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: Mousumi Bhattacharjee
Mousumi Bhattacharjee, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina, where she studies the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development and progression.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Laasya Mandalapu
Laasya Mandalapu is a doctoral candidate in Clinical and Translational Science at Tufts, researching earlier detection of treatment failure in multiple myeloma.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Elizabeth Delery
Elizabeth Delery, PhD is a Neuropharmacology Staff Scientist at the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute in the TREAT-AD case study.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Deborah Ajeboriogbon
Deborah Ajeboriogbon is passionate about connecting science, research, and community engagement to support children’s development and family well-being.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Kavya Sree Maravajjala
Kavya Sree Maravajjala. PhD, is a postdoctoral research scientist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Riya Keshri
Riya Keshri, PhD, is a research scientist focusing on cell fate reprogramming using synthetic de novo binders.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Najat Hamza
Najat Hamza is a speaker, scientist, and community advocate passionate about resilience, identity, and healing.

AWIS Member Spotlight: Medha Pandey
Medha Pandey, PhD, is a Computational Biologist and former DFCI Postdoc specializing in cancer fragmentomics.

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.