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.  

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 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.     

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https://youtu.be/Gcx0yZbyxwA