September 2021 SOTM: Shivani Garg, PhD
By Evan Phillips This month we are featuring Dr. Shivani Garg, a Senior Scientist at the local biotechnology company LanzaTech (www.lanzatech.com). Dr. Garg is a biochemist by training and a […]
By Evan Phillips This month we are featuring Dr. Shivani Garg, a Senior Scientist at the local biotechnology company LanzaTech (www.lanzatech.com). Dr. Garg is a biochemist by training and a […]
By Evan Phillips Meet Barbara Di Eugenio, Professor of Computer Science. At the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Dr. Di Eugenio leads the Natural Language Processing (NLP) lab engaged
by Shreya Chandrasekar Born to immigrant physician parents and raised in New Jersey, just on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Dr. Anisha Martin recognized her calling for the sciences at a
by J. K. Wenderott When asked about her career path, Laura Ellman, current Illinois State Senator representing District 21, expressed she has been “driven by curiosity.” These are words Ellman
By Shreya Chandrasekar, 2nd year PhD student at the Loyola University Chicago Throughout this pandemic, I have cycled through feeling like the world couldn’t be a larger, more isolated place
Special Roundtable Feature Compiled by Jill Wenderott In light of recent events pushing the nation to take a closer look at racism embedded in our institutions, organizations, and lives, we
By: Cindy Chiu “You have to be open to trying new things you never thought you could do…just give it a whirl.” If you’ve never thought your passion for science
By Shreya Chandrasekar Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to interview Monica Vajani, a seasoned healthcare professional who currently works with CVS Health. Vajani spent her childhood on the
By Phalguni Shah “Happiness is more than waking up and smiling every day. I really think it is finding a deep meaning in what you are doing, [even though] it
By: Vera Kaelin “[The secret to success is] to have a strong sense of self, to know who you are and to know why you do what you do”. Dr.