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Inspired by her personal experiences of navigating racism and discrimination, Marijke Bassani is focusing her academic research on cultivating a safe space for…
Every year institutions from across the country recognize the contributions made by postdoctoral scholars to U.S. research and discovery.
Dr. Marianne Brasil started her journey in Berkeley as an undergraduate student and is finishing it strong, years later, as a postdoc scholar at the Human…
With the ambition to make the world better for folks frequently experiencing marginalization or oppression, Dr. Merrick Robinson Osborne is building his…
From studying cell biology and volunteering for life sciences to making crochet portraits, Dr. Kanika Khanna does it all!
UC Berkeley’s association with Women’s History Month goes back a long way when an activist, Laura X, organized a march in the city in 1969.
Switching the model organisms for his research after seven years was the biggest challenge that Dr. Mark Plitt faced, but it only pulled him closer to his work.
Rafael Quintero-Bermudez grew up in Mexico City and was invested in Material Sciences right from his graduate studies.
A scientist who studies how energy moves at the nanoscale is rare. And so is a musician who conceptualizes, composes and produces an entire rock album on their…
Dr. Israel Borokini grew up surrounded by nature. He remembers going to bed to the sounds of wild animals and waking up to birdsong during his childhood.
