I walk into this community room I’m about to deliver a workshop for a group
about to deliver a workshop for a group
about to deliver a workshop for a group of youth in a Scarborough community
of youth in a Scarborough community
of youth in a Scarborough community I walk in there confidently because I’m
I walk in there confidently because I’m
I walk in there confidently because I’m all excited I’m happy and before I can
all excited I’m happy and before I can
all excited I’m happy and before I can even really properly introduce myself a
even really properly introduce myself a
even really properly introduce myself a girl that looks like she could have been
girl that looks like she could have been
girl that looks like she could have been my sister and looks at me and says wait
my sister and looks at me and says wait
my sister and looks at me and says wait a minute who are you where are you from
a minute who are you where are you from
a minute who are you where are you from what do you do
what do you do
what do you do are you a social worker in my mind I was
are you a social worker in my mind I was
are you a social worker in my mind I was like brood um I was about to get there
like brood um I was about to get there
like brood um I was about to get there but actually I’m a scientist and I’m
but actually I’m a scientist and I’m
but actually I’m a scientist and I’m gonna show you guys some different
gonna show you guys some different
gonna show you guys some different experiments and work with the team here
experiments and work with the team here
experiments and work with the team here to get you guys engaged nobody looked
to get you guys engaged nobody looked
to get you guys engaged nobody looked that excited and this girl looks back at
that excited and this girl looks back at
that excited and this girl looks back at me and says no you’re not I was like oh
me and says no you’re not I was like oh
me and says no you’re not I was like oh okay um actually I am and why would you
okay um actually I am and why would you
okay um actually I am and why would you even say that
even say that
even say that really serious she’s like well honestly
really serious she’s like well honestly
really serious she’s like well honestly I don’t know you just don’t look like
I don’t know you just don’t look like
I don’t know you just don’t look like you’d be a scientist it was a little
you’d be a scientist it was a little
you’d be a scientist it was a little embarrassing cuz all the other kids were
embarrassing cuz all the other kids were
embarrassing cuz all the other kids were kind of like I don’t know I don’t know
kind of like I don’t know I don’t know
kind of like I don’t know I don’t know like maybe they got the wrong person
like maybe they got the wrong person
like maybe they got the wrong person um but beyond just being embarrassed it
um but beyond just being embarrassed it
um but beyond just being embarrassed it dawned on me that that was the very
dawned on me that that was the very
dawned on me that that was the very reason that I was in that room and that
reason that I was in that room and that
reason that I was in that room and that I understood why that girl didn’t even
I understood why that girl didn’t even
I understood why that girl didn’t even think that I was a scientist when I said
think that I was a scientist when I said
think that I was a scientist when I said I was so my name is Eugenia dudu doctor
I was so my name is Eugenia dudu doctor
I was so my name is Eugenia dudu doctor Eugenia do oh dear and yeah put some
Eugenia do oh dear and yeah put some
Eugenia do oh dear and yeah put some respect
and I just want to share a little bit of
and I just want to share a little bit of my story today as to how I became a
my story today as to how I became a
my story today as to how I became a scientist and what what events occurred
scientist and what what events occurred
scientist and what what events occurred to allow me to be in that community room
to allow me to be in that community room
to allow me to be in that community room speaking to that girl I grew up in a
speaking to that girl I grew up in a
speaking to that girl I grew up in a low-income community in West Toronto
low-income community in West Toronto
low-income community in West Toronto raised by a single mother primarily and
raised by a single mother primarily and
raised by a single mother primarily and I had a lot of support from my community
I had a lot of support from my community
I had a lot of support from my community and the people around me and with that
and the people around me and with that
and the people around me and with that support whether it be for my church my
support whether it be for my church my
support whether it be for my church my family my friends it really instilled a
family my friends it really instilled a
family my friends it really instilled a deep passion for community community
deep passion for community community
deep passion for community community work advocacy so I was all in it I was
work advocacy so I was all in it I was
work advocacy so I was all in it I was on the youth councils I was in the civic
on the youth councils I was in the civic
on the youth councils I was in the civic action groups
action groups
action groups I loved community and I loved community
I loved community and I loved community
I loved community and I loved community building it was everything for me
building it was everything for me
building it was everything for me however something else was also
however something else was also
however something else was also happening during all that community work
happening during all that community work
happening during all that community work you see it just started off with you
you see it just started off with you
you see it just started off with you know like Kings some episodes of Bill
know like Kings some episodes of Bill
