Welcome to #yesimascientist   My name's Dr Irene, a British-Ugandan postdoctoral scientist in London, England.  I'm on a journey to share the unique experiences of being black, a woman and a scientist, with people across the world 🌍 Through these interviews we tell our stories in our own words. We aim to inform, inspire and motivate current and the next generation of scientists.    ...........................................   Interview #2  In 2021 I had the pleasure of speaking with Sara Baptiste, PhD candidate at the IMM in Lisbon Portugal.  We discuss: 📚👩🏽‍🔬Sara's journey, from high school to Nurse to her two Masters degrees and now she is completing her PhD  🎗🌍 Her work to promote bone marrow donations amongst the African communities in Portugal   🇨🇻 Her work as a NEF (Next Einstien Forum) ambassador for Cape Verde and hosting African Science Week  She also shares:  💡💪Tips and motivation for excelling as a Black woman and scientist in academia.      ...........................................  🔔Subscribe for more episodes   🎧🎙 Listen to the audio version on    -Apple podcasts  - Spotify  - Anchor  (www.anchor.fm/yes-imascientist)  searching #YesImAScientist Watch the full interview on YouTube @yesimascientist  https://youtu.be/Gcx0yZbyxwA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yes-imascientist/message

Welcome to #yesimascientist    My name's Dr Irene, a British-Ugandan postdoctoral scientist in London, England.   I'm on a journey to share the unique experiences of being black, a woman and a scientist, with people across the world 🌎  Through these episodes we tell our stories in our own words.  We aim to inform, inspire and motivate current and the next generation of scientists.   ..........................................   Interview #1   In 2021 I had the pleasure of speaking with Jada Suber, PhD candidate at the University of North Carolina, specialising in food allergy immunology.    We discuss: 📚👩🏽‍🔬Jada's academic journey, from high school to Chemistry undergrad and immunology PhD   She breaks down the science behind her current research in :  🥓🥩 Red meat (alpha-gal) allergy    🥜🥜 Peanut allergy    🔬🧪 mast cells   She also shares:  💡💪Tips and motivation for excelling as a black woman and scientist in academia.   ...........................................   Check out the video version on YouTube  🔔 Subscribe for more episodes and to join the journey  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yes-imascientist/message