What if we could make vaccines that didn’t need to travel in a deep freeze? How did TikTok-ing become a super power of a verified UN initiative? How do you get ahead in life when it seems like the odds are against you? We chat about all this and more in this episode with Asher Williams. Don’t miss it!
We hope you enjoy the journey on today’s Pathway!
Dr. Asher Williams is a Trinidad & Tobago National Scholar and currently, a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University, where her research is aimed at developing a cell-free platform for manufacturing conjugate vaccines against emerging pathogens. She is also part of a global team of scientists and vaccine experts working with the United Nations to combat vaccine misinformation. Dr. Williams holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering from New York University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She was awarded RPI’s Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship, named a Class of 2020 Changemaker, and has published over 10 co-authored papers in peer-reviewed journals during her graduate career, with a patent pending.
Dr. Williams also served as Vice President of the Black Graduate Student Association at RPI and worked on several initiatives and efforts to increase the recruitment and retention of minority students in graduate education. Dr. Williams is listed as one of 1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America, named an MIT Rising Star in Chemical Engineering, and will be joining Columbia University as a tenure-track professor of chemical engineering in July 2023.
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This episode of Pathways was produced by Arlene Hayes for Grenadian STEAM Inc.
Video editing by Tahvorn George.
Episode artwork by Brand Identity Designer, JustMo.
Your host is Arlene Hayes
Theme song produced by Andrew ‘Hitz’ Phillip.
The thoughts and ideas expressed on this podcast are those of the host and her guest(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of Grenadian STEAM or its members.
The thoughts and ideas expressed on this podcast episode are those of the host and her guest(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of, Grenadian STEAM or its members.