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: Annie Marcelin
Annie Marcelin is a public health professional, currently pursuing a PhD in Public Health with research focused on uterine cancer awareness among Caribbean women in urban Boston communities.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Jessica Kettelhut
Jessica Kettelhut is a first-generation college student at the University of Central Florida. She is studying civil engineering in order to design buildings and roadways that directly serve and improve communities.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Quazi Islam
Quazi Islam, MSc, is a pharmacology researcher with over ten years in translational science.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Melissa Carvalho
Connecticut native Melissa Carvalho, a first generation Portuguese-American, recently began her PhD studies in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Mona Minkara
Dr. Mona Minkara is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Northeastern University and Affiliated Faculty in Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Mikaela Ribi
Mikaela Ribi is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at Stanford University working at the intersection of chemistry, biology, and medicine.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Meena Narayanan
Meena Narayanan, PhD, is a Principal Scientist in CMC/Process Analytics at Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Carol Shoshkes Reiss
Carol Shoshkes Reiss, PhD, is a Professor Emerita at NYU.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Purva Gade
Purva Gade, PhD, is a cell and molecular biologist with doctoral and postdoctoral experience in cancer biology, specializing in cell-based functional assays and therapeutic vulnerability discovery.