know like Kings some episodes of Bill Nye and Magic School Bus
Nye and Magic School Bus
Nye and Magic School Bus and then this passion started getting a
and then this passion started getting a
and then this passion started getting a little bigger I had a really deep dark
little bigger I had a really deep dark
little bigger I had a really deep dark secret it was kind of embarrassing I
secret it was kind of embarrassing I
secret it was kind of embarrassing I loved science like I loved it and the
loved science like I loved it and the
loved science like I loved it and the reason why it was embarrassing for me or
reason why it was embarrassing for me or
reason why it was embarrassing for me or it was weird is because I had a really
it was weird is because I had a really
it was weird is because I had a really strange love-hate relationship with
strange love-hate relationship with
strange love-hate relationship with science I mean it was interesting it was
science I mean it was interesting it was
science I mean it was interesting it was pretty cool but there weren’t people in
pretty cool but there weren’t people in
pretty cool but there weren’t people in my community lining up to go be
my community lining up to go be
my community lining up to go be scientists I wasn’t really seeing myself
scientists I wasn’t really seeing myself
scientists I wasn’t really seeing myself and who I wanted to be portrayed in my
and who I wanted to be portrayed in my
and who I wanted to be portrayed in my textbooks and television I had really
textbooks and television I had really
textbooks and television I had really negative perceptions about science
negative perceptions about science
negative perceptions about science growing up first of all looked hard
growing up first of all looked hard
growing up first of all looked hard second of all it also looked like
second of all it also looked like
second of all it also looked like everyone that was a scientist was super
everyone that was a scientist was super
everyone that was a scientist was super like robotic had white hair mustache
like robotic had white hair mustache
like robotic had white hair mustache glasses I didn’t want any of those
glasses I didn’t want any of those
glasses I didn’t want any of those things so in my mind if anyone ever told
things so in my mind if anyone ever told
things so in my mind if anyone ever told me oh you like science maybe you should
me oh you like science maybe you should
me oh you like science maybe you should pursue it I’d be like I’m gonna stop you
pursue it I’d be like I’m gonna stop you
pursue it I’d be like I’m gonna stop you right there this is just an interest you
right there this is just an interest you
right there this is just an interest you need to back off and I never wanted it
need to back off and I never wanted it
need to back off and I never wanted it to be anything more than that things
to be anything more than that things
to be anything more than that things to change a little bit for me in the
to change a little bit for me in the
to change a little bit for me in the middle of high school I had the
middle of high school I had the
middle of high school I had the opportunity to participate in a really
opportunity to participate in a really
opportunity to participate in a really specialized course in my school that had
specialized course in my school that had
specialized course in my school that had me actually working hands-on and having
me actually working hands-on and having
me actually working hands-on and having the opportunity to experiment with
the opportunity to experiment with
the opportunity to experiment with different things I got exposed to
different things I got exposed to
different things I got exposed to research real research and in my mind I
research real research and in my mind I
research real research and in my mind I was like oh this is super interesting I
was like oh this is super interesting I
was like oh this is super interesting I might need to keep doing this I started
might need to keep doing this I started
might need to keep doing this I started getting really good grades and I was
getting really good grades and I was
getting really good grades and I was like oh crap okay okay this might
like oh crap okay okay this might
like oh crap okay okay this might actually be a thing and for me the
actually be a thing and for me the
actually be a thing and for me the tipping point I participated in this
tipping point I participated in this
tipping point I participated in this program that was actually geared to
program that was actually geared to
program that was actually geared to youth from communities like mine – who
youth from communities like mine – who
youth from communities like mine – who looked like me and also to indigenous
looked like me and also to indigenous
looked like me and also to indigenous youth and this program really gave me
youth and this program really gave me
youth and this program really gave me the opportunity to not only participate
the opportunity to not only participate
the opportunity to not only participate and meet different researchers and
and meet different researchers and
and meet different researchers and healthcare practitioners but it also
healthcare practitioners but it also
healthcare practitioners but it also gave me the confidence to be like yeah
gave me the confidence to be like yeah
gave me the confidence to be like yeah you know what I’m just gonna do this
you know what I’m just gonna do this
you know what I’m just gonna do this after high school we’ll see what happens
after high school we’ll see what happens
after high school we’ll see what happens so I did it I decided to pursue science
so I did it I decided to pursue science
so I did it I decided to pursue science after high school I enrolled in a
after high school I enrolled in a
after high school I enrolled in a university program I was doing it and
university program I was doing it and
