Happy #WomenInScience Day!

To celebrate, we want to highlight some of the female researchers who are pioneering the future of cancer treatment and care at UPMC Hillman and @PittTweet.

Meet them here #WomenInSTEM

“It is very important to encourage young girls to consider a career in science." -Namrata Kumar ( @kay_namrata), a PhD candidate at @PittHealthSci in Dr. Ben Van Houten’s lab at UPMC Hillman.

Kumar is currently studying the repair of oxidative DNA damage. #WomenInSTEM

"Seeking mentorship from other female scientists really helped me find my place in STEM." -Ayana Ruffin ( @AyanaTRuffin), a PhD candidate in Dr. Tullia Bruno’s lab within the program in microbiology and immunology at @PittHealthSci and UPMC Hillman. #WomenInSTEM

"Make your interests known and seek out individuals, particularly women, and opportunities that support them." -Dr. Lyn B. Robertson, associate director for community outreach and engagement at UPMC Hillman. #WomenInSTEM

Learn more about her work: https://share.upmc.com/2020/10/healthbeat-podcast-robertson/

“I like being able to work on important problems in cancer in collaboration with clinicians and other scientists." -Dr. Hatice Ulku Osmanbeyoglu ( @HOsmanbeyoglu), a bioinformatics researcher who received a Hillman Fellowship in 2019.

Learn more:
https://hillmanresearch.upmc.edu/research/hillman-fellows-program-2019-2020/

“I am motivated every single day by my patients." -Dr. Yana Najjar, a physician-scientist who specializes in caring for individuals with melanoma and developing immunotherapy clinical trials. She also received a Hillman Fellowship in 2018.

Learn more: https://hillmanresearch.upmc.edu/hillman-fellows-2018-2019/