Scientist of the Month

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.

By: Shreya Chandrasekar Dr. Sangeetha Madhavan was always fascinated by the human body, thus prompting her clinical training as a physical therapist. Subsequently, her decision to pursue training as a

By: Kendra J. Royston “I am up at 6:15 because of my daughter. The first thing I did this morning was speak to a senior researcher that I’ve been working

By: Shreya Chandrasekar Serendipity is a term that is often used to describe a happy accident. But Horace Walpole, who coined the term in 1754, used the word to refer

by: Kendra J. Royston “Helping people had always been my passion.” Passion, drive, determination, kindness, and philanthropy. After my interview with Dr. Doris Espiritu of Wright College, it was evident

Interview and article by: Suchitra Sankaranarayan; Photo by:Alex P. Taylor   Quaternary geologist and paleolimnologist at Northwestern University, Associate Prof. Yarrow Axford likes spending time outdoors. Growing up in rural

By Rosemary Huggins Dr. Kay Macleod is known for her pioneering research into autophagy and mitochondrial dysfunction in cancer.  Now an Associate Professor and Chair of the Committee on Cancer