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Swati Mohapatra
PhD Student, MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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The future is in your hands!
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Doctoral student. Playing my part in making cancer history
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS FIELD?
I was really intrigued by seeing how complex diseases like cancer do not have a common cure in my high school days. I remember I started digging into such topics more after my high school that finally made me apply to one of the most prestigious cancer biology PhD programs.
WHAT DO YOU LOOK AT & THINK, "I WISH YOUNGER ME WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS POSSIBLE?"
Anything is possible. You need to persistent and strong.
WHY DO YOU LOVE WORKING IN STEM?
Yes. I am really passionate about working in academia and having my own lab one day.
BEST ADVICE FOR NEXT GENERATION?
STAY STRONG! DREAM BIG! THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS.
INSPO / FUN FACT
“To all the young girls out there who dream about science as a profession, GO FOR IT! It’s the greatest job in the world. And if anybody tells you, you can't ...don't listen!!”