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: 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.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Deepali Luthra
Deepali Luthra, PhD, is a research scientist at Stanford Medicine, studying inhibitor development and immune tolerance in hemophilia and bleeding disorders, as well as immune modulation and host-pathogen interactions in cystic fibrosis.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Serena Tamura
Serena Tamura, PhD, is a Senior Scientist I at BioMarin, where she leads bioanalytical strategy in support of drug development programs for rare genetic diseases.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Raagasahithi Yarrabadi
Raagasahithi Yarrabadi is a Research Assistant and lead developer at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she builds technical tools for mass spectrometry research.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Refia Atik
Luminescence. Refia Atik is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of Houston.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Rabia Sikandar
Rabia Sikandar is a graduate student clinician in speech-language pathology at Drexel University.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Náguia De Medeiros
Náguia Medeiros is a Brazilian researcher with a background in physiotherapy and rehabilitation science.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Hannah Sinclair
Hannah S. Sinclair, a Museum Specialist at the American Museum of Natural History, is an ichthyology and marine conservation
AWIS Member Spotlight: Marwa Zafarullah
Dr. Marwa Zafarullah is a neuroscientist at Stanford University School of Medicine specializing in neuromuscular disorders, integrating multi-omics with AI to advance precision medicine.