Black in Science

On Episode 14 of Black in Science, I sat down with Dr. Myron Evans, who recently accepted a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research Institute. During the interview, Myron opens by describing his childhood while growing up in St. Augustine, Florida before transitioning into his time as an undergraduate studen...

On Episode 13 of Black in Science, I spoke with Dr. Tonya Webb, who’s currently a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Maryland. During the interview, Dr. Webb discussed her childhood while growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina before segueing into her time as an undergraduate student at Prairie View A&M University. After describing her Ph. D dissertation work and multiple post d...

During Episode 12 of Black in Science, I spoke with the world renowned physicist, Dr. Walter E Massey, who’s currently working as Chairman of the Board for the construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile. Throughout the interview, Dr. Massey describes his long list of career achievements, including his previous appointment as the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) by Presi...

On Episode 11 of Black in Science, I sat down with Dr. Janae Sweeney, whose research in prostate cancer earned her a Ph. D from Clark Atlanta University. During the interview, Dr. Sweeney opens by describing her childhood while growing up in and out the United States before transitioning to her time as an undergraduate student on the pre-med track at South Carolina State University. After recounti...

On Episode 10 of Black in Science, I sat down with Dr. Yvon Woappi, who’s currently concluding his postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital. To start, Dr. Woappi opens by describing his primary and secondary school instruction that spanned 3 separate continents before transitioning into his undergraduate experience at the University of Pittsburgh, Bradfo...

On Episode 9 of Black in Science, I sat down with Dr. Erika Moore Taylor, who’s currently researching the role of immune cells and biomaterials in vascular formation as an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. To start, Dr. Erika opens by describing her childhood while growing up in both California and Colorado before transitioning into her time as...

On Episode 8 of Black in Science, I interviewed the multi-talented Ralph White III, who’s currently enrolled as a Ph. D student in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota. During the interview, Ralph recounts his childhood while growing up in Decatur, Georgia before transitioning into his time as an undergraduate student at Furman University. After disclosing the details of h...

On Episode 7 of Black in Science, I talked to Dr. Shyvonne Mathias, who’s currently working as an Emergency Medicine Veterinarian in Los Angeles, California. During this interview, Shyvonne openly shares what sparked her interest in veterinary medicine and describes her time as an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland. After detailing her experience as a graduate student at Drexel Un...

On Episode 6 of Black in Science, I sat down with the amazing Dr. Mykel D Green, who’s currently a postdoctoral researcher at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. To open, Dr. Green shares how his initial interest in cardiothoracic surgery evolved into a love of research that surpassed his feelings towards medicine. Mykel then expands upon his time as an undergraduate student at Morehouse Coll...

On Episode 5 of Black in Science, I sat down with the witty and perceptive Dr. Arnethea Sutton who’s currently a postdoctoral fellow at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine. To start, Arnethea shares the details of her childhood and what sparked her interest in science before segueing into her 10+ year educational journey at the same institution. Following this, Dr. Sutton discuss...

During this episode of Black in Science, I sat down with the lovely and insightful Jasmine George, who’s currently a Ph. D Candidate at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Throughout the interview, Jasmine briefly rehashes the details of her childhood while growing up a few miles from the ocean in Virginia Beach before covering her time as an undergraduate at North Carolina Agric...

On this episode of Black in Science, I talk to the amazing Future Double Dr. Tonya Aaron, who’s currently enrolled as an MD/Ph. D student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. During the interview, Tonya recounts the details of her youth while growing up as a child of two immigrants in Florida before transitioning into her time as an undergraduate STEM major and student athlete. After disclosing...

During Black In Science’s first interview, I talk to the wonderfully, brilliant Dr. Gieira Jones, who openly discusses her journey towards becoming a post-doc in Epidemiology at the NIH’s National Cancer Institute. Throughout the episode, Dr. Jones recounts the details of her childhood while growing up in North Philadelphia before segueing into her undergraduate experience at a small HBCU. After d...

Welcome to the first episode of Black in Science! In this episode, I discuss my own science journey thus far, including my childhood, educational background and future career plans. I also describe my undergraduate experience at a predominately-white institution and the struggles of finding my niche in such a broad area of study. To close things out, I detail my vision for the podcast, the inspira...