Susanna Brantley is a graduate student in the Developmental Biology program at Stanford. She studies how the environment surrounding adult stem cells promotes survival and proper stem cell differentiation using fruit flies as a model system. Here, Susanna shares her story about her educational background and how mentors have helped motivate her to pursue scientific research in academia. Like any kid, I went through many ideas of what I would be “when I grow up.” I loved readi

Amber R. Moore is a graduate student in the Immunology program at Stanford. She studies how infection during pregnancy can change immune cell behavior in the mom and placenta and how these immune changes can lead to pregnancy complications. Here, Amber shares her story about how she became interested in science and what motivated her to pursue a graduate degree. I grew up in Southeast San Diego. We lived on food stamps for a couple of years, until my mom found work as an anim