Inspiring Stories from Real STEM Heroes
Making the world we share a better place. (If you are an AWIS member, request your own spotlight.)
AWIS Member Spotlight: Manali Shah
Manali Shah is a molecular biology researcher interested in how genetic variation influences health and disease.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Sarah Espinoza-Leon
Sarah Espinoza-Leon, an AWIS Scholarship recipient, aspires to develop medicine and treatments that are economically and physically accessible to people.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Marlene Belfort
Marlene Belfort, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York at Albany and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Athina Meli
Athina Meli, PhD, has led award-winning research in astroparticle and high-energy astrophysics, with over 220 scientific article publications.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Pooja Kadaba Ranganath
Pooja Kadaba Ranganath, PhD, is passionate about connecting research to real world impact.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Sarah Light
Sarah Light, PhD, is a neuroscientist interested in how the nervous system is built during development.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Onyinyechi Obidiro
Dr. Onyinyechi Obidiro, PharmD, PhD, is a pharmaceutical scientist specializing in drug discovery and translational research.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Brenna Knott
Brenna Knott is a Program Manager with a background in biology and biomedical sciences. She brings scientific insight to managing complex programs in the biomedical field.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Taiwo Bankole
Taiwo Bankole is a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, College Park, studying the effects of bioactive compounds on metabolic diseases. She loves how her research offers solutions to challenges affecting the health-care system.