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: Abena Dwamena
Abena Dwamena successfully transitioned from clinical pharmacy in Ghana to neuroscience research in the US. She is researching drug therapies for Alzheimer’s to give hope to families and patients facing that disease.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Amber Murphy
Amber Murphy, PhD, is a sports biomechanist with over 20 years of research and on-track experience working with athletes at every level.
AWIS Member Spotlight: Chelsea Kirkland
Chelsea Kirkland is a PhD candidate in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology at Stony Brook University.
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.