university program I was doing it and while I was in university I was I was
while I was in university I was I was
while I was in university I was I was pretty excited I mean I was getting some
pretty excited I mean I was getting some
pretty excited I mean I was getting some good grades and when I would I’d be like
good grades and when I would I’d be like
good grades and when I would I’d be like hey look at me I’m so smart it was great
hey look at me I’m so smart it was great
hey look at me I’m so smart it was great however I suffered from crippling
however I suffered from crippling
however I suffered from crippling impostor syndrome no matter what was
impostor syndrome no matter what was
impostor syndrome no matter what was happening and no matter what was going
happening and no matter what was going
happening and no matter what was going on from the ups to the failures I still
on from the ups to the failures I still
on from the ups to the failures I still felt like mmm
felt like mmm
felt like mmm I don’t know if you really belong here I
I don’t know if you really belong here I
I don’t know if you really belong here I mean there were times when I would look
mean there were times when I would look
mean there were times when I would look at some of the assignments or things
at some of the assignments or things
at some of the assignments or things that I had to do and not knowing what
that I had to do and not knowing what
that I had to do and not knowing what the end point would be started becoming
the end point would be started becoming
the end point would be started becoming really really disheartening not only
really really disheartening not only
really really disheartening not only that I so wasn’t really seeing people
that I so wasn’t really seeing people
that I so wasn’t really seeing people that looked like me I represented my
that looked like me I represented my
that looked like me I represented my lived experience so it was still hard
lived experience so it was still hard
lived experience so it was still hard for me to feel like yeah you deserve to
for me to feel like yeah you deserve to
for me to feel like yeah you deserve to be here
be here
be here after a while though with some support
after a while though with some support
after a while though with some support and encouragement from my family and
and encouragement from my family and
and encouragement from my family and primarily support an encouragement from
primarily support an encouragement from
primarily support an encouragement from amazing
amazing
amazing profs who gave me amazing research
profs who gave me amazing research
profs who gave me amazing research opportunities I started to realize you
opportunities I started to realize you
opportunities I started to realize you know what I do deserve to be here I
know what I do deserve to be here I
know what I do deserve to be here I think for me the main change in my life
think for me the main change in my life
think for me the main change in my life and one of the most pivotal moments was
and one of the most pivotal moments was
and one of the most pivotal moments was a conversation that I had with one of my
a conversation that I had with one of my
a conversation that I had with one of my best friend Sarah de Silva we’re sitting
best friend Sarah de Silva we’re sitting
best friend Sarah de Silva we’re sitting chilling in the cafeteria talking and
chilling in the cafeteria talking and
chilling in the cafeteria talking and she looks at me and asks me a very
she looks at me and asks me a very
she looks at me and asks me a very important question she said Oh Eugenia
important question she said Oh Eugenia
important question she said Oh Eugenia would you offer to your PhD to be honest
would you offer to your PhD to be honest
would you offer to your PhD to be honest I was like girl
I was like girl
I was like girl hell no I am NOT trying to be in school
hell no I am NOT trying to be in school
hell no I am NOT trying to be in school longer than I already have I’m not
longer than I already have I’m not
longer than I already have I’m not trying to go through all of the things
trying to go through all of the things
trying to go through all of the things that you have to go through in order to
that you have to go through in order to
that you have to go through in order to obtain it I’m just trying to live my
obtain it I’m just trying to live my
obtain it I’m just trying to live my life so this was cute gonna get my
life so this was cute gonna get my
life so this was cute gonna get my undergrad but I’m I think I’m done after
undergrad but I’m I think I’m done after
undergrad but I’m I think I’m done after this there’s something that Sarah looks
this there’s something that Sarah looks
this there’s something that Sarah looks back at me and said that we’ll always
back at me and said that we’ll always
back at me and said that we’ll always stick with me she’s like well I think
stick with me she’s like well I think
stick with me she’s like well I think you can do it so you should and to be
you can do it so you should and to be
you can do it so you should and to be honest that with a lot of other events
honest that with a lot of other events
honest that with a lot of other events was one of the really big moments that I
was one of the really big moments that I
was one of the really big moments that I decided you know what I am gonna
decided you know what I am gonna
decided you know what I am gonna continue and do my PhD while doing my
continue and do my PhD while doing my
continue and do my PhD while doing my PhD I was able to meet incredible people
PhD I was able to meet incredible people
PhD I was able to meet incredible people I had the opportunity to work in a lab
I had the opportunity to work in a lab
I had the opportunity to work in a lab that was actually at the forefront of
that was actually at the forefront of
