In Rags to Thesis, we revisit with Dr. Alicia Volmar, a structural biologist and genetic genealogist. She is a previous guest from Episodes 4 and 5 Knocked Up or Knocked Out. In this episode, she shares how she overcame a childhood of abuse, neglect, and homelessness. Through her persistence and love of science, she achieved a Ph.D. in structural biology and built her family. She advocates and brings insight into the obstacles too many children and young adults face. Visit our website thewisestwomen.com, and follow WISEcast and The Wisest Women on: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Send us an email at [email protected]. Composition of an interlude transition and sound engineering for this episode is by Rachit Taneja (email: [email protected]).