My research is focused on both translational and basic science. I have investigated potential therapeutics for Rett Syndrome, an Autism Spectrum Disorder that primarily affects girls. Of equal interest has been exploring the role of the non-neuronal brain cells called astrocytes to the function of the normal and diseased brain.... Read more about Rodrigo Garcia

 Karna is a graduate student of applied mathematics at Northwestern University, where he studies the mathematics of ecology and climate change.

Amanda completed her PhD in Chemistry as an NSF fellow at the University of Colorado...

My interest in science began in college when I worked summers as a wilderness guide in the backcountry of Yellowstone and the deserts of Utah. It first...

I am originally from Albuquerque, NM where I grew up in a science-oriented family. I received my bachelor of science in physics and mathematics from New...

Emily Hoffman is currently completing a PhD in materials science and engineering at Northwestern University and is supported by the National Defense Science...

I am a fourth year Ph.D. candidate in Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University, and I obtained a B.S. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior and a B.A....

Cyan James studied journalism, bioethics, and genetics as an undergraduate. She earned an MFA in creative writing and continues to work on novels and essays...

Erica is a National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Predoctoral research fellow at Tufts University. She earned her bachelors of...

I received my PhD from University of Colorado Boulder in 2014, with my dissertation work spanning two fields: high-energy astrophysics and science...

Colleen's Ph.D. work at Harvard examines the social and scientific history of U.S. chemical regulation, focusing on the processes by which environmental...

Rosa is a PhD student in Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University studying the development and neural basis of risky decision-making. Her current...

Mandy is an artist trapped in the body of a soil scientist. She is a PhD student at North Carolina State University, researching how much storm-water soils...

Rob is a fourth-year graduate student working on a Ph.D in Environmental Toxicology at Cornell University in Andrew Yen's lab, where he studies protein...