that was actually at the forefront of research we were dealing with cancer
research we were dealing with cancer
research we were dealing with cancer therapeutics developing disease
therapeutics developing disease
therapeutics developing disease diagnostics and this was with a group of
diagnostics and this was with a group of
diagnostics and this was with a group of people that I can honestly say are
people that I can honestly say are
people that I can honestly say are hilarious amazing dope didn’t fit into
hilarious amazing dope didn’t fit into
hilarious amazing dope didn’t fit into any of the stereotypes that I had placed
any of the stereotypes that I had placed
any of the stereotypes that I had placed or labels that I had placed on them
or labels that I had placed on them
or labels that I had placed on them prior and I can’t help but think that I
prior and I can’t help but think that I
prior and I can’t help but think that I wouldn’t have met them if I didn’t take
wouldn’t have met them if I didn’t take
wouldn’t have met them if I didn’t take this step what was awesome is that
this step what was awesome is that
this step what was awesome is that together all of us were kind of being
together all of us were kind of being
together all of us were kind of being able to figure out the solutions to very
able to figure out the solutions to very
able to figure out the solutions to very critical problems and actually
critical problems and actually
critical problems and actually contribute to meaningful research in the
contribute to meaningful research in the
contribute to meaningful research in the field it was an amazing experience
field it was an amazing experience
field it was an amazing experience but anyone who worked with me in lab
but anyone who worked with me in lab
but anyone who worked with me in lab would tell you that I always had one
would tell you that I always had one
would tell you that I always had one foot in lab one foot
foot in lab one foot
foot in lab one foot back in the community I told you
back in the community I told you
back in the community I told you community was at the core of what I who
community was at the core of what I who
community was at the core of what I who I was and what I wanted to do so in that
I was and what I wanted to do so in that
I was and what I wanted to do so in that my two passions there was always kind of
my two passions there was always kind of
my two passions there was always kind of this tension between them near the end
this tension between them near the end
this tension between them near the end of my PhD I started getting super
of my PhD I started getting super
of my PhD I started getting super confused because I was like okay what am
confused because I was like okay what am
confused because I was like okay what am I gonna do after because I’m passionate
I gonna do after because I’m passionate
I gonna do after because I’m passionate about so many things and you know I’m a
about so many things and you know I’m a
about so many things and you know I’m a scientist so I guess I got got to do
scientist so I guess I got got to do
scientist so I guess I got got to do sciency stuff for the rest of my life
sciency stuff for the rest of my life
sciency stuff for the rest of my life again I was putting scientists in a box
again I was putting scientists in a box
again I was putting scientists in a box I was relegating what I was doing in
I was relegating what I was doing in
I was relegating what I was doing in science to only being able to do one
science to only being able to do one
science to only being able to do one thing and I couldn’t really see my
thing and I couldn’t really see my
thing and I couldn’t really see my passion for community and science
passion for community and science
passion for community and science intersecting but as I began to reflect
intersecting but as I began to reflect
intersecting but as I began to reflect on what had actually brought me to this
on what had actually brought me to this
on what had actually brought me to this point to be able to work in this lab and
point to be able to work in this lab and
point to be able to work in this lab and to be part of this groundbreaking
to be part of this groundbreaking
to be part of this groundbreaking research I realized that it was those
research I realized that it was those
research I realized that it was those tipping point opportunities that took me
tipping point opportunities that took me
tipping point opportunities that took me from sisse mere interest to actually a
from sisse mere interest to actually a
from sisse mere interest to actually a tangible reality in my life for my
tangible reality in my life for my
tangible reality in my life for my future so with that I started to realize
future so with that I started to realize
future so with that I started to realize that you know what there’s a way that
that you know what there’s a way that
that you know what there’s a way that you can bring community and science
you can bring community and science
you can bring community and science together and that could actually be a
together and that could actually be a
together and that could actually be a combination of my passions today as you
combination of my passions today as you
combination of my passions today as you know I have the privilege and honour of
know I have the privilege and honour of
know I have the privilege and honour of being able to run an organization that
being able to run an organization that
being able to run an organization that works with youth from confirm
works with youth from confirm
works with youth from confirm communities similar to mine to get them
communities similar to mine to get them
communities similar to mine to get them engaged and motivated in science
engaged and motivated in science
engaged and motivated in science technology engineering and math and
technology engineering and math and
