Fellowship Awarded:
Faculty Mentor:
Polly Fordyce
As a first-generation Latinx student, I cherish the opportunities higher education and scientific research have provided me. Research has broadened my perspective, showing me how people from diverse backgrounds collaborate to tackle global challenges. At the Stanford Microfluidics Foundry, I’m passionate about offering underrepresented minority students their first research opportunities and the support they need to succeed. My goal is to ensure science captures crucial perspectives and that talented students don’t go unnoticed due to lack of access or connections. This way, groundbreaking discoveries won’t be missed simply because the right minds weren’t in the room where they belonged.