive, and each discovery brings with it a nuanced understanding that propels us forward. Dr. Dana Kristine Pasquale’s journey in public health serves as a testament to the intricate combination of exploration and redirection that have shaped her into the seasoned scientist she is…
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Scientific Passion and the Aspirations of a Young Scientist
Meet Dr. Oyindamola Adefisayo – Oyinda to her friends – a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Duke. She’s exploring bacterial factors in host-pathogen interactions using mice. During our interview, parallels in our journeys became clear. Even as a high school senior, I could strongly identify with Dr. Adefisayo’s work and share similar passions. I envisioned myself…
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How Do Animals – Alone or in Groups – Get Where They’re Going?
In the intricate world of biology, where the mysteries of animal behavior unfold, Dr. Jesse Granger emerges as a passionate and curious scientist with a Ph.D. in biology and a penchant for unraveling the secrets of how animals navigate their surroundings. Her journey began in high school when she posed a question to her biology…