technology engineering and math and encourage them to overcome some of the
encourage them to overcome some of the
encourage them to overcome some of the crippling impostor syndrome that comes
crippling impostor syndrome that comes
crippling impostor syndrome that comes with being underrepresented in a field
with being underrepresented in a field
with being underrepresented in a field for me when I think of the unlikely
for me when I think of the unlikely
for me when I think of the unlikely scientist if I could ever go back if I
scientist if I could ever go back if I
scientist if I could ever go back if I could speak to an unlikely scientists if
could speak to an unlikely scientists if
could speak to an unlikely scientists if there are some unlikely scientists in
there are some unlikely scientists in
there are some unlikely scientists in this room I would give them a couple of
this room I would give them a couple of
this room I would give them a couple of these pro tips
these pro tips
these pro tips pro tip number one you ready cease and
pro tip number one you ready cease and
pro tip number one you ready cease and seek opportunity for me there are a lot
seek opportunity for me there are a lot
seek opportunity for me there are a lot of opportunities that were afforded to
of opportunities that were afforded to
of opportunities that were afforded to me it was up to me to actually go
me it was up to me to actually go
me it was up to me to actually go through them and give it a try I can
through them and give it a try I can
through them and give it a try I can tell you right now not all of those
tell you right now not all of those
tell you right now not all of those opportunities involved a PhD
opportunities involved a PhD
opportunities involved a PhD or learning about chemistry but
or learning about chemistry but
or learning about chemistry but everything I didn’t like I actually was
everything I didn’t like I actually was
everything I didn’t like I actually was able to make an informed decision as to
able to make an informed decision as to
able to make an informed decision as to why I didn’t like it because I tried it
why I didn’t like it because I tried it
why I didn’t like it because I tried it and I realized I didn’t and sometimes
and I realized I didn’t and sometimes
and I realized I didn’t and sometimes that’s better than not knowing what you
that’s better than not knowing what you
that’s better than not knowing what you don’t know my second protein understand
don’t know my second protein understand
don’t know my second protein understand that there are barriers but you can
that there are barriers but you can
that there are barriers but you can overcome them I don’t think a lot of
overcome them I don’t think a lot of
overcome them I don’t think a lot of people appreciate that for some people
people appreciate that for some people
people appreciate that for some people in this room there are more barriers and
in this room there are more barriers and
in this room there are more barriers and other – than others – engaging in
other – than others – engaging in
other – than others – engaging in science these barriers could be in race
science these barriers could be in race
science these barriers could be in race socioeconomic status gender whatever the
socioeconomic status gender whatever the
socioeconomic status gender whatever the light and whatever spectrum of privilege
light and whatever spectrum of privilege
light and whatever spectrum of privilege you fall on you might need to be an
you fall on you might need to be an
you fall on you might need to be an advocate or an ally for underrepresented
advocate or an ally for underrepresented
advocate or an ally for underrepresented groups you might be part of an
groups you might be part of an
groups you might be part of an underrepresented group and you need to
underrepresented group and you need to
underrepresented group and you need to actually realize that you deserve to be
actually realize that you deserve to be
actually realize that you deserve to be in the spaces that you inhabit and
in the spaces that you inhabit and
in the spaces that you inhabit and overcome the barriers are presented in
overcome the barriers are presented in
overcome the barriers are presented in front of you my third pro tip commit to
front of you my third pro tip commit to
front of you my third pro tip commit to the cause let me tell you something
the cause let me tell you something
the cause let me tell you something doing a PhD in chemistry is hard was the
doing a PhD in chemistry is hard was the
doing a PhD in chemistry is hard was the hard R it is very hard and there was
hard R it is very hard and there was
hard R it is very hard and there was nothing easy about it for every success
nothing easy about it for every success
nothing easy about it for every success it was met with failure as well whether
it was met with failure as well whether
it was met with failure as well whether it be thinking that I was a failure or
it be thinking that I was a failure or
it be thinking that I was a failure or failure with one of my experiments I had
failure with one of my experiments I had
failure with one of my experiments I had to learn how to finesse failure I had to
to learn how to finesse failure I had to
to learn how to finesse failure I had to learn how to cope with failure and I had
learn how to cope with failure and I had
learn how to cope with failure and I had to learn how to overcome it and come out
to learn how to overcome it and come out
to learn how to overcome it and come out like well I’m still gonna get my PhD
like well I’m still gonna get my PhD
like well I’m still gonna get my PhD Dozo
Dozo
Dozo and in sometimes you need to let
and in sometimes you need to let
and in sometimes you need to let yourself know that in the midst of you
yourself know that in the midst of you
yourself know that in the midst of you struggling and studying and doing what
struggling and studying and doing what
struggling and studying and doing what you have to do there is still a cause
you have to do there is still a cause
you have to do there is still a cause and a goal that you are going towards
and a goal that you are going towards
and a goal that you are going towards there will be failure there will be
there will be failure there will be
there will be failure there will be success commit to it until you’re done
success commit to it until you’re done
success commit to it until you’re done my last tip for you I’m probably the
my last tip for you I’m probably the
my last tip for you I’m probably the most important is be your self I told
most important is be your self I told
most important is be your self I told you guys that I didn’t feel like I
you guys that I didn’t feel like I
you guys that I didn’t feel like I belonged in science because nothing none
belonged in science because nothing none
belonged in science because nothing none of the narratives around who a scientist
of the narratives around who a scientist
of the narratives around who a scientist could be fit in with who I was when I
could be fit in with who I was when I
could be fit in with who I was when I became a scientist and when I got into
became a scientist and when I got into
became a scientist and when I got into science I realized that science needed
science I realized that science needed
science I realized that science needed me science needed my swag science me and
me science needed my swag science me and
me science needed my swag science me and my passion science needed my ratchet
my passion science needed my ratchet
my passion science needed my ratchet copying science needed everything that I
copying science needed everything that I
copying science needed everything that I am and you know what at the end of the
am and you know what at the end of the
am and you know what at the end of the day what you bring to the table will
day what you bring to the table will
day what you bring to the table will change the field that you’re in and no
change the field that you’re in and no
change the field that you’re in and no one can bring it except for you so at
one can bring it except for you so at
one can bring it except for you so at the end of the day forget those false
the end of the day forget those false
the end of the day forget those false perceptions of what a scientist needs to
perceptions of what a scientist needs to
perceptions of what a scientist needs to be the scientist needs to be you whoever
be the scientist needs to be you whoever
be the scientist needs to be you whoever you are
you are
you are that’s a new scientist that’s in the
that’s a new scientist that’s in the
that’s a new scientist that’s in the field you’re on the same next at the end
field you’re on the same next at the end
field you’re on the same next at the end of the day if I could look back and see
of the day if I could look back and see
of the day if I could look back and see that little girl in that community room
that little girl in that community room
that little girl in that community room in Scarborough I didn’t respond well to
in Scarborough I didn’t respond well to
in Scarborough I didn’t respond well to her because I didn’t have time to and I
her because I didn’t have time to and I
her because I didn’t have time to and I was also kind of embarrassed but if I
was also kind of embarrassed but if I
was also kind of embarrassed but if I could look back to her and talk to her
could look back to her and talk to her
could look back to her and talk to her I’d say you know what this is my story
I’d say you know what this is my story
I’d say you know what this is my story this is what I struggled with I
this is what I struggled with I
this is what I struggled with I understand why you don’t believe me but
understand why you don’t believe me but
understand why you don’t believe me but I’m here to tell you that if you want to
I’m here to tell you that if you want to
I’m here to tell you that if you want to do this this is something that interests
do this this is something that interests
do this this is something that interests you don’t let anyone hold you back and
you don’t let anyone hold you back and
you don’t let anyone hold you back and do it and you can do it you a girl from
do it and you can do it you a girl from
do it and you can do it you a girl from a low-income community you a black girl
a low-income community you a black girl
a low-income community you a black girl with your plots can actually migrate and
with your plots can actually migrate and
with your plots can actually migrate and navigate through the system with support
navigate through the system with support
navigate through the system with support and become a scientist if that is
and become a scientist if that is
and become a scientist if that is something that you wanted to do I’ll
something that you wanted to do I’ll
something that you wanted to do I’ll leave you with one of my favorite quotes
leave you with one of my favorite quotes
leave you with one of my favorite quotes by a lady by the name of Erica Hairston
by a lady by the name of Erica Hairston
by a lady by the name of Erica Hairston who’s a black woman in tech she says
who’s a black woman in tech she says
who’s a black woman in tech she says numerous societal problems are waiting
numerous societal problems are waiting
numerous societal problems are waiting to be solved
to be solved
to be solved and I realize more and more that we need
and I realize more and more that we need
and I realize more and more that we need untapped and underestimated minds to be
untapped and underestimated minds to be
untapped and underestimated minds to be part of the solutions thank you
part of the solutions thank you
part of the solutions thank you [Applause]
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